Amity Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Boise, Idaho
Amity Elementary School in Boise, Idaho enrolled 371 students in 2024-25 with 21.0 full-time teachers, 17.7 students per teacher against the Idaho elementary-school median of 17.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22. On the state tests, 57% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 46% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Idaho: 54.8% and 40.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%
411 students in 2022-23, 384 students in 2023-24, 371 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 21.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 411 | 24.0 | 17.1 |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 22.5 | 17.1 |
| 2024-25 | 371 | 21.0 | 17.7 |
17.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 of every 100 Idaho elementary schools
Among the 372 Idaho elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 348 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Amity Elementary School enrolled 418 students and had 1.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.2, one per 348 of the 418 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent25.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.5% of students were White, 11.6% Hispanic, 6.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White76.5%
- Hispanic11.6%
- Two or more races6.5%
- Asian2.7%
- Black1.3%
- Pacific Islander1.1%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Amity Elementary School scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Idaho, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Idaho |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 57% | 57% | 54.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 46% | 46% (2021-22) | 40.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Boise
47 public elementary schools in Boise report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer School of the Arts | 658 | 19.3 | 16.6% |
| Eliza Hart Spalding STEM Academy | 610 | 17.9 | 17.7% |
| White Pine Elementary School | 555 | 18.2 | 26.7% |
| Whittier Elementary School | 490 | 16.1 | 98.4% |
| Desert Sage Elementary School | 477 | 13.2 | 58.3% |
| Trail Wind Elementary | 475 | 20.2 | 14.7% |
| Horizon Elementary School | 472 | 17.7 | 98.1% |
| Pepper Ridge Elementary | 472 | 17.8 | 28.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Amity Elementary School
- Maple Grove Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 370 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Silver Sage Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 250 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare Amity Elementary School with Maple Grove Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Boise Independent District spends per student$12,892 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,892
- The largest public schools in IdahoAmity Elementary School is the number 171 by size of 377 Idaho elementary schools open in 2024-25.#171 of 377
- Idaho schools by students per teacher17.7 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.1 for elementary schools.17.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Amity Elementary School
How many students attend Amity Elementary School?
371 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 411 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Boise, ID.What is the student-teacher ratio at Amity Elementary School?
17.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Idaho median for elementary schools is 17.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Amity Elementary School a Title I school?
Amity Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Amity Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Amity Elementary School scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Idaho's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Amity Elementary School in?
Boise Independent District, NCES district ID 1600360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160036000592 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.