Riggins Elementary School

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

Riggins Elementary School in Riggins, Idaho enrolled 92 students in 2024-25 with 8.0 full-time teachers, 11.5 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, 40-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Idaho: 54.8% and 40.6%).

Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

81 students in 2022-23, 83 students in 2023-24, 92 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.2 to 8.0.

Students enrolled at Riggins Elementary School by school year2022-23: 81, 2023-24: 83, 2024-25: 9202550751002022-23812023-24832024-2592
Students enrolled at Riggins Elementary School by school year2022-23: 81, 2023-24: 83, 2024-25: 9202550751002022-23812023-24832024-2592
Students enrolled at Riggins Elementary School by school year2022-23: 81, 2023-24: 83, 2024-25: 9202550751002022-23812023-24832024-2592
Students enrolled at Riggins Elementary School by school year2022-23: 81, 2023-24: 83, 2024-25: 9202550751002022-23812023-24832024-2592
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23818.29.9
2023-24838.210.2
2024-25928.011.5

11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 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 11.5; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 11.5; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 11.5; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 11.5; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state 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 160 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Riggins Elementary School enrolled 80 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 160 of the 80 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent29.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

92.4% of students were White, 3.3% Hispanic, 3.3% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White92.4%
  2. Hispanic3.3%
  3. Asian3.3%
  4. Black1.1%

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 Riggins Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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, 2021-2240‑49%50‑54%54.8%
Math, 2022-2320‑29%40‑44% (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 Riggins Elementary School

  1. How much Salmon River Joint School District spends per student$25,557 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,557
  2. The largest public schools in IdahoRiggins Elementary School is the number 338 by size of 377 Idaho elementary schools open in 2024-25.#338 of 377
  3. Idaho schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.1 for elementary schools.11.5:1
  4. 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 Riggins Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Riggins Elementary School?
    92 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 81 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Riggins, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Riggins Elementary School?
    11.5 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 Riggins Elementary School a Title I school?
    Riggins Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Riggins Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Riggins Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-29% 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 Riggins Elementary School in?
    Salmon River Joint School District, NCES district ID 1600138. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160013800959 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