Post Falls Community United Presbyterian Church · Photo: Nancy Reilly Young · CC BY-SA 3.0Post Falls’s public schools outscore 68% of Idaho districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Post Falls, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. The four-year graduation rate in Post Falls’s district is 91%, above the Idaho average (81%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Idaho, not nationally.
From Idaho state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Post Falls’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 115 Idaho towns with household incomes within a quarter of Post Falls’s, its schools beat 63%, lower than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 44% in spring 2022, against 55% and 42% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,032 per student, against $11,119 across Idaho (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Elevate Academy North, Kootenai Classical Academy, Genesis Preparatory Academy (private), Genesis Prep Academy (private), Immaculate Conception Academy (private), Pine Grove Academy (private) and Circle of Care Montessori (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Post Falls’s grade
B+: better than 68% of Idaho school districts, #17 of 59 Idaho towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Idaho average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Post Falls, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Post Falls · depends on your address
Post Falls Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 746 students · 18:1 students per teacher
River City Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 550 students · 19:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Post Falls · depends on your address
Post Falls Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 746 students · 18:1 students per teacher
River City Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 550 students · 19:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Post Falls · depends on your address
Post Falls Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 746 students · 18:1 students per teacher
River City Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 550 students · 19:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Post Falls
Post Falls High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,601 students · 23:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Post Falls
Post Falls High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,601 students · 23:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Post Falls
Post Falls High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,601 students · 23:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Post Falls
Post Falls High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,601 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Post Falls’s public schools are run by Post Falls School District 273, which also serves Huetter and State Line. Parts of Post Falls (3% of its land) are served by Lakeland Joint School District 272 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Post Falls vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Idaho towns that share Post Falls’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Post Falls | B+ | Post Falls School District 273 |
| State Line | — | Post Falls School District 273 |
| Rathdrum | A− | Lakeland Joint School District 272 |
Every school in Post Falls
19 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Idaho’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Post Falls’s schools
Are Post Falls’s schools good?
By Idaho’s own tests, yes: the public schools Post Falls children attend outscore 68% of Idaho’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #17 of 59 Idaho towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Post Falls in?
Post Falls School District 273, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,779 students in 12 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Post Falls are served by Lakeland Joint School District 272.
Where do Post Falls kids go to high school?
Post Falls High School, with 1,601 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Post Falls’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Post Falls School District 273 graduated in four years, against 81% across Idaho.
How much does Post Falls spend per student?
$10,032 in Post Falls School District 273 (FY2024), against $11,119 across Idaho. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Post Falls?
Yes: Genesis Preparatory Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 588 students), Genesis Prep Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 510 students), Immaculate Conception Academy (catholic · all-boys, grades K–12, 188 students), Pine Grove Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 112 students) and Circle of Care Montessori (nonsectarian, grades K, 14 students). Post Falls also has 2 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Post Falls families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Post Falls → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Idaho. Stars are from neighbors.