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Morley Nelson Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 7701 West Northview Street, Boise, Ada County, 83704

459
Pupils
17.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Morley Nelson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Boise, Ada County. The school has 459 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 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Boise Independent District

Enrollment & staffing

Morley Nelson Elementary enrolls 459 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.

Male students
236 (51%)
Female students
223 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
26.2
Student-teacher ratio
17.5:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White23952%
Hispanic or Latino12227%
Black or African American6214%
Two or more races153.3%
Asian132.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander51.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

454 of the school's 459 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 17 qualify for free lunch and 437 for a reduced price. 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€“6Title I

Morley Nelson Elementary 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 16, state house district 16.

School district: BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT

Morley Nelson Elementary 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 459 students, Morley Nelson Elementary is close to 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

38%
Reading proficient
30%
Math proficient
18%
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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