OWYHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an intimate elementary school in BOISE, Idaho, OWYHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL hosts 167 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT. That puts it 50% leaner than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.

BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT comprises 52 schools with combined enrollment of 22,134 students; OWYHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, OWYHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Ada County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ada County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Ada County reports that median household income runs about $91,502, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. OWYHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 156 public schools in Ada County (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students).

The closest other public school is HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OWYHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has declined 35%, going from 258 students in 2018 to 167 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 72% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.