The top reported proficiency rate is 74% in Math. The lowest is 70% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Troy Elementary School
Troy Elementary School is a small, regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in the Troy School District, based in the rural community of Troy in Idaho's eastern Palouse region. The town sits at the crossroads of State Highway 8 and Highway 99, roughly a dozen miles east of Moscow, home to the University of Idaho. Troy began as a railroad and farming settlement in the late 1800s, and its built environment remains a compact grid of single-family homes along a Main Street corridor with limited commercial activity. The town is quiet and residential by character, with civic life anchored by City Hall and the Troy Library, both on Main Street. Many residents commute to Moscow for work, and no major employers were identified within Troy itself in publicly available sources.
The school's enrollment is modest, as one would expect for a town of this size, with roughly even distribution across the elementary grades. The student body is overwhelmingly white, with a small number of students identifying as Hispanic, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Information on individualized education programs and English learner status was not available in the data provided, so those populations could not be characterized here.
On Idaho's ISAT assessments for the most recent reported year, third-grade results stand out as a clear strength. Math proficiency for third grade was well above typical state levels, and English language arts proficiency was similarly strong. These results suggest solid early-grade instruction. For grades four through six, the state reported proficiency as ranges rather than single point estimates, which is common when tested populations are small. Those ranges were wide in several cases, spanning from very low to very high possible outcomes, meaning the data cannot pin down a precise performance level for those grades. A handful of grade-level results were suppressed entirely, again reflecting the small cohort sizes. Parents looking for a fuller picture of upper-grade performance may want to ask the school directly about grade-level trends over multiple years, since a single year of range-reported data in a small school can shift considerably with just a few students.
Science was assessed only in fifth grade, and that result was also reported as a range, with the upper bound reaching full proficiency and the lower bound at roughly half. No trend data across multiple years was available in a form that supported a reliable comparison.
Troy has experienced steady, modest population growth since the last census, with home values rising markedly over the past several years. Current typical home values in the school's zip code sit above the Idaho state benchmark and well above the national figure, reflecting broader regional housing cost increases in the Palouse and surrounding northern Idaho. Rent data was not available for this area, so rental affordability could not be assessed. The price-to-income ratio suggests that buying a home here requires a larger share of household income than the national norm, which is worth noting for families considering a move into the attendance zone.
No data was provided on Title I status, discipline, course offerings, staffing ratios, attendance, or civil-rights indicators such as access to advanced coursework or harassment reports. These gaps may reflect the limited reporting scope for a small rural elementary school, but they also mean a parent would need to go to the school or district directly for those details. The district brief turned up no specific parent-relevant changes or initiatives from recent years that could be reported here.
What the available picture does show is a small, close-knit rural elementary school with strong early-grade academic results, a homogeneous student body, and a quiet residential setting within commuting distance of a university town. For families who value small class environments and a rural lifestyle with access to Moscow's amenities nearby, Troy Elementary offers that combination. The limited upper-grade data and the absence of several program and support indicators mean the full picture requires direct conversation with the school.
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