Black Canyon Middle School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Idaho Falls, Idaho

Black Canyon Middle School in Idaho Falls, Idaho enrolled 810 students in 2024-25 with 40.5 full-time teachers, 20.0 students per teacher against the Idaho middle-school median of 17.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22. On the state tests, 51% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 33% 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 fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

880 students in 2022-23, 834 students in 2023-24, 810 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.6 to 40.5.

Students enrolled at Black Canyon Middle School by school year2022-23: 880, 2023-24: 834, 2024-25: 81002505007501k2022-238802023-248342024-25810
Students enrolled at Black Canyon Middle School by school year2022-23: 880, 2023-24: 834, 2024-25: 81002505007501k2022-238802023-248342024-25810
Students enrolled at Black Canyon Middle School by school year2022-23: 880, 2023-24: 834, 2024-25: 81002505007501k2022-238802023-248342024-25810
Students enrolled at Black Canyon Middle School by school year2022-23: 880, 2023-24: 834, 2024-25: 81002505007501k2022-238802023-248342024-25810
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2388041.621.1
2023-2483440.920.4
2024-2581040.520.0

20.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 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 20.0; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.0state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 20.0; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.0state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 20.0; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.0state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 20.0; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.0state 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 446 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Black Canyon Middle School enrolled 892 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 446 of the 892 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent17.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.0% of students were White, 17.8% Hispanic, 2.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White79.0%
  2. Hispanic17.8%
  3. Two or more races2.1%
  4. Asian0.4%
  5. Black0.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Black Canyon Middle School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% 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, 2021-2251%56%54.8%
Math, 2022-2333%43% (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.

Middle schools in Idaho Falls

5 public middle schools in Idaho Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Black Canyon Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Black Canyon Middle School81020.028.5%
Taylorview Middle School75316.837.7%
Eagle Rock Middle School70415.847.0%
Sandcreek Middle School59219.326.0%
Rocky Mountain Middle School52417.029.8%

All public schools in Idaho Falls →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Black Canyon Middle School

  1. Rocky Mountain Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 524 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Sandcreek Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 592 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  3. Compare Black Canyon Middle School with Rocky Mountain Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bonneville Joint District spends per student$8,756 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$8,756
  5. The largest public schools in IdahoBlack Canyon Middle School is the number 19 by size of 113 Idaho middle schools open in 2024-25.#19 of 113
  6. Idaho schools by students per teacher20.0 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.6 for middle schools.20.0:1
  7. 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 Black Canyon Middle School

  1. How many students attend Black Canyon Middle School?
    810 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 880 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Idaho Falls, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Black Canyon Middle School?
    20.0 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 Black Canyon Middle School a Title I school?
    Black Canyon Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Black Canyon Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Black Canyon Middle School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% 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 Black Canyon Middle School in?
    Bonneville Joint District, NCES district ID 1600930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160093001155 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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