Capital Senior High School

8055 Goddard Road, Boise ID, 83704 | Boise City Independent School District 1 | 208-854-4490
  • grades 9-13
  • students 1325
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 42% 12% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 94 in Boise
  • Ranked #0 of 901 in Idaho
Proficiency Averages
51%Boise
47%Idaho

Capital 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 1,325 students and 78 teachers at Capital Senior High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Capital Senior High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 41.5%, which is 12% lower than the Idaho average.

Capital Senior High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1325
Teachers78
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment449
Taking some courses313
Taking some courses (not tests)138
Passing some courses170
Passing no courses142

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 Capital Senior High School, there are a total of 449 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 313 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All30%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School30%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All53%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School53%

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.

Capital Senior High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIdahoNational
White 73.6% 77.9% 76.7% 51.1%
Black 4.3% 3.2% 1.2% 15.9%
Asian 4.1% 3.9% 1.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 14.6% 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 2.2% 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 Capital Senior High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.