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Capital Senior High School

๐Ÿ“ 8055 Goddard Road, Boise, Ada County, 83704

1,220
Pupils
16.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Capital Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Boise, Ada County. The school has 1,220 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Boise Independent District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 72.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Boise Independent District

Enrollment & staffing

Capital Senior High School enrolls 1,220 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 72.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.

Male students
633 (52%)
Female students
587 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
72.2
Student-teacher ratio
16.9:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White76463%
Hispanic or Latino26922%
Black or African American736%
Two or more races534.3%
Asian483.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native8<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander5<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

336 of the school's 1,220 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 254 qualify for free lunch and 82 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades 9โ€“12

Capital Senior High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-20, state senate district 16, state house district 16.

School district: BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT

Capital Senior High School is one of 51 schools in BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT, based in BOISE, Idaho. The district serves 22,134 students district-wide and employs 1,455 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,220 students, Capital Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 434 students per school.

22,134
District students
51
Schools
1,455
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

57%
Reading proficient
34%
Math proficient
87%
Graduation rate
9%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (7) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Midsize

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