Firth Middle School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Firth, Idaho

Firth Middle School in Firth, Idaho enrolled 247 students in 2024-25 with 16.3 full-time teachers, 15.1 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, 51% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 43% 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 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

272 students in 2022-23, 273 students in 2023-24, 247 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.6 to 16.3.

Students enrolled at Firth Middle School by school year2022-23: 272, 2023-24: 273, 2024-25: 24701002003002022-232722023-242732024-25247
Students enrolled at Firth Middle School by school year2022-23: 272, 2023-24: 273, 2024-25: 24701002003002022-232722023-242732024-25247
Students enrolled at Firth Middle School by school year2022-23: 272, 2023-24: 273, 2024-25: 24701002003002022-232722023-242732024-25247
Students enrolled at Firth Middle School by school year2022-23: 272, 2023-24: 273, 2024-25: 24701002003002022-232722023-242732024-25247
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327216.616.4
2023-2427316.416.7
2024-2524716.315.1

15.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 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; Firth Middle School 15.1; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherFirth Middle School 15.1state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; Firth Middle School 15.1; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherFirth Middle School 15.1state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; Firth Middle School 15.1; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherFirth Middle School 15.1state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; Firth Middle School 15.1; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherFirth Middle School 15.1state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Firth Middle School enrolled 284 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent14.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.8% of students were White, 15.0% Hispanic, 1.6% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. White81.8%
  2. Hispanic15.0%
  3. American Indian1.6%
  4. Black0.8%
  5. Two or more races0.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%

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 Firth Middle School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% 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%53%54.8%
Math, 2022-2343%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.

What to look at next about Firth Middle School

  1. Hazel Stuart Elementary SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 5.9 miles away: 373 students, 21.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.9 mi
  2. Donald J Hobbs Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.2 miles away: 391 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).6.2 mi
  3. Compare Firth Middle School with Hazel Stuart Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Firth District spends per student$8,817 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$8,817
  5. The largest public schools in IdahoFirth Middle School is the number 91 by size of 113 Idaho middle schools open in 2024-25.#91 of 113
  6. Idaho schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.6 for middle schools.15.1:1
  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 Firth Middle School

  1. How many students attend Firth Middle School?
    247 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 272 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Firth, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Firth Middle School?
    15.1 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 Firth Middle School a Title I school?
    Firth 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 Firth Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Firth Middle School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% 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 Firth Middle School in?
    Firth District, NCES district ID 1601080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160108000326 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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