Other / mixed grade configuration · Lenore, ID

Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 160252000436
0/100100/10035/100
👥 S:T ratio
40
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Idaho median. It is also one of the smallest schools in Idaho.

35
Resource Index · Typical
15:1
students per teacher
15
students enrolled

Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School has class sizes near the Idaho median. Computed live against every Idaho school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

15

Idaho · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

1.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15:1

vs 17.1:1 Idaho avg

-12% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School compares with Idaho and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School

Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Lenore, Idaho, enrolling 15 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 15:1 puts it in the smaller third of Idaho schools by student-teacher ratio.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Idaho schools, with 15 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 775 scored Idaho schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).

The surrounding Orofino Joint District spends $14,873 per pupil, 25% above the Idaho average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 17.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Orofino Joint District also operates Orofino High School (360 students) and Orofino Elementary School (356 students) alongside Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School compares

Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Idaho and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Idaho Idaho avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15:1 ▼ 12% 17.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 15 top 96% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15:1
Leaner classes than 47% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
15
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
15:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 33% in Idaho - lower ratio than 67% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Funding equity
$14,873
per pupil, district-wide - above Idaho avg of $11,939
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 100.0%

Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 0.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School is less mixed than the Idaho school average of 36.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Orofino Joint District, which includes Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School.

$14,873
Per student
+25%
vs Idaho
Avg $11,939
-10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 23.4%
State 59.6%
Federal 17.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Orofino High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Orofino Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Idaho Youth Challenge Academy Fall Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Timberline High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Timberline Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Orofino Joint District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Idaho, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School

How many students attend Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School?

Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School has 15 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lenore, ID.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School is 15:1, which is 12% lower than the Idaho average of 17.1:1 and 4% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Lenore, ID.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School?

Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

Is Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School a good school?

Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Idaho median. It is also one of the smallest schools in Idaho. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Orofino Joint District?

Besides Cavendish-Teakean Elementary School, Orofino Joint District also operates Orofino High School (360 students), Orofino Elementary School (356 students), and Idaho Youth Challenge Academy Fall (129 students). See the Orofino Joint District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

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