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SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY

500 STAMPEDE DRIVE, NAMPA, ID 83687 · (208)468-4614 · Canyon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 332
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
129 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 46%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2023-24

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3912%
Grade 16520%
Grade 24714%
Grade 36520%
Grade 46219%
Grade 55416%

This year's kindergarten class (39) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).

Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 44% · US 70%
White
—40%
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 72% · US 43%
Hispanic
—50%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
—1%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Two+
—8%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
—1%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
—0%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.

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Where SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IdahoIn Canyon County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
332#203 of 393#32 of 38
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.8:1#42 of 295#4 of 35
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.8%#23 of 296#2 of 35
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
38.9%#222 of 328#30 of 36
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

6-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24
Enrollment
332
-114 (-26%) vs 2017
-54% since 2000-01, when it was 726
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.4:1
% White
40%
was 48%
% Hispanic
50%
was 46%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2023-243322712.3:139% (129)
2022-233412314.8:139% (133)
2020-212832312.3:173% (208)
2017-1844628.915.4:181% (362)
2015-164802420.0:184% (403)
2010-115452720.2:168% (370)
2000-017263918.6:182% (597)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY.

Since 2017-18: students down 26% (446 to 332); teachers down 7% (28.9 to 27).

About SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY

In NAMPA, Idaho, SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 332 students in pre-K through 5.

SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY is part of a district of 25 schools: NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 14,141 students.

The student body at SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY is 50% Hispanic. The school is also 40% White and 8% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 26%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.

SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. Across elementary schools in Idaho, the average ratio is 18.1:1. The school has 39% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 51% average for public schools in Canyon County is 12 points.

In Canyon County, home to about 250,790 people, the median household earns about $76,488 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY shares Canyon County with 82 other public schools.

Of the public schools around it, SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY is closest to IDAHO ARTS CHARTER SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

In the federal locale system, SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Between 2017-18 and 2023-24, SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY had a net loss of 114 students, or 26%. White students went from 48% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 40% in 2023-24. The school's ratio dropped from 15.4:1 to 12.3:1 between 2017-18 and 2023-24.

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Canyon County at a glance

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Population
250,790
Census ACS
Median income
$76,488
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
44,048 students

Quick facts

School name
SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY
District
NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
500 STAMPEDE DRIVE, NAMPA, ID 83687
Phone
(208)468-4614
County
Canyon County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
332
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
129 (39%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
160234000507
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY
How many students attend SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY?
SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY serve?
SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY?
At SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 40% White, 50% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY public or private?
SNAKE RIVER ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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