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West Jefferson School District 253

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West Jefferson School District 253 is located in east Idaho. West Jefferson School District 253 has 733.25 square miles of land area and 6.36 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total West Jefferson School District 253 population is 2,288. West Jefferson School District 253 median household income is $46,118 in 2010-2014. West Jefferson School District 253 median house value is $99,900 in 2010-2014. On average, West Jefferson School District 253 is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (56 out of 109, bottom 49%) Elementary/Middle School: (59 out of 110, bottom 46%)* Rank: #64
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	2,288 (2010-2014), rank #79
Population Growth	-7.37% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	3.09/sq mi, rank #87
Median Household Income:	$46,118 at 2010-2014—12.13% increase since 2005-2009, rank #43
Median House Price:	$99,900 at 2010-2014—11.12% increase since 2005-2009, rank #113
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	733.25 sq mi, rank #34
Water Area:	6.36 sq mi (0.86%), rank #28
State:	Idaho
County:	Jefferson County
City:	Terreton, Monteview, Hamer, Mud Lake
Zip:	83450, 83435, 83425
Area:	Idaho Falls, ID

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West Jefferson School District 253 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1256 East 1500 North

Terreton ID, 83450, Jefferson County

Phone: 208-663-4542

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	643	611	623	594	613	628	621
English Language Learner Students:	93	119	75	87	93	102	140
Total Teachers:	36.82	35.64	43.21	41.64	42.20	42.30	44.00
Prekindergarten:	0.40	0.00	0.29	0.50	0.67	0.30	0.40
Kindergarten:	0.54	0.59	1.50	2.00	2.00	1.50	1.70
Elementary:	13.16	13.96	14.42	15.95	17.83	18.00	19.20
Secondary:	22.72	21.09	27.00	23.19	21.70	22.50	22.70
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	15.21	12.49	31.85	35.97	41.55	37.70	37.30
Instructional Aides:	8.34	9.01	11.70	10.21	13.07	12.40	10.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	NA	NA	0.00	1.42	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.90	2.30	1.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.40	0.40	0.30
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.50	1.90	1.20
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.40
Library/Media Support:	0.82	0.50	1.18	1.20	1.14	1.10	1.10
District Administrators:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	1.49	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	0.25	NA	1.23	0.66	2.28	2.30	2.30
School Administrators:	1.25	1.25	1.25	1.23	1.40	1.50	2.50
School Administrative Support:	1.73	1.73	1.77	3.23	2.52	2.50	2.50
Student Support Services:	2.82	NA	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00
Other Support Services:	NA	NA	14.72	16.52	17.75	14.60	15.20
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.46	17.14	14.42	14.27	14.53	14.85	14.11

Schools

Hamer Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	2450 East 2100 North, Hamer ID 83425
Terreton Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	1252 East 1500 North, Terreton ID 83450
West Jefferson High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1260 East 1500 North, Terreton ID 83450
West Jefferson Junior High School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	1252 East 1500 North, Terreton ID 83450

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ISAT Test
2008	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	52.5%	68.8%
2009	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	35.3%	40.7%
2010	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	75.6%	71.5%
2011	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	65%	72.6%
2012	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	61.4%	76.6%
2013	Language Usage	10th Grade	% met std	72.6%	72.3%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	82.9%	76.7%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	57.9%	44%
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	77.8%	76.8%
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	82.5%	78.5%
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	84.4%	78%
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	86.3%	76.4%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82.5%	85.7%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.6%	86.4%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	87.5%	87.2%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86.6%	87.6%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88.2%	89.2%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	62.5%	66.9%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	86.3%	68.6%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	79.5%	67.9%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	70%	69.3%
2012	Science	10th Grade	% met std	71.1%	72.5%
2013	Science	10th Grade	% met std	82.3%	72.7%
2013	Language Usage	11th Grade	% met std	10%	23.5%
2008	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	73.4%	70%
2009	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	62.5%	73.3%
2010	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	65.9%	73.1%
2011	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	70.4%	73.7%
2012	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	70.8%	74.6%
2013	Language Usage	3rd Grade	% met std	66.7%	72.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.1%	87.5%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.7%	86.6%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.8%	87.7%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.6%	88.6%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.7%	88.4%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.5%	89.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	82.7%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.1%	86.8%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	80.8%	88.9%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	81.9%	89.2%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.7%	88.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.9%	89.4%
2008	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	83.4%	77.6%
2009	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	81.8%	80.4%
2010	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	81.8%	81.9%
2011	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	71.4%	81.1%
2012	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	84.8%	84.8%
2013	Language Usage	4th Grade	% met std	82%	83.2%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.9%	84.2%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	91.1%	85.6%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83.6%	84.9%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77.5%	83.4%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.3%	86.8%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82%	86.1%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.7%	82.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88.7%	86.3%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.1%	86.2%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.5%	86.7%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.8%	88.9%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	89.7%
2008	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	68%	74.2%
2009	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	77%	77.2%
2010	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	78.6%	77.2%
2011	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	76%	78.7%
2012	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	69.8%	79.4%
2013	Language Usage	5th Grade	% met std	62.8%	80.1%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.7%	78%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.7%	77.9%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.9%	79.8%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88%	80.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77.4%	78.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56.9%	79.2%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	84.9%	84.3%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.7%	86.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.1%	88%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86%	88.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.8%	87.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	88.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	47.1%	60.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64.1%	66.4%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	61.9%	64.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	66%	67.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	54.7%	69.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49%	72.2%
2008	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	56.2%	71.7%
2009	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	62.3%	73.7%
2010	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	71.2%	75.1%
2011	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	73.4%	75.4%
2012	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	60.8%	76.5%
2013	Language Usage	6th Grade	% met std	69%	73.4%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70.9%	77.1%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83%	78.2%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.6%	79.2%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.6%	77.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.5%	79%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80%	77.8%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75%	81.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.4%	85.7%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.7%	85.8%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.3%	88.4%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.5%	89.5%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.5%	86.7%
2008	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	57.9%	69%
2009	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	63%	71.3%
2010	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	66.6%	73.5%
2011	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	66%	73.5%
2012	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	77.3%	74.2%
2013	Language Usage	7th Grade	% met std	68.4%	74.6%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69.3%	74.8%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.3%	75.2%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.4%	75.3%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79.2%	74.5%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.4%	75.6%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79%	77%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.6%	80.7%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87%	85.3%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	84.3%	87.4%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88.7%	87.7%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	93.2%	90.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86%	88.3%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	34.2%	51%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	65.2%	55.8%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	52.9%	53.7%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	46.2%	57.2%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	65.9%	59.4%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	50.8%	56.8%
2008	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	71.2%	66.6%
2009	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	55.2%	71.5%
2010	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	66.6%	71.8%
2011	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	68%	71.2%
2012	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	71.7%	72.8%
2013	Language Usage	8th Grade	% met std	80%	74.8%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86.6%	78.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76.3%	78.4%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.9%	79.9%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86%	79.5%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86.8%	78.8%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	91.1%	79.8%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.9%	88.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81.5%	91.4%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93.3%	91.3%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	92%	92.6%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	90.6%	92.3%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	97.8%	93.8%
2010	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	47.6%	63.3%
2011	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	56.8%	62.8%
2012	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	58.8%	66.1%
2013	Language Usage	9th Grade	% met std	61.8%	62.4%
2010	Math	9th Grade	% met std	66.7%	69.9%
2011	Math	9th Grade	% met std	77.3%	69.5%
2012	Math	9th Grade	% met std	72.6%	68.8%
2013	Math	9th Grade	% met std	69.1%	66.6%
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	78.6%	80.8%
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86.4%	81%
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	80.4%	80.9%
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	78.1%	82.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$4,561,000	$7,321		$5,174,000	$8,710		$5,796,000	$9,455
Federal:	$685,000	$1,100	15.0%	$969,000	$1,631	18.7%	$1,542,000	$2,515	26.6%
State:	$3,380,000	$5,425	74.1%	$3,684,000	$6,202	71.2%	$3,654,000	$5,961	63.0%
Local:	$496,000	$796	10.9%	$521,000	$877	10.1%	$600,000	$979	10.4%
Total Expenditures:	$4,707,000	$7,555		$5,081,000	$8,554		$5,838,000	$9,524
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,528,000	$7,268		$4,815,000	$8,106		$5,454,000	$8,897
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,582,000	$4,144	57.0%	$2,759,000	$4,645	57.3%	$2,878,000	$4,695	52.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$258,000	$414	5.7%	$370,000	$623	7.7%	$508,000	$829	9.3%
Administration:	$424,000	$681	9.4%	$446,000	$751	9.3%	$770,000	$1,256	14.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,264,000	$2,029	27.9%	$1,240,000	$2,088	25.8%	$1,298,000	$2,117	23.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$142,000	$228		$205,000	$345		$281,000	$458
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$37,000	$59		$61,000	$103		$103,000	$168

Total Salary:	$2,584,000	$4,148		$2,845,000	$4,790		$3,388,000	$5,527
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,766,000	$2,835	68.3%	$1,919,000	$3,231	67.5%	$1,996,000	$3,256	58.9%
Other Salary:	$818,000	$1,313	31.7%	$926,000	$1,559	32.5%	$1,392,000	$2,271	41.1%
Total Benefit:	$1,032,000	$1,657		$1,086,000	$1,828		$1,171,000	$1,910
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$694,000	$1,114	67.2%	$710,000	$1,195	65.4%	$713,000	$1,163	60.9%
Other Benefit:	$338,000	$543	32.8%	$376,000	$633	34.6%	$458,000	$747	39.1%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	89.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	10.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	35.9%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	15.4%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	20.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	25.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$37,351.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,000.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$33,931.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$43,538.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$44,010.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA

* West Jefferson School District 253 was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.