LOWELL SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 13600 WEST MCMILLAN ROAD, in BOISE, Idaho, LOWELL SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a sizable middle-grades school that enrolls 773 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2. Compared to the state average of about 507 students per school, that is 52% bigger than typical.

JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 runs 61 schools in total, collectively educating 38,740 students. LOWELL SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, LOWELL SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Ada County indicate median household income runs about $91,502, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LOWELL SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 156 public schools in Ada County (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students).

The closest other public school is PIONEER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 27%: 1,059 students in 2018 compared to 773 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 in 2025.

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