📍 6870 Stokes Avenue, Melba, Canyon County, 83641
Melba High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Melba, Canyon County. The school has 418 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Melba Joint District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 1 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Melba High School enrolls 418 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 309 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
114 of the school's 418 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 79 qualify for free lunch and 35 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.
Melba High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-10, state senate district 11, state house district 11.
Melba High 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 418 students, Melba High School is close to the district average of about 412 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant