Northwest Expedition Academy

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Hayden, Idaho

Northwest Expedition Academy in Hayden, Idaho enrolled 379 students in 2024-25 with 24.3 full-time teachers, 15.6 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, 54% 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 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

432 students in 2022-23, 373 students in 2023-24, 379 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.0 to 24.3.

Students enrolled at Northwest Expedition Academy by school year2022-23: 432, 2023-24: 373, 2024-25: 37902004006002022-234322023-243732024-25379
Students enrolled at Northwest Expedition Academy by school year2022-23: 432, 2023-24: 373, 2024-25: 37902004006002022-234322023-243732024-25379
Students enrolled at Northwest Expedition Academy by school year2022-23: 432, 2023-24: 373, 2024-25: 37902004006002022-234322023-243732024-25379
Students enrolled at Northwest Expedition Academy by school year2022-23: 432, 2023-24: 373, 2024-25: 37902004006002022-234322023-243732024-25379
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343227.016.0
2023-2437324.815.1
2024-2537924.315.6

15.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 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 15.6; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 15.6; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 15.6; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 15.6; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northwest Expedition Academy enrolled 486 students and reported no counselor; it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent22.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.3% of students were White, 9.2% Hispanic, 7.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White81.3%
  2. Hispanic9.2%
  3. Two or more races7.1%
  4. Pacific Islander1.3%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. 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 Northwest Expedition Academy scored proficient or above: 54% 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, 2021-2254%64%54.8%
Math, 2022-2333%46% (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.

Elementary schools in Hayden

2 public elementary schools in Hayden report 2024-25 enrollment; Northwest Expedition Academy is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hayden Canyon Charter School57618.9not reported
Northwest Expedition Academy37915.643.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Northwest Expedition Academy

  1. Skyway Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 518 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Atlas Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 414 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Northwest Expedition Academy with Skyway Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Coeur D'alene District spends per student$10,869 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,869
  5. The largest public schools in IdahoNorthwest Expedition Academy is the number 159 by size of 377 Idaho elementary schools open in 2024-25.#159 of 377
  6. Idaho schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.1 for elementary schools.15.6:1
  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 Northwest Expedition Academy

  1. How many students attend Northwest Expedition Academy?
    379 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 432 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hayden, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwest Expedition Academy?
    15.6 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 Northwest Expedition Academy a Title I school?
    Northwest Expedition Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Northwest Expedition Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Northwest Expedition Academy scored proficient or above: 54% 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 Northwest Expedition Academy in?
    Coeur D'alene District, NCES district ID 1600780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160078001089 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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