Howard E Thirkill Primary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Soda Springs, Idaho

Howard E Thirkill Primary School in Soda Springs, Idaho enrolled 321 students in 2024-25 with 15.5 full-time teachers, 20.7 students per teacher against the Idaho elementary-school median of 17.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22. On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

362 students in 2022-23, 350 students in 2023-24, 321 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 15.5.

Students enrolled at Howard E Thirkill Primary School by school year2022-23: 362, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 32101002003004002022-233622023-243502024-25321
Students enrolled at Howard E Thirkill Primary School by school year2022-23: 362, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 32101002003004002022-233622023-243502024-25321
Students enrolled at Howard E Thirkill Primary School by school year2022-23: 362, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 32101002003004002022-233622023-243502024-25321
Students enrolled at Howard E Thirkill Primary School by school year2022-23: 362, 2023-24: 350, 2024-25: 32101002003004002022-233622023-243502024-25321
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2336217.021.3
2023-2435016.521.2
2024-2532115.520.7

20.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 Idaho elementary schools

Among the 372 Idaho elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 20.7; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.7state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 20.7; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.7state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 20.7; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.7state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 20.7; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.7state median 17.1U.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 110 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Howard E Thirkill Primary School enrolled 331 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 110 of the 331 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent16.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

89.7% of students were White, 9.3% Hispanic, 0.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White89.7%
  2. Hispanic9.3%
  3. Two or more races0.6%
  4. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Howard E Thirkill Primary School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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%53%54.8%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%49% (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 Howard E Thirkill Primary School

  1. Black Canyon Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 8.6 miles away: 292 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).8.6 mi
  2. North Gem ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 15 miles away: 82 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  3. Compare Howard E Thirkill Primary School with Black Canyon Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Soda Springs Joint District spends per student$12,020 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,020
  5. The largest public schools in IdahoHoward E Thirkill Primary School is the number 211 by size of 377 Idaho elementary schools open in 2024-25.#211 of 377
  6. Idaho schools by students per teacher20.7 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.1 for elementary schools.20.7:1
  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 Howard E Thirkill Primary School

  1. How many students attend Howard E Thirkill Primary School?
    321 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 362 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Soda Springs, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Howard E Thirkill Primary School?
    20.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Idaho median for elementary schools is 17.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Howard E Thirkill Primary School a Title I school?
    Howard E Thirkill Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Howard E Thirkill Primary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Howard E Thirkill Primary School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 Howard E Thirkill Primary School in?
    Soda Springs Joint District, NCES district ID 1603000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160300000525 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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