📍 305 North 3700 East, Rigby, Jefferson County, 83442
Farnsworth Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Rigby, Jefferson County. The school has 635 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County Joint District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Farnsworth Middle School enrolls 635 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 560 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
179 of the school's 635 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 116 qualify for free lunch and 63 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.
Farnsworth Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-20, state senate district 35, state house district 35.
Farnsworth Middle School is one of 12 schools in JEFFERSON COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT, based in RIGBY, Idaho. The district serves 6,591 students district-wide and employs 345 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 635 students, Farnsworth Middle School is larger than the district average of about 549 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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