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Schools in Sweetwater

Sweetwater’s public schools

Lapwai School District 341 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sweetwater. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Idaho’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Idaho’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
26%
2021–22
Math proficiency
12%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.7K
▲ 95% vs ID $11.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
ID 17.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
476 students on the public path
In brief

Sweetwater’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Sweetwater’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s 671 public schools. Lapwai Middle/High School places highest (better than 3%); Lapwai Elementary School lowest (2%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sweetwater, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lapwai Elementary Schoolin LapwaiD−
6–12Lapwai Middle/High Schoolin LapwaiD−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lapwai School District 341.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lapwai School District 341Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 478 students · 13.2 per teacher (ID 17.9)
$21,727ID $11,119 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading26%
State average 54.8% · 272 students tested
Math12%
State average 41.9% · 272 students tested

Sweetwater vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sweetwater—Lapwai School District 341

Every school in Sweetwater

2 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).

Also serving Sweetwaterin other towns
Lapwai Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lapwai
D−
230 students16:1Rate it →
Lapwai Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Lapwai
D−
246 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Sweetwater’s schools

Are Sweetwater’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sweetwater. Lapwai School District 341 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sweetwater. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Idaho’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sweetwater in?

Lapwai School District 341.

Where do Sweetwater kids go to high school?

Lapwai Middle/High School.

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What Sweetwater families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.