Boise School District

The Boise School District #1, is a comprehensive public school district in Boise, Idaho. The district was founded in 1865 under the auspices of Idaho Territory. Formerly the largest school district in the state, it now ranks second to the adjacent West Ada School District #2, which administers several schools in western Boise.[2] Peak enrollment in the Boise School District was reached in 1997 at 27,070.[3]

Boise School District #1
Location
8169 W. Victory Rd.
Boise, ID 83709
Boise, Idaho

United States
District information
TypePublic
Motto"Educating Today for a Better Tomorrow"
GradesK-12
Established1865
SuperintendentDon Coberly[1]
Accreditation(s)Idaho State Department of Education
Students and staff
Students26,023 (October 2014)[1]
Athletic conferenceSouthern Idaho - 5A
Other information
Websitewww.boiseschools.org

The Boise School District #1 is the second-oldest school system in Idaho. The oldest is in Lewiston, founded three years earlier by the Washington Territory government.

The district has the highest tax rate of any in the State of Idaho, nearly double that of the Meridian School District (West Ada School District #2).[4]

Schools

High schools

Traditional

Four senior high schools, grades 10–12, IHSAA class 5A, Southern Idaho Conference

The first Les Bois Junior High (1994), was remodeled and expanded in 1998 to become Timberline High School.[3]

Alternative

Junior high schools

Eight junior high schools, grades 7–9, two per high school

  • East Jr. High School- (1952, 2009)
  • Fairmont Jr. High School - (1965)
  • Hillside Jr. High School- (1960)
  • Les Bois Jr. High School - (1994, 1998)
  • North Jr. High School - (1937: "Boise" until South opened in 1948)
  • Riverglen Jr. High School - (1998)
  • South Jr. High School - (1948, 2008)
  • West Jr. High School - (1952, 2008)

Prior to 1937, grades 7 and 8 were in the elementary schools.[3]

Elementary schools

Thirty-two elementary schools, grades K–6.

  • Adams
  • Amity
  • Collister
  • Cynthia Mann
  • Garfield
  • Grace Jordan
  • Hawthorne
  • Hidden Springs
  • Highlands
  • Hillcrest
  • Horizon
  • Jefferson
  • Koelsch
  • Liberty
  • Longfellow
  • Lowell
  • Maple Grove
  • Morley Nelson
  • Monroe
  • Mountain View
  • Owyhee
  • Pierce Park
  • Riverside
  • Roosevelt
  • Shadow Hills
  • Taft
  • Trail Wind
  • Valley View
  • Washington
  • White Pine
  • Whitney
  • Whittier

Joint School District Facilities

Other
  • Language Academy
  • Madison Early Childhood Center
  • One Stone
  • St. Mary's
  • St. Joe's
  • St. Marks
  • Sacred Heart

References
  1. "October 13, 2014 Board of the Independent School District of Boise City Meeting Packet" (PDF). Boise School District. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  2. "Meridian to hold school levy election March 13", Idaho Statesman, February 2, 2012. (accessed 4 February 2012)
  3. "History". Boise School District. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  4. "Boise School Levy, YES or NO?". Boise Guardian. Retrieved June 6, 2013.

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