ETHEL BOYES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a roomy elementary campus in IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, ETHEL BOYES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL instructs 516 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 55% above the state mean of about 332.

Across the 20 schools in IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT (9,903 students total), ETHEL BOYES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ETHEL BOYES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 39% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ETHEL BOYES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.1:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bonneville County (around 41%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, Bonneville County reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,068 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Bonneville County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,028 students), of which ETHEL BOYES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is EAGLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ETHEL BOYES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

ETHEL BOYES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. ETHEL BOYES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has rose 29% since 2018, when it stood at 401 (now 516). Over the same period, the White share fell from 64% to 55%. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 in 2025.

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