State/Public Elementary Open

Melba Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 521 Carrie Rex Avenue, Melba 2c, Canyon County, 83641

406
Pupils
17.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Melba Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Melba 2c, Canyon County. The school has 406 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Melba Joint District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a rural setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Melba Joint District

Enrollment & staffing

Melba Elementary School enrolls 406 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.

Male students
224 (55%)
Female students
182 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student-teacher ratio
17.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White31076%
Hispanic or Latino9022%
Two or more races61.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

147 of the school's 406 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 98 qualify for free lunch and 49 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, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

Melba Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-10, state senate district 11, state house district 11.

School district: MELBA JOINT DISTRICT

Melba Elementary School is one of 2 schools in MELBA JOINT DISTRICT, based in MELBA, Idaho. The district serves 824 students district-wide and employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 406 students, Melba Elementary School is close to the district average of about 412 students per school.

824
District students
2
Schools
50
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

55%
Reading proficient
50%
Math proficient
12%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Rural - Distant

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