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Whitney Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1609 South Owyhee Street
Boise, ID 83705
Phone
(208) 854-6580
District
BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
County
ADA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
476
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Idaho

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.6% of all ID schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Whitney Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
47%
35%
45%
38%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
48%
32%
48%
28%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
46%
30%
51%
20%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
44%
34%
49%
26%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
16
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 41 8.6%
Kindergarten 64 13.4%
Grade 1 72 15.1%
Grade 2 67 14.1%
Grade 3 59 12.4%
Grade 4 59 12.4%
Grade 5 64 13.4%
Grade 6 50 10.5%
Total 476 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 55.0% 74.6% 76.3%
Black 10.4% 4.8% 1.2%
Hispanic 33.1% 15.6% 19.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.1% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 0.9% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 98.9% 32.4% 32.1%
Free lunch eligible 1.1% 17.8% 23.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 97.9% 14.6% 8.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 211,166 1,964,726
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 427.2 23
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.6% 21.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.6% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.3% 23.2%
65 OR OLDER 15.8% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 89,171 693,821
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.1% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 46.8% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.6% 16.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.3% 18.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.7% 15.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.8% 18.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.7% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.9% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 7.0% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,051 $160,824,000 52.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $920 $20,985,000 6.8%
Staff $758 $17,297,000 5.6%
General Administration $48 $1,087,000 0.4%
School Administration $689 $15,717,000 5.1%
Operation $1,108 $25,273,000 8.2%
Transportation $312 $7,115,000 2.3%
Other $333 $7,602,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,168 $95,076,000 31.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,216 $50,539,000 16.5%
Total Expenditures $13,435 $306,439,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,244 $1,665,553,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $499 $158,590,000 5.4%
Staff $463 $146,983,000 5.0%
General Administration $210 $66,807,000 2.3%
School Administration $483 $153,501,000 5.2%
Operation $768 $243,918,000 8.3%
Transportation $341 $108,372,000 3.7%
Other $271 $86,040,000 2.9%
Total Support $3,036 $964,211,000 32.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,027 $326,254,000 11.0%
Total Expenditures $9,306 $2,956,018,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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