Paul Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Paul, Idaho
Paul Elementary School in Paul, Idaho enrolled 457 students in 2024-25 with 23.2 full-time teachers, 19.7 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, 48% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 37% 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 14%
502 students in 2022-23, 484 students in 2023-24, 457 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.1 to 23.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 502 | 27.1 | 18.5 |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 28.7 | 16.9 |
| 2024-25 | 457 | 23.2 | 19.7 |
19.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 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.
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 Paul Elementary School enrolled 490 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
51.6% of students were White, 47.3% Hispanic, 0.7% Asian in 2024-25.
- White51.6%
- Hispanic47.3%
- Asian0.7%
- Two or more races0.4%
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 Paul Elementary School scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% 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 | 48% | 40% | 54.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 37% | 25% (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 Paul Elementary School
- Heyburn Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 4.5 miles away: 508 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
- Dworshak Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.5 miles away: 402 students, 22.2 per teacher (2024-25).5.5 mi
- Compare Paul Elementary School with Heyburn Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Minidoka County Joint District spends per student$9,772 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,772
- The largest public schools in IdahoPaul Elementary School is the number 99 by size of 377 Idaho elementary schools open in 2024-25.#99 of 377
- Idaho schools by students per teacher19.7 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.1 for elementary schools.19.7:1
- 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 Paul Elementary School
How many students attend Paul Elementary School?
457 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 502 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Paul, ID.What is the student-teacher ratio at Paul Elementary School?
19.7 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.Is Paul Elementary School a Title I school?
Paul Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Paul Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Paul Elementary School scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% 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 Paul Elementary School in?
Minidoka County Joint District, NCES district ID 1602190. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160219000641 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.