Borah Senior High School

6001 Cassia Street, Boise ID, 83709 | Boise City Independent School District 1 | 208-854-4370
  • grades 9-13
  • students 1488
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 51% 9% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 94 in Boise
  • Ranked #0 of 901 in Idaho
Proficiency Averages
51%Boise
47%Idaho

Borah Senior High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 13 and is located in the district of "Boise City Independent School District 1" in Boise, ID. There are a total of 1,488 students and 90 teachers at Borah Senior High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Borah Senior High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 51.0%, which is 9% higher than the Idaho average.

Borah Senior High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1488
Teachers90
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment398
Taking some courses315
Taking some courses (not tests)77
Passing some courses153
Passing no courses155

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Borah Senior High School, there are a total of 398 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 315 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All44%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School44%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All58%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School58%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Borah Senior High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIdahoNational
White 74.1% 77.9% 76.7% 51.1%
Black 6.7% 3.2% 1.2% 15.9%
Asian 5.8% 3.9% 1.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 11.5% 11.4% 16.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.6% 1.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.7% 0.7% 0.5% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.9% 2.3% 2.2% 3.1%

Boise demographics profile

StatisticBoiseIdahoNational
Population228,0571,787,065328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,7132291
Median age37.535.737.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)51%60%55%
Speak English90%89%79%
Speak Spanish5%8%13%

Education level achieved in Boise

IndexBoiseIdahoNational
Completed 8th grade91.2%85.7%84.3%
Completed high school90.7%84.8%83.0%
Completed some college74.5%62.4%59.4%
Completed associate degree49.4%35.6%38.5%
Completed bachelors40.6%26.2%30.3%
Completed masters14.2%8.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.4%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.7%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Borah Senior High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.