Whitney Elementary School

1609 South Owyhee Street, Boise ID, 83705 | Boise City Independent School District 1 | 208-854-6580
  • grades PK-6
  • students 624
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 35% 25% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 94 in Boise
  • Ranked #0 of 901 in Idaho
Proficiency Averages
51%Boise
47%Idaho

Whitney Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 6 and is located in the district of "Boise City Independent School District 1" in Boise, ID. There are a total of 624 students and 33 teachers at Whitney Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Whitney Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 35.0%, which is 25% lower than the Idaho average.

Whitney Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students624
Teachers33
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

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 Whitney Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All32%
340-44%
445-49%
515-19%
620-24%
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All38%
335-39%
445-49%
530-34%
630-34%
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

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.

Whitney Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIdahoNational
White 66.0% 77.9% 76.7% 51.1%
Black 2.9% 3.2% 1.2% 15.9%
Asian 0.7% 3.9% 1.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 28.2% 11.4% 16.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.6% 1.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.7% 0.5% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.8% 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 Whitney Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.