The top reported proficiency rate is 43% in English language arts. The lowest is 35% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Claude a Wilcox Elementary School
Claude A. Wilcox Elementary sits on Lark Lane in Pocatello, serving kindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Pocatello-Chubbuck School District 25. It is a regular public school, and its enrollment is mid-sized for an elementary building in this district.
The student body is predominantly white, with a sizable Hispanic presence and smaller groups of American Indian or Alaska Native students and students identifying as two or more races. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which reflects the economic mix of the surrounding community. Data on individualized education programs and English Learner status was not reported, so those slices of the student population are not visible here.
On Idaho's ISAT assessments for the most recent school year, proficiency rates across math and English language arts stayed within a similar band from third through fifth grade, with English language arts showing somewhat wider variation between grades. Math was fairly steady across the three tested grades, while fifth-grade science came in lower than either subject. These results sit in a range that many elementary schools serving a comparable economic profile would recognize, though a parent may want to look into the school's approach to lifting proficiency further, particularly in science. Only one year of assessment data was available, so there is no trend to draw from, and no comparison set was provided to position Wilcox against nearby schools.
Because Wilcox is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report, and the school does not have the AP, career-technical, or dual-credit offerings that appear at higher grade levels.
The district has adopted Visible Learning and Restorative Practices as its district-wide pedagogical and behavioral framework. Visible Learning shifts attention from what students are learning to how they are learning, making students' own thinking visible. Restorative Practices are used to nurture healthy relationships and build strong school communities. The district has also redrawn elementary attendance areas to balance enrollment and capacity across its schools, so which elementary a child attends depends on address. A family considering a home in this part of Pocatello should confirm the current attendance boundary, since the redistricting may have shifted which school a given address feeds into.
Pocatello itself is the county seat of Bannock County and the principal city of the Pocatello metropolitan area in southeastern Idaho. Idaho State University anchors the city, and the economy mixes manufacturing, healthcare, government, and financial services. The Portneuf River runs through the western side of the city, and a greenway trail system follows it with more than a dozen miles built and more planned. The city has grown modestly over recent decades, and the FBI is building a data center there as part of a consolidation initiative.
Housing in the school's zip code is more affordable than the state benchmark and sits below national levels as well. At current mortgage rates, renting costs meaningfully less per month than carrying a mortgage, which may matter for families deciding between buying and leasing in the area. Home values have moved up only slightly year over year, while rents have risen a bit faster.
No data was available on the school's staffing ratios, discipline patterns, attendance rates, course access, or Title I status, so those dimensions of the school environment are not reflected here. A parent weighing Wilcox would want to ask the school directly about class sizes, support staff, and how the district's Visible Learning framework plays out day to day in the classrooms.
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