Bear Lake Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Montpelier, Idaho

Bear Lake Middle School in Montpelier, Idaho enrolled 296 students in 2024-25 with 16.2 full-time teachers, 18.3 students per teacher against the Idaho middle-school median of 17.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22. On the state tests, 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 47% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Idaho: 54.8% and 40.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

289 students in 2022-23, 302 students in 2023-24, 296 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.1 to 16.2.

Students enrolled at Bear Lake Middle School by school year2022-23: 289, 2023-24: 302, 2024-25: 29601002003004002022-232892023-243022024-25296
Students enrolled at Bear Lake Middle School by school year2022-23: 289, 2023-24: 302, 2024-25: 29601002003004002022-232892023-243022024-25296
Students enrolled at Bear Lake Middle School by school year2022-23: 289, 2023-24: 302, 2024-25: 29601002003004002022-232892023-243022024-25296
Students enrolled at Bear Lake Middle School by school year2022-23: 289, 2023-24: 302, 2024-25: 29601002003004002022-232892023-243022024-25296
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328916.117.9
2023-2430216.118.8
2024-2529616.218.3

18.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 63 of every 100 Idaho middle schools

Among the 111 Idaho middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.6; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 18.3; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 18.3; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 18.3; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 18.3; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 17.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 291 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bear Lake Middle School enrolled 291 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 291 of the 291 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent10.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.3% of students were White, 2.7% Hispanic, 1.4% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. White94.3%
  2. Hispanic2.7%
  3. American Indian1.4%
  4. Black0.7%
  5. Pacific Islander0.7%
  6. Two or more races0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bear Lake Middle School scored proficient or above: 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Idaho, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIdaho
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250%54%54.8%
Math, 2022-2347%47% (2021-22)40.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Bear Lake Middle School

  1. Tigert Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 28 miles away: 268 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).28 mi
  2. Compare Bear Lake Middle School with Tigert Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  3. How much Bear Lake County District spends per student$9,189 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,189
  4. The largest public schools in IdahoBear Lake Middle School is the number 83 by size of 113 Idaho middle schools open in 2024-25.#83 of 113
  5. Idaho schools by students per teacher18.3 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.6 for middle schools.18.3:1
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bear Lake Middle School

  1. How many students attend Bear Lake Middle School?
    296 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 289 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Montpelier, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bear Lake Middle School?
    18.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Idaho median for middle schools is 17.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bear Lake Middle School a Title I school?
    Bear Lake Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bear Lake Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bear Lake Middle School scored proficient or above: 50% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Idaho's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Bear Lake Middle School in?
    Bear Lake County District, NCES district ID 1600240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160024000017 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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