TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of moderately sized scale in BOISE, Idaho, operated by BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT, serveing 301 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 52 schools in BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT (22,134 students total), TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% Black, 13% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Ada County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Ada County's rate of about 34%.

In the area at large, census data for Ada County shows the typical household earns roughly $91,502 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ada County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students), of which TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

FUTURE PUBLIC SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 16%, going from 359 students in 2018 to 301 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 56% to 50% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.