LEADORE SCHOOL

SOUTH LEMHI DISTRICT
111 SOUTH 3RD STREET
LEADORE, ID 83464
109 Students
Other Pre-K - 12th
School Overview
Leadore School, located in the small, rural community of Leadore, Idaho, serves as a vital educational hub for students in the surrounding Lemhi County area. As a K-12 facility, it operates as a close-knit environment where students from diverse grade levels interact within a small-school setting. This structure allows for highly personalized attention and a strong sense of community, with a faculty focused on meeting the unique needs of a small student body in a remote geographical location.

The school functions as the heart of the Leadore community, often playing a central role in local social and extracurricular life. Because of its size, Leadore School emphasizes a supportive, family-like atmosphere where individualized instruction is prioritized over the rigid structures found in larger districts. By bridging the gap between elementary and secondary education, the school provides a consistent learning environment that prepares its students for future academic pursuits or vocational paths despite the constraints of living in a geographically isolated region.
109
Total Students
12.8
Full-Time Teachers
8.5
Student/Teacher Ratio
50.5%
Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • White
    103 (94.5 %)
  • Two or More
    3 (2.8 %)
  • Hispanic
    2 (1.8 %)
  • Black
    1 (0.9 %)
School Location
School Details
Status: Open
School Level: Other
School Type: Regular School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: Not reported
Shared Time Status: Not reported
District: SOUTH LEMHI DISTRICT
Phone: (208)768-2441
Grade Range: Pre-K - 12th
Total Students: 109
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): 12.8
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 8.5
NSLP Participation:1 Not reported
Qualified Free Lunch: 35
Qualified Reduced Lunch: 20

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

1 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught
Kindergarten 7
Grade 1 7
Grade 2 10
Grade 3 7
Grade 4 4
Grade 5 9
Grade 6 11
Grade 7 7
Grade 8 15
Grade 9 7
Grade 10 9
Grade 11 8
Grade 12 8
Gender Ratio