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Education
Boise-Nampa MSA
residents know the secret to success lies in education—a
high priority locally and statewide. Approximately half
of the state’s general fund is allocated to education.
Idaho ranks among the top third of states for percentage
of adults age 25 and older that have graduated from high
school (84.7 percent). The MSA also ranks among the top
18 percent of U.S. metro areas for percentage of adults
who have graduated from high school (86 percent); of
those adults, 25 percent go on to attain a bachelor’s
degree or higher.
The Treasure Valley has six school
districts offering education from kindergarten through
high school. These districts have a combined total of
83 elementary schools, 21 middle/junior high schools and
18 high schools. The Boise School District (BSD) ranks
as one of the most successful and high achieving school
districts in the country, according to Expansion
Management magazine in its December 2004 annual study of
2,800 school districts in the U.S. BSD serves more than
25,000 students in 33 elementary schools, eight junior
high schools, four high schools, one alternative middle-
high school, one alternative high school, an evening
high school and a high school for pregnant and parenting
adolescents. The Treasure Valley Mathematics & Science
Center (TVMSC) is a partnership program between the
Boise and Meridian school districts. TVMSC serves high
achieving students with an exciting, innovative, and
integrated mathematics and science program open to
public, private, and home-school students across the
Boise metropolitan area. In addition, under the joint
direction of the Boise and Meridian school districts,
the Dehryl A. Dennis Professional-Technical Education
Center (PTEC) provides Ada County students with
workforce skill development and a seamless transition to
active participation in economic and community roles.
All Boise School District schools enjoy superior
teachers with strong support staffs and offer a
wholesome, clean, inviting and crime-free learning
environment for students. Boise School District
students outperform the state as a whole on the Idaho
Standards Achievement Tests in nearly every grade and
subject.
The MSA
contains a regional center for Head Start, several
Montessori schools and a variety of other private K-12
schools. While the public school system strives to
include everyone, there are also a number of educational
testing centers and private programs for those with
special needs. Charter schools have recently sprung up
in the valley, in addition to several private and
parochial schools.
In
addition, the Boise area has many licensed daycare
facilities and progressive preschool centers, including
“Just for Kids,” an after-school program run by the
district itself and held onsite at many elementary
schools.
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training schools.
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Please
note: All listings in the search are current Chamber
members.
Primary and secondary
school information:
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Room 200, Len B. Jordan Building
650 W. State Street, P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
208.332.6800
www.sde.state.id.us/dept/
Idaho Department of
Education
650 West State Street
PO Box 83720, Boise, Idaho 83720-0027
208.332.6800
www.sde.state.id.us/dept/
Idaho State Board of
Education
P.O. Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0037
208.334.2270
www.idahoboardofed.org
www.schoolmatters.com
Boise Independent School
District
8169 W. Victory Rd., Boise, ID 83709
208.854.4000
www.boiseschools.org
Caldwell School District
1101 E Cleveland Blvd, Caldwell, ID 83605
208.455.3300
www.caldwellschools.org
Kuna School District
1450 Boise Street, Kuna, ID 83634
208.922.1000
www.kunaschools.org
Meridian Joint School
District
911 Meridian Rd., Meridian, ID 83642
208.855.4500
www.meridianschools.org
Nampa School District
619 S. Canyon, Nampa, ID 83686
208.468.4600
www.sd131.k12.id.u
Vallivue School District
5207 S. Montana Avenue, Caldwell, ID 83607
208.454.0445
http://sd139.k12.id.us
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