Northwest Sampler
Idaho
- William Thomas Middle School (Grades 6-8)
- 355 Bannock Avenue
- American Falls, ID 83211
- 288-226-5203
- Randy Jensen, principal
- randyj@sd381.k12.id.us
Randy Jensen has been principal at William Thomas Middle School for nearly 16 years. In 2005, Jensen was recognized as the National Middle Level Principal of the Year. The school is in a rural area, with 68 percent of students eligible for the free and reduced-price lunch program. Forty percent of students are Hispanic. Students have progressed in language arts and mathematics, especially English language learners. In 2004-2005, eight percent more ELL students tested as proficient in language arts, and 10 percent more tested as proficient in mathematics than in the previous year.
