Donald J Hobbs Middle School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Shelley, Idaho
Donald J Hobbs Middle School in Shelley, Idaho enrolled 391 students in 2024-25 with 22.7 full-time teachers, 17.2 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, 52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 31% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
402 students in 2022-23, 409 students in 2023-24, 391 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.8 to 22.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 402 | 21.8 | 18.4 |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 22.1 | 18.5 |
| 2024-25 | 391 | 22.7 | 17.2 |
17.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 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.
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 394 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Donald J Hobbs Middle School enrolled 394 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 394 of the 394 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions13
- Chronically absent3.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
83.6% of students were White, 13.6% Hispanic, 1.0% Asian in 2024-25.
- White83.6%
- Hispanic13.6%
- Asian1.0%
- Pacific Islander0.8%
- Two or more races0.5%
- Black0.3%
- American Indian0.3%
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 Donald J Hobbs Middle School scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Idaho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 52% | 54% | 54.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 31% | 45% (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 Shelley
2 public middle schools in Shelley report 2024-25 enrollment; Donald J Hobbs Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J Hobbs Middle School | 391 | 17.2 | 29.7% |
| Hazel Stuart Elementary School | 373 | 21.0 | 31.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Donald J Hobbs Middle School
- Hazel Stuart Elementary SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 373 students, 21.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Firth Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.2 miles away: 247 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).6.2 mi
- Compare Donald J Hobbs Middle School with Hazel Stuart Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Shelley Joint District spends per student$8,106 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$8,106
- The largest public schools in IdahoDonald J Hobbs Middle School is the number 70 by size of 113 Idaho middle schools open in 2024-25.#70 of 113
- Idaho schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.6 for middle schools.17.2:1
- 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 Donald J Hobbs Middle School
How many students attend Donald J Hobbs Middle School?
391 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 402 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Shelley, ID.What is the student-teacher ratio at Donald J Hobbs Middle School?
17.2 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.Is Donald J Hobbs Middle School a Title I school?
Donald J Hobbs Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Donald J Hobbs Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Donald J Hobbs Middle School scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 31% 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.What district is Donald J Hobbs Middle School in?
Shelley Joint District, NCES district ID 1602910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160291000723 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.