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Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2·NCES 160210000593
CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY
6100 PARK MEADOW DRIVE, BOISE, ID 83713 · (208) 939-3400 · Ada County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Idaho public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
81 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 46%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 44% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.4%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
69.0%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY this school | 377 | 21.5% | N/A |
| PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MERIDIAN | 460 | 19.6% | N/A |
| LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 403 | 18.1% | N/A |
| GATE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POCATELLO | 425 | 22.6% | N/A |
| HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MERIDIAN | 460 | 24.3% | N/A |
| SIENA ELEMENTARY MERIDIAN | 565 | 18.6% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #34 of 323 | #17 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #30 of 319 | #17 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #164 of 393 | #42 of 83 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #117 of 295 | #39 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #146 of 296 | #42 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.5% | #299 of 328 | #54 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.8% | #5 of 208 | #3 of 58 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
377
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-44% since 2000-01, when it was 675
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 377 | 22.3 | 16.9:1 | 21% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 26.8 | 15.2:1 | 18% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 18% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 14% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 30.8 | 21.0:1 | 19% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 29 | 21.7:1 | 14% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 30 | 20.0:1 | 16% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 34 | 19.9:1 | 15% (103) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (648 to 377); teachers down 28% (30.8 to 22.3).
About CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY
CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in BOISE, Idaho. Its enrollment is 377 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 61 schools in JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 totals 38,740 students.
More than half of the students at CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY are White (76%). The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY scores 40%.
CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1, with 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Idaho is 18.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 21% at CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY. On average, public schools in Ada County report 34%.
CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 93% of Idaho public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, Ada County, median household income comes to about $91,502, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 156, with about 80,006 students.
iSUCCEED VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles from CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (379) and 2024-25 (377).
This page is set up for the CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Ada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
518,935
Census ACS
Median income
$91,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
80,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,463 students
- OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,884 students
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,774 students
- EAGLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,743 students
Other schools in BOISE
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,743 students
- BOISE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,512 students
- BORAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,308 students
- TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,307 students
- iSUCCEED VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,290 students
- INSPIRE VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,210 students
Nearby schools
- iSUCCEED VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,290
- iSucceed Academy0.2 mi · 345
- PATHWAYS IN EDUCATION - WEST ADA0.2 mi · 79
- IDAHO CONNECTS ONLINE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 155
- FLYERS CENTER0.7 mi · 10
- JOPLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY?
CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY serve?
CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY is approximately 16.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY?
At CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY?
CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY is overseen by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 in Ada County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.