Community Organizations
Gun Clubs
Lions Club
WIC Program
City Recreation Youth Groups
Salvation Army
Rotary Club
Elks BPOE
Elkettes
Oddfellow
Rebekahs
Jaycees
Hospital Auxiliary Worthwhile Club
Moose Club
VFW
Alcohol Anonymous
Eagles
SHARE
American Legion
Golf Associations
Optimists Club
Antique Car Clubs
Wildlife Club
Beta Sigma Phi
Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of America
Camp Fire, Inc.
4-H Club
Optimist Club
Historical Society
Jobs Daughters
Ducks Unlimited
Extension Services
Performing Arts Council
Pheasants Forever
Mountain Home Basque Association
Eastern Star
Alfred E. David, Chapter 8
Zem Zem Shrine Club
Andrew Horton Military Lodge 8
Mountain Home Black History
Delta Kappa Gamma Teachers Association
Elmore Lodge 30 (Masonic Lodge)
Order of the DeMolay
Emerald Court Order of Amaranth
Three Island Senior Center
Elmore Shrine Club
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Scottish Rite
Royal Arch Masons
TOPS
Adult Children Anonymous
Order of the Amaranth
Happy Landings
Hands Across the World
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Mountain Home AFB Officers Wives
Mountain Home AFB Enlisted Wives
Idaho National Organization for Women
Wishing Star Foundation
Sabre Lodge
Sagebrush Shufflers
Knights of Columbus
Rodeo Club
Idaho Writers
Birthright
Disabled American Veterans
High Reachers
Parent & Partners
Special Olympics
American Red Cross
Retired Officers Association
Harley Davidson Club
Mountain Home Bowlers
37Education
Glenns Ferry School District is a small, rural school district in Southwestern Idaho consisting of about 500 students PreK-12 and approximately sixty-two certified and classified instructional staff members. The District is comprised of Glenns Ferry High School (grades 9-12), Glenns Ferry Middle School (grades 6-8), and Glenns Ferry Elementary School (grades PreK-5). All three schools are housed in a single facility complex with three wings dedicated to the individual schools.
Within the District approximately seventy percent of our students qualify for Free or Reduced Lunch. The demographics of our student population within the district break down as follows: Caucasian (50%), Hispanic (49%), Native American (1%), Special Ed (12%), and LEP (33%).
Teachers
100% of our teachers are considered highly qualified according to the Federal "No Child Left Behind" Act. All teachers are fully certified by the State Department of Education for the subjects they teach.
Small classes with student teacher ratios of:
High School 12.8 to 1
Middle School 15.8 to 1
Elementary School 17.4 to 1
Academic Performance
The teachers and administrators in the District are dedicated to finding and implementing educational practices that will improve the learning and achievement of our students, and they have implemented several significant changes toward that end.
The District has adopted five reform initiatives to improve teaching and learning in the district:
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School Highlights
The schools have shown significant improvements in the number of students reaching proficiency on State Assessments. Over the past few years the number of proficient students have increased by:
High School from 2004-2008
Middle School from 2004-2008
Elementary School from 2005-2008
Graduation Rate
Ninety-one percent graduate with approximately forty students in each graduating class.
High School
The high school offers Professional Technical Education courses in: Agricultural Science and Technology; Industrial Technology; and Business Technology.
Through the Idaho Digital Learning Academy students are able to take online courses during the school day. This program offers many AP, Advanced Placement, and enrichment courses to our students.
Facilities
The schools are housed in a main complex with three wings. There is also a Professional Technical building and computer building with two computer laboratories.
The main facility was built in 1962 with a middle school wing and elementary library added in 1992. The facility is well maintained with major remodels to all the bathrooms and secondary library.
In 2004 a 15-year, $3,100,000 bond was passed that provided a new metal roof system, new electrical upgrades to the classrooms, and new heating and air condition systems for the entire facility. The District has no other indebtedness.