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B+
Schools in Sugar City · Sugar-Salem Joint School District 322

Sugar City’s public schools outscore 69% of Idaho districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Sugar City, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Sugar City’s districts is 47%, above the Idaho average (42%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Idaho, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Idaho state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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.

Reading proficiency
58%
▲ 3 pts vs ID 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
▲ 5 pts vs ID 42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 4–8 pts vs ID 81%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$8.3K
▼ 25% vs ID $11.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.9
ID 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
5
2,279 students on the public path
In brief

Sugar City’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 132 Idaho towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sugar City’s, its schools beat 77%, higher than their 69% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 58% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 55% and 42% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $8,333 per student, against $11,119 across Idaho (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Sugar-Salem Online, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sugar City’s grade

B+ Test scoresB+ Graduation

B+: better than 69% of Idaho school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Idaho average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Idaho school districts we grade (170)Better than 69%
Lower resultsHigher results
Idaho towns with similar household incomes (132)Better than 77%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 813 test results and a graduating class of 176 could put Sugar City anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Sugar City’s students in the tested grades sat them (814 in math, 812 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sugar City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Sugar City’s public schools are run by Sugar-Salem Joint School District 322, which also serves Newdale. 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.

Sugar-Salem Joint School District 322Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,302 students, up 45% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (ID 17.9)
$8,333ID $11,119 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 54.8% · 812 students tested
Math47%
State average 41.9% · 814 students tested

Sugar City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Idaho towns that share Sugar City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sugar CityB+Sugar-Salem Joint School District 322
RexburgBMadison School District 321

Every school in Sugar City

6 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).

District schools in Sugar Cityby address
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
B−
319 students16:1Rate it →
Sugar-Salem Online
Grades K–12
688 studentsRate it →
Kershaw Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
A−
318 students17:1Rate it →
Sugar-Salem Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A−
370 students15:1Rate it →
Sugar-Salem High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
584 students21:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Sugar Citynot counted as local schools
Sugar-Salem Online
Grades K–12
Online
688 studentsRate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Valley View Alternative High School).

Questions about Sugar City’s schools

Are Sugar City’s schools good?

By Idaho’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sugar City children attend outscore 69% of Idaho’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sugar City in?

Sugar-Salem Joint School District 322, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,302 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

What is Sugar City’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Sugar-Salem Joint School District 322 graduated in four years, against 81% across Idaho.

How much does Sugar City spend per student?

$8,333 in Sugar-Salem Joint School District 322 (FY2024), against $11,119 across Idaho. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.