Other · Idaho

Murtaugh Schools

Murtaugh Schools, a public other school in Murtaugh, Idaho: grades pre-k–12, 388 students, 15.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Murtaugh Joint District.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 388
Teachers (FTE): 25.3
Students per teacher: 15.3
Grades: Pre-K–12; Other

More students per teacher than 52% of schools in Idaho

Median 14.1 · 63 schools compared

More students per teacher than 63% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Larger than 62% of schools in Idaho

Median 288 · 65 schools compared

Larger than 67% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Idaho's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Idaho: 52%

54%proficient

−6.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 55% of schools in Idaho

Median 52% · 42 schools compared

187 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISAT; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Idaho: 44%

56%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 70% of schools in Idaho

Median 43% · 43 schools compared

189 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISAT; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades Pre-K–12
Type: District school · Regular
Area: Distant rural area
Run by: Murtaugh Joint District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Murtaugh Joint District.

Location

Address: 500 West Boyd Street, Murtaugh, ID 83344
Phone: (208)432-5451
City or town: Murtaugh
County: Twin Falls County

Quality of life in Murtaugh Schools in Murtaugh

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Valley School	Pre-K–12	493	12.5	31%	27%	7.0 mi
Rise Charter SchoolCharter	K–12	193	12.7	32%	31%	10.5 mi
Snake River Juvenile DetentionAlternative	1–12	12	12.0	—	—	14.0 mi
Twin Falls Virtual Schoolhouse	Pre-K–12	207	—	30%	27%	16.2 mi
Xavier Charter SchoolCharter	K–12	654	18.7	51%	50%	18.6 mi
Mini-Cassia Online Learning Academy	K–12	89	—	—	—	19.0 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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