WEST JUNIOR HIGH

As a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school in BOISE, Idaho, WEST JUNIOR HIGH enrolls 717 students from grades 7 through 9, part of BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT. That puts it 41% above the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 507 students.

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

On demographics, WEST JUNIOR HIGH reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest reads as 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. The state averages about 17.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Ada County indicate median household earnings sit near $91,502, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Ada County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students), of which WEST JUNIOR HIGH is one.

Nearest neighbor: FRANK CHURCH HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WEST JUNIOR HIGH.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. WEST JUNIOR HIGH's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 877 (now 717). The White share of enrollment shrank from 80% to 73% over that span.

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