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Boise Independent District Schools
Boise Independent District is a public school district in Idaho, based in Ada County (Boise). SchoolGrade grades 50 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Boise Independent District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Boise Independent District
45 of 50 schools in Boise Independent District carry a SchoolGrade (5 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 15B: 16C: 9D: 5
Best schools in Boise Independent District
Statewide rankings: all 171 high schools in Idaho · all 96 middle schools in Idaho · all 354 elementary schools in Idaho
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Highlands Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Collister Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Adams Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Roosevelt Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Liberty Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Riverside Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A East Junior High School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A Longfellow Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A North Junior High School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A Washington Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Boise Independent District
High schools (5)
- A- Boise Senior High School, Boise
- B Borah Senior High School, Boise
- B Capital Senior High School, Boise
- D- Frank Church High School, Boise
- A- Timberline High School, Boise
Middle and junior high schools (8)
- A East Junior High School, Boise
- C Fairmont Junior High School, Boise
- B+ Hillside Junior High School, Boise
- A- Les Bois Junior High School, Boise
- A North Junior High School, Boise
- B Riverglen JR High School, Boise
- C South Junior High School, Boise
- B West Junior High, Boise
Elementary and primary schools (34)
- A Adams Elementary School, Boise
- B Amity Elementary School, Boise
- Boise Online School Elementary, Boise
- A+ Collister Elementary School, Boise
- B Cynthia Mann Elementary School, Boise
- D+ Garfield Elementary School, Boise
- C Grace Jordan Elementary, Boise
- B Hawthorne Elementary School, Boise
- A- Hidden Springs Elementary School, Hidden Springs
- A+ Highlands Elementary School, Boise
- C- Hillcrest Elementary School, Boise
- C Horizon Elementary School, Boise
- D Jefferson Elementary School, Boise
- D Koelsch Elementary School, Boise
- A Liberty Elementary School, Boise
- A Longfellow Elementary School, Boise
- B Lowell Elementary School, Boise
- Madison Early Childhood School, Boise
- B Maple Grove Elementary School, Boise
- B Monroe Elementary School, Boise
- C Morley Nelson Elementary, Boise
- B- Mountain View Elementary School, Boise
- B Owyhee Elementary School, Boise
- B Pierce Park Elementary School, Boise
- A Riverside Elementary School, Boise
- A Roosevelt Elementary School, Boise
- C+ Shadow Hills Elementary, Boise
- D Taft Elementary School, Boise
- A- Trail Wind Elementary, Boise
- B Valley View Elementary School, Boise
- A Washington Elementary School, Boise
- B+ White Pine Elementary School, Boise
- C- Whitney Elementary School, Boise
- C Whittier Elementary School, Boise
Other schools and academies (3)
- Boise Online School Secondary, Boise
- Dehryl A Dennis Prof Tech Center, Boise
- Treasure Valley Mathscience, Boise
Where Boise Independent District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Boise (49)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Idaho
- County: Ada County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 22,425 students with 1,417 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,657 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1600360
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Mountain Home District (8 schools, 16 mi)
- Kuna Joint District (11 schools, 18 mi)
- Joint School District No. 2 (60 schools, 23 mi)
- Nampa School District (24 schools, 34 mi)
- Glenns Ferry Joint District (3 schools, 39 mi)
- Vallivue School District (13 schools, 41 mi)
- Caldwell District (10 schools, 42 mi)
- Middleton District (6 schools, 44 mi)
Questions about Boise Independent District
How many schools are in Boise Independent District?
SchoolGrade grades 50 public schools in Boise Independent District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Boise Independent District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Boise.
How good are the schools in Boise Independent District?
Across the 45 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 47.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 51.8%. 44% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Boise Independent District?
22,425 students were enrolled in Boise Independent District in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Boise Independent District?
Boise Independent District is in Idaho, based in Ada County, with its district office in Boise. Its boundary covers about 494 sq mi.