Bickel Elementary School
607 Second Ave East
Twin Falls ID, 83301, Twin Falls County
Phone: 208-733-4116
Ranking: 
(359 out of 489, bottom 27%)*
(359 out of 489, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Twin Falls School District 411
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 388 | 371 | 325 | 312 | 343 | 394 | 424 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 65 | 16.8% | 76 | 20.5% | 60 | 18.5% | 55 | 17.6% | 60 | 17.5% | 60 | 15.2% | 74 | 17.5% |
| Grade 1: | 83 | 21.4% | 68 | 18.3% | 52 | 16.0% | 58 | 18.6% | 59 | 17.2% | 73 | 18.5% | 59 | 13.9% |
| Grade 2: | 67 | 17.3% | 59 | 15.9% | 52 | 16.0% | 56 | 17.9% | 66 | 19.2% | 56 | 14.2% | 60 | 14.2% |
| Grade 3: | 65 | 16.8% | 57 | 15.4% | 55 | 16.9% | 51 | 16.3% | 51 | 14.9% | 55 | 14.0% | 53 | 12.5% |
| Grade 4: | 64 | 16.5% | 56 | 15.1% | 52 | 16.0% | 50 | 16.0% | 54 | 15.7% | 51 | 12.9% | 61 | 14.4% |
| Grade 5: | 44 | 11.3% | 55 | 14.8% | 54 | 16.6% | 42 | 13.5% | 53 | 15.5% | 50 | 12.7% | 56 | 13.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 209 | 53.9% | 197 | 53.1% | 180 | 55.4% | 158 | 50.6% | 185 | 53.9% | 210 | 53.3% | 210 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 179 | 46.1% | 174 | 46.9% | 145 | 44.6% | 154 | 49.4% | 150 | 43.7% | 176 | 44.7% | 210 | 49.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.5% | 11 | 2.6% |
| Asian: | 24 | 6.2% | 24 | 6.5% | 18 | 5.5% | 10 | 3.2% | 11 | 3.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 81 | 20.9% | 73 | 19.7% | 76 | 23.4% | 61 | 19.6% | 45 | 13.1% | 51 | 12.9% | 62 | 14.6% |
| Black: | 9 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.2% | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.6% | 7 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.7% |
| White: | 259 | 66.8% | 257 | 69.3% | 220 | 67.7% | 231 | 74.0% | 272 | 79.3% | 325 | 82.5% | 337 | 79.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 10 | 2.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 232 | 59.8% | 219 | 59.0% | 202 | 62.2% | 170 | 54.5% | 161 | 46.9% | 190 | 48.2% | 182 | 42.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 11.3% | 51 | 13.7% | 36 | 11.1% | 27 | 8.7% | 30 | 8.7% | 53 | 13.5% | 62 | 14.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 20.19 | 18.44 | 16.25 | 14.18 | 15.26 | 16.50 | 17.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 77.4% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 75.3% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 77.9% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 79.3% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 76.8% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 77.5% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 90.8% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 89.4% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 89.3% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 91.4% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 89.6% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 92.1% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 88.5% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 90.6% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 90.6% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 88.5% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 92.1% | 89.4% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 82% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.2% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 82.9% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 86.6% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 85.3% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 83.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 85% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 89.2% | 85.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 86.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 84.3% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 89.4% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 85.9% | 86.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 82.6% | 82.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 92.2% | 86.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 83.7% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 86.4% | 86.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 89.3% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 89.1% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 78.3% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 84.5% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 83.7% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 80% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 81.2% | 79.4% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 85% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 77.5% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 82.3% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 79.6% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 78% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 74.6% | 78.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 80.2% | 79.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 83.9% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 90.7% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 91.2% | 88% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 87.2% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 88% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 91% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 69.7% | 60.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 72.4% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 68.2% | 64.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 64.5% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 67.9% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 72.3% | 72.2% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 73.9% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 74.9% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.8% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77.7% | 78.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.8% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 88.4% | 85.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 100.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 0.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 33.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 66.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $35,833.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,272.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $38,614.0 |
* Bickel Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.