Jerome High School

104 North Tiger Drive, Jerome ID, 83338 | Jerome Joint School District 261 | 208-324-8137
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1077
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 31% 34% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 8 in Jerome
  • Ranked #0 of 901 in Idaho
Proficiency Averages
29%Jerome
47%Idaho

Jerome High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Jerome Joint School District 261" in Jerome, ID. There are a total of 1,077 students and 59 teachers at Jerome High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Jerome High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 31.0%, which is 34% lower than the Idaho average.

Jerome High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1077
Teachers59
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment0
Taking some courses0
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses0
Passing no courses0

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Jerome High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All14%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School10-14%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All48%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School45-49%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Jerome High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIdahoNational
White 54.6% 50.8% 76.7% 51.1%
Black 0.2% 0.4% 1.2% 15.9%
Asian 0.2% 0.2% 1.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 44.4% 46.5% 16.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 1.4% 1.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.4% 0.5% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.3% 2.2% 3.1%

Jerome demographics profile

StatisticJeromeIdahoNational
Population11,8241,787,065328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,0892291
Median age30.135.737.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)52%60%55%
Speak English71%89%79%
Speak Spanish28%8%13%

Education level achieved in Jerome

IndexJeromeIdahoNational
Completed 8th grade65.6%85.7%84.3%
Completed high school62.8%84.8%83.0%
Completed some college38.9%62.4%59.4%
Completed associate degree18.1%35.6%38.5%
Completed bachelors11.0%26.2%30.3%
Completed masters2.0%8.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.4%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Jerome High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.