Wood River Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Hailey, Idaho

Wood River Middle School in Hailey, Idaho enrolled 467 students in 2024-25 with 40.5 full-time teachers, 11.5 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, 57% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

568 students in 2022-23, 513 students in 2023-24, 467 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.1 to 40.5.

Students enrolled at Wood River Middle School by school year2022-23: 568, 2023-24: 513, 2024-25: 46702004006002022-235682023-245132024-25467
Students enrolled at Wood River Middle School by school year2022-23: 568, 2023-24: 513, 2024-25: 46702004006002022-235682023-245132024-25467
Students enrolled at Wood River Middle School by school year2022-23: 568, 2023-24: 513, 2024-25: 46702004006002022-235682023-245132024-25467
Students enrolled at Wood River Middle School by school year2022-23: 568, 2023-24: 513, 2024-25: 46702004006002022-235682023-245132024-25467
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2356847.112.1
2023-2451345.211.3
2024-2546740.511.5

11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 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 11.5; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 11.5; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 11.5; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 17.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho middle schools, 2024-25111 values from 4.4 to 24.2; This school 11.5; state median 17.6.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state 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 284 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wood River Middle School enrolled 568 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 26 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 284 of the 568 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions26
  • Chronically absent27.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

55.0% of students were Hispanic, 41.5% White, 2.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic55.0%
  2. White41.5%
  3. Two or more races2.6%
  4. Black0.4%
  5. Asian0.2%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Wood River Middle School scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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, 2021-2257%58%54.8%
Math, 2022-2334%43% (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 Wood River Middle School

  1. How much Blaine County District spends per student$19,043 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,043
  2. The largest public schools in IdahoWood River Middle School is the number 65 by size of 113 Idaho middle schools open in 2024-25.#65 of 113
  3. Idaho schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.6 for middle 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 Wood River Middle School

  1. How many students attend Wood River Middle School?
    467 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 568 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hailey, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wood River Middle School?
    11.5 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.
  3. Is Wood River Middle School a Title I school?
    Wood River 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 Wood River Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Wood River Middle School scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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 Wood River Middle School in?
    Blaine County District, NCES district ID 1600300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160030000493 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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