Schools in Yellow Pine · McCall-Donnelly Joint School District 421
Yellow Pine’s public schools beat 91% of Idaho districts
The public schools Yellow Pine’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 91% of Idaho’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Reading proficiency
74%
▲ 20 pts vs ID 54%
2020–21
Math proficiency
59%
▲ 19 pts vs ID 40%
2020–21
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 15 pts vs ID 82%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.6K
▲ 31% vs ID $11.1K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Yellow Pine compares
A Test scoresA Graduation
Idaho school districts we grade (165)Better than 91%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 696 tested students and a graduating class of 89; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Idaho’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Idaho only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Yellow Pine.
The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Payette Lakes Middle Schoolin McCall
9–12McCall-Donnelly High Schoolin McCall
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading74%
State average 53.9%
Math59%
State average 39.6%
Every school in Yellow Pine
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Idaho. Stars are from neighbors.