STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of roomy scale in STAR, Idaho, overseen by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, teacheing 727 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 119% above the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.

Within JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, which oversees 61 schools and 38,740 students, STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 34% of students at STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Ada County indicate median household earnings sit near $91,502, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Ada County's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students), STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: STAR MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 38%, going from 527 students in 2018 to 727 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 77% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.