GRACE JORDAN ELEMENTARY

GRACE JORDAN ELEMENTARY operates as a reasonably sized primary school in BOISE, Idaho, operated by BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 402 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 21% larger than typical.

Across the 52 schools in BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT (22,134 students total), GRACE JORDAN ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, GRACE JORDAN ELEMENTARY records that White students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school lists 26% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Ada County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, GRACE JORDAN ELEMENTARY records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. The state averages about 18.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 99% of students at GRACE JORDAN ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Ada County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Ada County) records that median household earnings sit near $91,502, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. GRACE JORDAN ELEMENTARY is one of 156 public schools in Ada County (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students).

Nearest neighbor: BORAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GRACE JORDAN ELEMENTARY.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. GRACE JORDAN ELEMENTARY's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 486 (now 402). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 66% to 58% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

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