Alternative/PRU High Open

Emerson High School

๐Ÿ“ 335 5th Street, Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, 83401

154
Pupils
15.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Emerson High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Idaho Falls, Bonneville County. The school has 154 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Idaho Falls District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 37%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Idaho Falls District

Enrollment & staffing

Emerson High School enrolls 154 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 10 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.

Male students
75 (49%)
Female students
79 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student-teacher ratio
15.4:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White9461%
Hispanic or Latino5234%
American Indian or Alaska Native31.9%
Black or African American21.3%
Two or more races21.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

62 of the school's 154 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 50 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Emerson High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-20, state senate district 33, state house district 33.

School district: IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT

Emerson High School is one of 22 schools in IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT, based in IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. The district serves 9,903 students district-wide and employs 548 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 154 students, Emerson High School is smaller than the district average of about 450 students per school.

9,903
District students
22
Schools
548
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

10%
Reading proficient
10%
Math proficient
37%
Graduation rate
11%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: City - Small

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