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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT·NCES 160036000079
WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
301 NORTH 29TH STREET, BOISE, ID 83702 · (208) 854-6630 · Ada County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Idaho public elementary schools
- C-Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
482 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
64%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
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
33.2%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 38 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 WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 490 | 98.4% | N/A |
| WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 469 | 97.9% | N/A |
| GRACE JORDAN ELEMENTARY BOISE | 402 | 98.8% | N/A |
| HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 472 | 98.3% | N/A |
| VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 330 | 97.0% | N/A |
| DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IDAHO FALLS | 436 | 82.1% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho elementary 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 WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #260 of 323 | #70 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #250 of 319 | #68 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #69 of 393 | #17 of 83 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #82 of 295 | #28 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #8 of 296 | #6 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #5 of 328 | #5 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #153 of 208 | #51 of 58 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
490
+66 (+16%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 490 | 30.5 | 16.1:1 | 98% (482) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 99% (524) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 99% (565) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 99% (419) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 31.8 | 16.9:1 | 99% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 26 | 18.4:1 | 99% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 70% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 317 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 76% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 22 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (535 to 490); teachers down 4% (31.8 to 30.5).
About WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs as a mid-sized elementary school in BOISE, Idaho. It had 490 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Idaho average about 332 students, which makes this school 48% above average.
The district, BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT, operates 52 schools serving 22,134 students.
White students make up 44% of enrollment at WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 40% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Ada County's population at about 83%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
For every teacher at WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are about 16.1 students; the school has 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Idaho is 18.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 482 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 98% of enrollment. It compares with 34% for public schools in Ada County.
On the allk12 Grade, WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at C-, ahead of 19% of Idaho public elementary schools.
For the population of Ada County, the median household earns about $91,502 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Ada County, 156 public schools serve about 80,006 students.
About 0.8 miles separate WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, LOWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 490, compared with 424 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.6:1 to 16.1:1.
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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 Whittier Elementary schools
34 other US public schools in 17 states are named Whittier Elementary. WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 7th largest of the 35.
- Whittier ElementaryHemet, CA · 816 students
- Whittier ElementaryFrederick, MD · 779 students
- WHITTIER ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 550 students
- Whittier ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 526 students
- Whittier ElemKansas City, KS · 502 students
Nearby schools
- LOWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 324
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 886
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 268
- BOISE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,512
- TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 301
- ANSER CHARTER SCHOOL1.3 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.1:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 44% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT.
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