William Thomas Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · American Falls, Idaho
William Thomas Middle School in American Falls, Idaho enrolled 333 students in 2024-25 with 24.8 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Idaho middle-school median of 17.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22. On the state tests, 29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 18% 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
351 students in 2022-23, 337 students in 2023-24, 333 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.5 to 24.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 351 | 22.5 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 24.1 | 14.0 |
| 2024-25 | 333 | 24.8 | 13.5 |
13.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 91 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.
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 380 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection William Thomas Middle School enrolled 380 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 380 of the 380 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent14.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.2% of students were White, 47.1% Hispanic, 1.8% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White50.2%
- Hispanic47.1%
- American Indian1.8%
- Two or more races0.6%
- Black0.3%
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 William Thomas Middle School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% 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 | 29% | 35% | 54.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 18% | 21% (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 William Thomas Middle School
- Aberdeen Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 138 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Irving Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 20 miles away: 702 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).20 mi
- Compare William Thomas Middle School with Aberdeen Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much American Falls Joint District spends per student$12,408 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,408
- The largest public schools in IdahoWilliam Thomas Middle School is the number 79 by size of 113 Idaho middle schools open in 2024-25.#79 of 113
- Idaho schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.6 for middle schools.13.5:1
- 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 William Thomas Middle School
How many students attend William Thomas Middle School?
333 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 351 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in American Falls, ID.What is the student-teacher ratio at William Thomas Middle School?
13.5 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.Is William Thomas Middle School a Title I school?
William Thomas Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at William Thomas Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at William Thomas Middle School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% 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 William Thomas Middle School in?
American Falls Joint District, NCES district ID 1600060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160006000589 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.