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Alumni: what's one memory from ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2·NCES 160210000595
ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY
12311 WEST BRADDOCK DRIVE, BOISE, ID 83709 · (208) 321-2150 · Ada County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
17.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
134 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 46%
Community
5
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 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
36%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
66.2%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
68.9%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 66 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 ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY this school | 610 | 22.0% | N/A |
| SIENA ELEMENTARY MERIDIAN | 565 | 18.6% | N/A |
| PIONEER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS BOISE | 658 | 21.3% | N/A |
| HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MERIDIAN | 460 | 24.3% | N/A |
| PLEASANT VIEW ELEMENTARY MERIDIAN | 747 | 19.4% | N/A |
| GATE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POCATELLO | 425 | 22.6% | 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 ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #37 of 323 | #19 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #60 of 319 | #33 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #20 of 393 | #8 of 83 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #162 of 295 | #56 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.1% | #175 of 296 | #57 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #297 of 328 | #53 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #65 of 208 | #32 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
610
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 610 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 22% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 35 | 18.5:1 | 20% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 678 | 35 | 19.4:1 | 17% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 29 | 20.1:1 | 12% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 770 | 35 | 22.0:1 | 17% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 36 | 21.0:1 | 20% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 715 | 37 | 19.3:1 | 16% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 39 | 18.3:1 | 18% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (770 to 610); teachers down 3% (35 to 34).
About ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY
ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY is a large elementary school in JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, located in BOISE, Idaho. It enrolled 610 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Idaho average about 332 students each.
JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 has 61 schools and 38,740 students, and ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY is one of those schools.
Roughly 79% of students at ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
At ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY, 34 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.9:1. That matches the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Idaho fairly closely. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 22% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Ada County averages 34%, higher than here.
allk12 grades ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY an A. The grade compares the school only with Idaho public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
County data help place the school in context: in Ada County, the median household income is $91,502, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Ada County is home to 156 public schools and about 80,006 public school students.
The nearest public school is LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is up 5% from 2020-21, when ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY had 582 students, to 2024-25, when it had 610. Students per teacher fell from 20.1 in 2020-21 to 17.9 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 898
- PEPPER RIDGE ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 472
- IDAHO VIRTUAL ACADEMY1.2 mi · 1,801
- IDAHO TECHNICAL CAREER ACADEMY1.2 mi · 137
- INSIGHT SCHOOL OF IDAHO1.2 mi · 262
- GEM PREP: ONLINE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY?
ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY enrolls approximately 610 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY serve?
ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY?
At ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY public or private?
ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.