A H Bush Elementary School
380 West Anderson St
Idaho Falls ID, 83402, Bonneville County
Phone: 208-525-7602
Ranking: 
(479 out of 489, bottom 2%)*
(479 out of 489, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Idaho Falls School District 91
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 23 | NA | NA | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 521 | 540 | 500 | 487 | 501 | 444 | 448 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 79 | 15.2% | 73 | 13.5% | 75 | 15.0% | 74 | 15.2% | 77 | 15.4% | 75 | 16.9% | 76 | 17.0% |
| Grade 1: | 74 | 14.2% | 87 | 16.1% | 79 | 15.8% | 75 | 15.4% | 75 | 15.0% | 66 | 14.9% | 76 | 17.0% |
| Grade 2: | 71 | 13.6% | 84 | 15.6% | 71 | 14.2% | 77 | 15.8% | 78 | 15.6% | 78 | 17.6% | 62 | 13.8% |
| Grade 3: | 80 | 15.4% | 73 | 13.5% | 76 | 15.2% | 72 | 14.8% | 73 | 14.6% | 65 | 14.6% | 58 | 12.9% |
| Grade 4: | 67 | 12.9% | 79 | 14.6% | 71 | 14.2% | 74 | 15.2% | 73 | 14.6% | 59 | 13.3% | 66 | 14.7% |
| Grade 5: | 74 | 14.2% | 74 | 13.7% | 69 | 13.8% | 60 | 12.3% | 64 | 12.8% | 55 | 12.4% | 50 | 11.2% |
| Grade 6: | 76 | 14.6% | 70 | 13.0% | 59 | 11.8% | 55 | 11.3% | 61 | 12.2% | 46 | 10.4% | 60 | 13.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 261 | 50.1% | 269 | 49.8% | 253 | 50.6% | 227 | 46.6% | 247 | 49.3% | 234 | 52.7% | 250 | 55.8% |
| Female: | 260 | 49.9% | 271 | 50.2% | 247 | 49.4% | 260 | 53.4% | 246 | 49.1% | 202 | 45.5% | 194 | 43.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 169 | 32.4% | 168 | 31.1% | 157 | 31.4% | 141 | 29.0% | 116 | 23.2% | 98 | 22.1% | 116 | 25.9% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 329 | 63.1% | 346 | 64.1% | 316 | 63.2% | 324 | 66.5% | 375 | 74.9% | 339 | 76.4% | 325 | 72.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.7% | 14 | 2.6% | 13 | 2.6% | 8 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 360 | 69.1% | 373 | 69.1% | 341 | 68.2% | 271 | 55.6% | 271 | 54.1% | 223 | 50.2% | 264 | 58.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 8.4% | 61 | 11.3% | 52 | 10.4% | 51 | 10.5% | 62 | 12.4% | 66 | 14.9% | 57 | 12.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.07 | 23.86 | NA | NA | 21.01 | 23.50 | 20.00 | 20.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 65.1% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 69.2% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.4% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 63% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 64.3% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 62.3% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 86.3% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 83.3% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 84.5% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 78.5% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 80.3% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 84.1% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 84% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 84.7% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 81.3% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 83.7% | 89.4% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 76% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 78.2% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 77.3% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 74.8% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 76.2% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 76.8% | 83.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83.9% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 84.4% | 85.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 81.2% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 75.8% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 76.3% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 78.5% | 86.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 81.5% | 82.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 86% | 86.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 83.7% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 83.1% | 86.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 83.1% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85.3% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 76.5% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 73.8% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 74.4% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 72% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 69.1% | 79.4% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 71.4% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 79.8% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 75.8% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 78.7% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 77.1% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 70.6% | 78.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 71.7% | 79.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85.1% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 82.4% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 84.1% | 88% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 82.2% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 80.6% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 82.2% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 58.4% | 60.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 61.2% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 58.6% | 64.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 57.1% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 57.2% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 59.3% | 72.2% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 74.9% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 76% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 74.5% | 75.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 75.2% | 75.4% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 73.3% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 73.7% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 81.3% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 81.9% | 78.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 77.8% | 79.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 76% | 77.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 77.9% | 79% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 76.6% | 77.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 84.4% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 86.8% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 81.3% | 85.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 87.4% | 88.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 87.1% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 83.6% | 86.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 85.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 15.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,911.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,439.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,971.0 |
* A H Bush Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.