The top reported proficiency rate is 52% in English language arts. The lowest is 24% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Cloverdale Elementary School
Cloverdale Elementary sits on Greenwillow Lane in Idaho Falls, serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade as part of Bonneville Joint District. It is a regular public school, neither a charter nor a magnet, drawing families from a city that functions as the commercial, cultural, and healthcare hub for eastern Idaho and parts of Wyoming and Montana.
The school enrolls a mid-sized elementary population. Its student body is predominantly white, with a sizable Hispanic enrollment and very small numbers of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, pointing to a mix of working- and middle-class families. Data on English learners and special education enrollment was not available in the sources reviewed, so those populations cannot be characterized here.
On Idaho's state assessment, the ISAT, Cloverdale's results tell a split story between subjects. In English language arts, the school's upper grades are the clear strength. From fourth grade onward, a slim majority of students reach proficiency, with fourth and sixth grades sitting comfortably above the halfway mark and fifth grade close behind. Third grade trails the rest, with fewer than half of tested students proficient, which may reflect the transition into state testing or early-literacy challenges the school could clarify for interested families.
Mathematics paints a more sober picture. Across the grades where math is tested, fewer than half of students reach proficiency, with the share holding fairly steady from third through fifth grade before dipping in sixth. A parent evaluating the upper-elementary years may want to ask the school how math instruction is structured and what supports are in place for students working below grade level. Science, tested only in fifth grade, shows a relatively small share of students reaching proficiency, well below the school's reading results and a point worth exploring with staff.
No trend data across multiple years was available in a form that allows clean comparison, so it is not possible to say whether these results are improving, holding, or declining. The school's average scale scores were also not reported, limiting any finer-grained read on student performance.
Idaho Falls itself is a city shaped by Idaho National Laboratory, whose desert site and research campus anchor the regional economy with high-income science and engineering jobs. Over recent decades the city has built out its retail, dining, and medical sectors. The downtown core along the Snake River offers a farmers' market, museums, a theater, and a river walk trail system. The College of Eastern Idaho, the region's community college, operates just north of downtown alongside university research facilities. The Snake River Landing mixed-use development on the west side of the river has added residential, dining, and event space, signaling continued growth. The broader metro area has expanded steadily over recent census cycles.
Housing in the school's zip code sits below the state benchmark but above the national one, making it moderately priced by Idaho standards and relatively affordable compared with many national markets. Rent runs well below the estimated monthly mortgage payment, so families who rent rather than buy face a lighter monthly burden in this area. The price-to-income ratio is elevated relative to typical national affordability, reflecting the broader pattern of home values outpacing wages. Unemployment remains low and stable.
The district brief referenced a search for Bonneville Joint District's recent bond and levy activity, but no specific results were returned, so any facilities or funding changes the district may be pursuing are not reflected here. Information on staffing ratios, course offerings, discipline practices, attendance patterns, and specialized programs was not available in the provided data. No neighbor comparison set was provided to position Cloverdale against nearby schools. Parents considering Cloverdale would benefit from asking the school directly about classroom composition, intervention services, and how the district is addressing the gap between reading and math performance.
Cloverdale reads as a school where literacy is outpacing numeracy, set in a growing regional city with a stable employment base anchored by federal research work. Families drawn to the Idaho Falls area for professional reasons may find here a conventional public elementary option with solid reading outcomes and an open question around math and science instruction.
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