Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0Soda Springs’s public schools outscore 64% of Idaho districts
In Soda Springs, 49% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Idaho average (42%). The grade covers the public school district serving Soda Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 100% 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.
Soda Springs’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 111 Idaho towns with household incomes within a quarter of Soda Springs’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 49% in spring 2022, against 55% and 42% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,953 per student, against $11,119 across Idaho (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 5 the district’s path is Tigert Middle School, then Soda Springs High School. Enrollment is down 9% since 2022–23. See the path ↓
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 Soda Springs’s grade
B: better than 64% of Idaho school districts, #27 of 59 Idaho towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Idaho average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Soda Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Soda Springs
Howard E Thirkill Primary School
Grades PK–4 · 321 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Soda Springs
Howard E Thirkill Primary School
Grades PK–4 · 321 students · 21:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Soda Springs
Howard E Thirkill Primary School
Grades PK–4 · 321 students · 21:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Soda Springs
Howard E Thirkill Primary School
Grades PK–4 · 321 students · 21:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Soda Springs
Howard E Thirkill Primary School
Grades PK–4 · 321 students · 21:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Soda Springs
Howard E Thirkill Primary School
Grades PK–4 · 321 students · 21:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Soda Springs
Tigert Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 268 students · 16:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Soda Springs
Tigert Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 268 students · 16:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Soda Springs
Tigert Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 268 students · 16:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Soda Springs
Tigert Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 268 students · 16:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Soda Springs
Soda Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 234 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Soda Springs
Soda Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 234 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Soda Springs
Soda Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 234 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Soda Springs
Soda Springs High School
Grades 9–12 · 234 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Soda Springs’s public schools are run by Soda Springs Joint School District 150. 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.
Below the state in reading
Soda Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Idaho towns that share Soda Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Soda Springs | B | Soda Springs Joint School District 150 |
Every school in Soda Springs
3 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Cte Prep School).
Questions about Soda Springs’s schools
Are Soda Springs’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Idaho: the public schools Soda Springs children attend outscore 64% of Idaho’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #27 of 59 Idaho towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Soda Springs in?
Soda Springs Joint School District 150, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 843 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
Where do Soda Springs kids go to high school?
Soda Springs High School, with 234 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Soda Springs’s graduation rate?
80–84% of the class of 2023 in Soda Springs Joint School District 150 graduated in four years, against 81% across Idaho.
How much does Soda Springs spend per student?
$11,953 in Soda Springs Joint School District 150 (FY2024), against $11,119 across Idaho. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Soda Springs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Soda Springs → 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.