Original Research by School Decision on Moreland Elementary School
Moreland Elementary School sits in Blackfoot, the county seat of Bingham County, Idaho, and serves the earliest grades in the educational pipeline: pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade. It is a regular public school within Snake River School District #52, one of two districts operating in the Blackfoot area. The school's grade band means it functions as an entry point for young children rather than a full elementary, and families would expect to transition to another building for second grade and beyond.
Because Moreland serves only pre-kindergarten through first grade, state assessment results are not available. Idaho's testing begins in later elementary grades, so a school serving this age range sits outside the state accountability framework. The same applies to graduation rate, which does not pertain to a school with no high school grades. Parents looking for academic performance data will not find it here, and that reflects the nature of the school rather than any gap in reporting.
The enrollment is modest in size for an early-grades school. The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic share representing the next largest group. A modest portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on special education enrollment and English learner status was not reported, so those figures are not available. The school does not carry charter or magnet status; it operates as a traditional public school.
Blackfoot itself is a small agricultural city that calls itself the Potato Capital of the World. Its economy centers on potato growing and processing, with the nearby Idaho National Laboratory, a short drive to the northwest, also serving as a regional employer. The city has a traditional grid layout with a business district along Broadway, and Jensen Grove Park offers recreational space near the Snake River. The Eastern Idaho State Fair, held annually in Blackfoot, is a major regional draw. The city sits near the Fort Hall Indian Reservation and at the confluence of the Snake and Blackfoot rivers. Publicly reported sources describe the community's growth as gradual and steady rather than rapid, consistent with its identity as an agricultural county seat.
The housing market in the school's zip code is more affordable than the state benchmark and sits near the national figure. Rental costs are low relative to the estimated monthly cost of homeownership, with rent running well below what a mortgage would require at current interest rates. For families weighing whether to rent or buy in this area, the gap between the two is wide enough that renting remains the less expensive option by a considerable margin. The broader economic context includes a national unemployment rate that has held steady, and median household income figures that have risen gradually over recent years.
Within the district, publicly available searches did not return recent policy changes, curriculum shifts, referenda, or tax measures from Snake River School District #52 that would meet a threshold for lasting impact on families. The district operates alongside Blackfoot School District #55, and the two systems share the broader Blackfoot area. Moreland Elementary is one of several early-grade schools scattered across the region rather than clustered in a central location.
Information on discipline, course access, staffing ratios, attendance patterns, and civil-rights indicators was not available in the data provided. Title I status was also not reported. A parent evaluating this school may want to ask the district directly about class sizes, teacher qualifications, special education services, and English learner support, since none of those details appear in the available records. What the data does show is a small early-grades school in an affordable agricultural community, feeding into a district with a quiet public profile in recent years.
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