WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in BOISE, Idaho, overseen by BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT. The school works with 469 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 41% bigger than typical.

BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT runs 52 schools in total, collectively educating 22,134 students. WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 40% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Ada County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Ada County put median household income runs about $91,502, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ada County's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students), WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MONROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 25%: 624 students in 2018 compared to 469 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 58% to 45% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.