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Downey Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 88 South 4th East, Downey, Bannock County, 83234

96
Pupils
12.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Downey Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Downey, Bannock County. The school has 96 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marsh Valley Joint District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a rural setting. The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Marsh Valley Joint District

Enrollment & staffing

Downey Elementary School enrolls 96 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 61% male and 39% female. A teaching staff of 8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.

Male students
59 (61%)
Female students
37 (39%)
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student-teacher ratio
12.0:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.3% American Indian or Alaska Native and 4.2% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White8488%
American Indian or Alaska Native66.3%
Hispanic or Latino44.2%
Black or African American11%
Two or more races11%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

36 of the school's 96 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 25 qualify for free lunch and 11 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

Rural, RemoteGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

Downey Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-20, state senate district 28, state house district 28.

School district: MARSH VALLEY JOINT DISTRICT

Downey Elementary School is one of 6 schools in MARSH VALLEY JOINT DISTRICT, based in ARIMO, Idaho. The district serves 1,064 students district-wide and employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 96 students, Downey Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 177 students per school.

1,064
District students
6
Schools
76
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

55%
Reading proficient
45%
Math proficient
13%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Rural - Remote

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