📍 3101 Cassia Street, Boise, Ada County, 83705
South Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Boise, Ada County. The school has 565 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Boise Independent District school district. It serves grades 7–9 in an urban setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Junior High School enrolls 565 students across grades 7–9. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 369 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 111 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
251 of the school's 565 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 196 qualify for free lunch and 55 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.
South Junior High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-20, state senate district 17, state house district 17.
South Junior 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 565 students, South Junior High School is larger than the district average of about 434 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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