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Enrollment
533
Middle
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 507
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT·NCES 160036000073
SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
3101 CASSIA STREET, BOISE, ID 83705 · (208) 854-6110 · Ada County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Idaho public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
517 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 181 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 174 | 33% |
| Grade 9 | 178 | 33% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 44% · US 70%
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.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL→TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
32.8%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 533 | 97.0% | N/A |
| GLENNS FERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL GLENNS FERRY | 94 | 68.1% | N/A |
| SUMMITVUE MIDDLE SCHOOL CALDWELL | 836 | 58.4% | N/A |
| JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL CALDWELL | 778 | 74.3% | N/A |
| HACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL MOUNTAIN HOME | 530 | 57.2% | N/A |
| MOUNTAIN HOME JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MOUNTAIN HOME | 500 | 56.2% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #76 of 100 | #19 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #79 of 101 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #52 of 114 | #17 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #8 of 98 | #2 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #5 of 98 | #2 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #1 of 104 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #16 of 62 | #6 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
533
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 955
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 533 | 36.6 | 14.6:1 | 97% (517) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 37.6 | 14.9:1 | 50% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 44% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 42 | 12.4:1 | 46% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 46.8 | 14.2:1 | 65% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 46 | 13.5:1 | 71% (441) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 72% (460) |
| 2000-01 | 881 | 48 | 18.4:1 | 36% (313) |
| 1990-91 | 955 | 51 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (664 to 533); teachers down 22% (46.8 to 36.6).
About SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
In BOISE, Idaho, SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school. The school enrolls 533 students, from grades 7 through 9.
The 52 schools in BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT enroll 22,134 students altogether, SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL among them.
At 62%, White students outnumber all other groups at SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL combined. It is also 21% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Ada County's residents are about 83% White, 21 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 56%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.6:1, with 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Idaho, the typical ratio is 17.1:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 97%. That rate is above the 34% average among public schools in Ada County.
Measured against Idaho public middle schools, SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Ada County has about 518,935 residents, and median household income is about $91,502, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 156 public schools in Ada County, with a combined enrollment of about 80,006.
The closest public school, MONROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.3 miles from SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
The number of students grew from 520 to 533 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 12.4 to 14.6 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
518,935
Census ACS
Median income
$91,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
80,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
- BOISE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,512 students
- BORAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,308 students
- TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,307 students
- CAPITAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,170 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 886 students
- WEST JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 717 students
Other schools in BOISE
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,743 students
- BOISE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,512 students
- BORAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,308 students
- TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,307 students
- iSUCCEED VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,290 students
- INSPIRE VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,210 students
Other South Junior High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named South Junior High. SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- South Junior HighAnaheim, CA · 1,159 students
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGHSAINT CLOUD, MN · 831 students
Nearby schools
- MONROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 206
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 228
- WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 469
- HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 264
- PEACE VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL1.2 mi · 192
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 533 students in grades 07-09.
What age range does SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 14.6:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 62% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT in Ada County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.