21 public K-12 schools in Twin Falls from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
National city placement
According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Twin Falls has more public-school enrollment than 81% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Twin Falls's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.
12 of Twin Falls's 21 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.
The 39-point gap between Bridge Academy and Pinecrest Academy of Idaho shows the range hidden by Twin Falls's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.
Twin Falls school enrollment ranges from 12 students (lowest) to 1,445 students (highest), a spread of 1,433 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Twin Falls is typically wider than the Twin Falls-aggregate figure suggests.
| # | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bridge Academy | 54 |
| 2. | Bickel Elementary School | 51 |
| 3. | Magic Valley High School | 51 |
| 4. | I B Perrine Elementary School | 49 |
| 5. | Hollister Elementary School | 45 |
| 6. | Robert Stuart Middle School | 43 |
| 7. | Snake River Juvenile Detention | 41 |
| 8. | South Hills Middle School | 40 |
| 9. | Lincoln Elementary School | 39 |
| 10. | Sawtooth Elementary School | 38 |
| 11. | Harrison Elementary School | 31 |
| 12. | Canyon Ridge High School | 30 |
| 13. | Morningside Elementary School | 30 |
| 14. | Twin Falls Virtual Schoolhouse | 30 |
| 15. | Twin Falls High School | 24 |
| 16. | Vera C O'leary Middle School | 23 |
| 17. | Rock Creek Elementary | 22 |
| 18. | Oregon Trail Elementary School | 22 |
| 19. | Pillar Falls Elementary | 20 |
| 20. | Xavier Charter School | 17 |
| 21. | Pinecrest Academy of Idaho | 15 |
Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.
Bridge Academy has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Twin Falls schools in this federal-data comparison at 54/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.
Twin Falls has 21 public schools with a total enrollment of 10,098 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 16.1:1.
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.
