LES BOIS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 4150 EAST GRAND FOREST DRIVE, in BOISE, Idaho, LES BOIS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle-grades school that enrolls 658 students (grades 6 through 9), operated by BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 507 students per school, that is 30% above typical.

BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT runs 52 schools in total, collectively educating 22,134 students. LES BOIS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, LES BOIS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Ada County's rate of about 34%.

Around the school, Ada County reports that median household income runs about $91,502, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Ada County's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students), LES BOIS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

TRAIL WIND ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 732 students in 2018 compared to 658 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 79% to 72%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

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