The top reported proficiency rate is 37% in English language arts. The lowest is 29% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Alturas Elementary School
Alturas Elementary School sits in the southern part of Hailey, the county seat of Blaine County, Idaho. Hailey lies in the Wood River Valley, a short drive south of the Sun Valley and Ketchum resort area, and the town's identity ties closely to outdoor recreation, its Western heritage, and a Basque community the town celebrates. State Highway 75 runs through the city, connecting it northward to the resort corridor and southward toward Twin Falls. The town is largely car-dependent, though Main Street hosts civic gatherings and community events. Publicly reported sources describe Alturas as a magnet school, while the school's own directory data does not confirm a magnet designation, so families may want to verify that detail directly.
Alturas serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within the Blaine County District. The enrollment is moderate for an elementary school serving this grade band. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial white enrollment and very small representation from other racial and ethnic groups. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on English learner status and individualized education program participation was not available in the provided records, so those population details are absent here.
On the Idaho Standards Achievement Test, math proficiency across third, fourth, and fifth grades sits below the midpoint, with each grade showing fewer than half of tested students reaching proficient or above. Fourth grade math was the lowest of the three. In English language arts, third and fourth grade results were suppressed in the state data, so only a range is available for those grades. Fifth grade showed about a third of students proficient in ELA. Fifth grade science proficiency was similar. Participation rates and average scale scores were not reported for any of these assessments. Multi-year trend data was present but did not support a reliable year-over-year comparison.
Taken together, the state assessment picture suggests a school where a portion of students is meeting grade-level benchmarks while many are not yet there. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly to understand what instructional supports and interventions are in place and how the school is working to move students toward proficiency.
Hailey's housing market is expensive. The typical home value in the school's zip code sits well above both the state and national benchmarks, and the price-to-income ratio is high, reflecting the broader resort-area market that stretches from Hailey up to Sun Valley. Rental data was not available for this location. For families considering a move to the area, the cost of ownership is a real factor. The locale has seen population growth and ongoing development pressure, with the city's boundaries described as expanding beyond the traditional valley-floor settlement pattern.
The broader community context includes the Blaine County School System headquartered in Hailey, the College of Southern Idaho's Blaine County Center for higher education access, and private school options such as the Sage School for grades six through twelve and the Community School in Sun Valley. Friedman Memorial Airport provides regional air connectivity. The Sawtooth National Forest surrounds the town and shapes daily life.
The provided data did not include information on Title I status, staffing levels, discipline, course access, attendance, or a district-level comparison set. The school does not serve high school grades, so graduation rate data does not apply. Civil rights data was also not included. These gaps mean the picture here is drawn from assessment results, enrollment, demographics, housing, and community context alone. Families wanting a fuller sense of the school's climate, teacher experience, and program offerings would need to go directly to the district or school for that information.
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