SKYWAY ELEMENTARY

Set in CALDWELL, Idaho, SKYWAY ELEMENTARY is an expansive elementary-level community, operated by VALLIVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 795 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 139% above the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.

Within VALLIVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 13 schools and 10,339 students, SKYWAY ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

On demographics, SKYWAY ELEMENTARY records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 43% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting SKYWAY ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Canyon County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Canyon County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,488, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. SKYWAY ELEMENTARY is one of 83 public schools in Canyon County (combined enrollment of about 44,048 students).

Nearest neighbor: VISION CHARTER SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SKYWAY ELEMENTARY.

SKYWAY ELEMENTARY operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. SKYWAY ELEMENTARY's enrollment has rose 32% since 2018, when it stood at 601 (now 795). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 50% to 43%.

On the community side, members of the SKYWAY ELEMENTARY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.