Cassia County School District

School district in Idaho, United States

Cassia County School District #151

Location

3650 Overland Ave.
Burley, ID 83318

Cassia County, Idaho

United States
District information
Type| Public
Motto| "Supporting High Levels of Learning and Success"
Grades| PreK-12
Established| 1948
Superintendent| Sandra Miller[1]
Students and staff
Students| 5,600[2]
Teachers| 340 Certified Staff[2]
Staff| 750[2]
Other information
Website| www.cassiaschools.org

The Cassia County Joint School District 151 is a school district located in Cassia County, Idaho. It consists of 16 schools,[3] and is the largest employer in the county.[2][4]

The majority of its territory is in Cassia County, and it covers the majority of that county.[5] It also includes portions of Oneida and Twin Falls counties.[6][7] The size of the district's territory exceeds that of Delaware.[2]

## History

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In 1948, Cassia County School District consolidated from 49 individually operating small districts spread throughout the county. These small districts consisted of mainly single room schoolhouses in highly rural areas, including Elba, View, Starr's Ferry, Marion, and others.[2]

Bond proposals were put forward to voters in 2016 and 2019 to raise money for facilities maintenance and improvement. Both failed to gain the required 2/3 majority of voters' approval, and therefore failed.[8][9]

The newest addition to the district is John V. Evans Elementary School, which broke ground in 2016[10] and opened in 2017.[11]

Also in 2016, the District’s superintendent, Gaylen Smyer, was recognized as Superintendent of the Year by the Idaho Association of School Administrators.[12]

In response to mental health concerns from the isolation from the Covid-19 pandemic, the district has implemented a 24-hour text hotline, called School Pulse, to aid students’ mental health.[13]

## Schools

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Burley High School

There are 16 schools in the Cassia County School District, as follows:[14][15]

### 7-12 schools

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* Oakley Junior-Senior High School
* Raft River Jr./Sr. High School

### High schools

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* Burley High School
* Declo High School

### Junior high schools

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* Declo Junior High School (6-8)
* Burley Junior High School (7-8)

### Elementary schools (PK-6)

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* Mountain View Elementary School
* Oakley Elementary School
* Raft River Elementary School
* White Pine Elementary School

### Elementary schools (K-6)

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* Dworshak Elementary School
* John V. Evans Elementary School

### Elementary schools (PK-5)

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* Albion Elementary School
* Declo Elementary School

### Alternative schools

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* Cassia Junior-Senior High School (7-12)
* Cassia Regional Technical Center (9-12)
* Mini-Cassia Online Learning Academy (PK-12)

## References

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1. ^ "Our Superindentent, Mrs. Sandra Miller". Cassia County Schools. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
2. ^ a b c d e f "District Profile". Cassia County School District. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
3. ^ "'Needs not wants': Cassia schools ask voters to support $32.7M levy request". Weekly Mailer. January 26, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
4. ^ "Cassia County Labor Force And Economic Profile, January 2023" (PDF). Idaho Department of Labor. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
5. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cassia County, ID" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2024. \- Text list
6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Oneida County, ID" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2024. \- Text list
7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Twin Falls County, ID" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 12, 2024. \- Text list
8. ^ "Cassia County Schools in a tough spot amid record heat".
9. ^ "Cassia schools to seek $56.7 million bond issue". IdahoEdNews.org. January 2, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
10. ^ "District breaks ground on new John V. Evans Elementary School". Weekly Mailer. August 2, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
11. ^ "John V. Evans Elementary opens in Burley". KMVT 11. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
12. ^ "Cassia School District's Smyer named Superintendent of the Year". KMVT 11. October 20, 2016.
13. ^ "Cassia County School District prioritizing mental health as the COVID-19 pandemic continues". KMVT 11. October 17, 2022.
14. ^ "Cassia County School District". Retrieved May 5, 2023.
15. ^ "CASSIA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT schools for this district". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

## External links

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* Official website

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