Vera C O'leary Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Twin Falls, Idaho

Vera C O'leary Middle School in Twin Falls, Idaho enrolled 758 students in 2024-25 with 37.7 full-time teachers, 20.1 students per teacher against the Idaho middle-school median of 17.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22. On the state tests, 69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 46% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

783 students in 2022-23, 770 students in 2023-24, 758 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.0 to 37.7.

Students enrolled at Vera C O'leary Middle School by school year2022-23: 783, 2023-24: 770, 2024-25: 75802004006008002022-237832023-247702024-25758
Students enrolled at Vera C O'leary Middle School by school year2022-23: 783, 2023-24: 770, 2024-25: 75802004006008002022-237832023-247702024-25758
Students enrolled at Vera C O'leary Middle School by school year2022-23: 783, 2023-24: 770, 2024-25: 75802004006008002022-237832023-247702024-25758
Students enrolled at Vera C O'leary Middle School by school year2022-23: 783, 2023-24: 770, 2024-25: 75802004006008002022-237832023-247702024-25758
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2378337.021.2
2023-2477036.221.3
2024-2575837.720.1

20.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 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; This school 20.1; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.1state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 20.1; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.1state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 20.1; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.1state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 20.1; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.1state 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).

One counselor per 398 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Vera C O'leary Middle School enrolled 796 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 59 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 398 of the 796 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions59
  • Chronically absent18.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.6% of students were White, 12.8% Hispanic, 1.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White84.6%
  2. Hispanic12.8%
  3. Two or more races1.3%
  4. Asian0.4%
  5. Pacific Islander0.4%
  6. Black0.3%
  7. 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 Vera C O'leary Middle School scored proficient or above: 69% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% 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, 2021-2269%51%54.8%
Math, 2022-2346%39% (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.

Middle schools in Twin Falls

4 public middle schools in Twin Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Vera C O'leary Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Vera C O'leary Middle School75820.129.7%
Robert Stuart Middle School69017.637.1%
South Hills Middle School52515.750.5%
Bridge Academy489.664.6%

All public schools in Twin Falls →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Vera C O'leary Middle School

  1. Bridge AcademyThe nearest public middle school, 0.2 miles away: 48 students, 9.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. South Hills Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 525 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  3. Compare Vera C O'leary Middle School with Bridge AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Twin Falls District spends per student$9,657 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,657
  5. The largest public schools in IdahoVera C O'leary Middle School is the number 22 by size of 113 Idaho middle schools open in 2024-25.#22 of 113
  6. Idaho schools by students per teacher20.1 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.6 for middle schools.20.1:1
  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 Vera C O'leary Middle School

  1. How many students attend Vera C O'leary Middle School?
    758 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 783 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Twin Falls, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Vera C O'leary Middle School?
    20.1 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 Vera C O'leary Middle School a Title I school?
    Vera C O'leary Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Vera C O'leary Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Vera C O'leary Middle School scored proficient or above: 69% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% 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 Vera C O'leary Middle School in?
    Twin Falls District, NCES district ID 1603240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160324000552 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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