State/Public Elementary Open

Highlands Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 3434 Bogus Basin Road, Boise, Ada County, 83702

294
Pupils
17.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Highlands Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Boise, Ada County. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Boise Independent District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in an urban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Boise Independent District

Enrollment & staffing

Highlands Elementary School enrolls 294 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.

Male students
161 (55%)
Female students
133 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student-teacher ratio
17.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.4% Two or more races and 4.4% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White26289%
Two or more races165.4%
Hispanic or Latino134.4%
Asian31%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

9 of the school's 294 students (3.1%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 4 qualify for free lunch and 5 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 Pre-Kโ€“6

Highlands Elementary 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 19, state house district 19.

School district: BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT

Highlands Elementary 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 294 students, Highlands Elementary School is smaller 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

87%
Reading proficient
82%
Math proficient
7%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Midsize

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