Pepper Ridge Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Boise, Idaho

Pepper Ridge Elementary in Boise, Idaho enrolled 472 students in 2024-25 with 26.5 full-time teachers, 17.8 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, 66% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60% 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 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

514 students in 2022-23, 506 students in 2023-24, 472 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 26.5.

Students enrolled at Pepper Ridge Elementary by school year2022-23: 514, 2023-24: 506, 2024-25: 47202004006002022-235142023-245062024-25472
Students enrolled at Pepper Ridge Elementary by school year2022-23: 514, 2023-24: 506, 2024-25: 47202004006002022-235142023-245062024-25472
Students enrolled at Pepper Ridge Elementary by school year2022-23: 514, 2023-24: 506, 2024-25: 47202004006002022-235142023-245062024-25472
Students enrolled at Pepper Ridge Elementary by school year2022-23: 514, 2023-24: 506, 2024-25: 47202004006002022-235142023-245062024-25472
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351429.017.7
2023-2450627.518.4
2024-2547226.517.8

17.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 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.

Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 17.8; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 17.8; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 17.8; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; This school 17.8; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 17.1U.S. 14.6

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 501 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pepper Ridge Elementary enrolled 511 students and had 1.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 501 of the 511 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent16.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.2% of students were White, 14.8% Hispanic, 6.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White71.2%
  2. Hispanic14.8%
  3. Two or more races6.8%
  4. Asian3.8%
  5. Black1.7%
  6. Pacific Islander1.3%
  7. American Indian0.4%

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 Pepper Ridge Elementary scored proficient or above: 66% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIdaho
Reading and language arts, 2021-2266%68%54.8%
Math, 2022-2360%55% (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; Pepper Ridge Elementary is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pioneer School of the Arts65819.316.6%
Eliza Hart Spalding STEM Academy61017.917.7%
White Pine Elementary School55518.226.7%
Whittier Elementary School49016.198.4%
Desert Sage Elementary School47713.258.3%
Trail Wind Elementary47520.214.7%
Horizon Elementary School47217.798.1%
Pepper Ridge Elementary47217.828.8%

All public schools in Boise →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pepper Ridge Elementary

  1. Eliza Hart Spalding STEM AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 610 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Amity Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 371 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Pepper Ridge Elementary with Eliza Hart Spalding STEM AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Joint School District No. 2 spends per student$9,276 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,276
  5. The largest public schools in IdahoPepper Ridge Elementary is the number 82 by size of 377 Idaho elementary schools open in 2024-25.#82 of 377
  6. Idaho schools by students per teacher17.8 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.1 for elementary schools.17.8:1
  7. 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 Pepper Ridge Elementary

  1. How many students attend Pepper Ridge Elementary?
    472 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 514 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Boise, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pepper Ridge Elementary?
    17.8 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.
  3. Is Pepper Ridge Elementary a Title I school?
    Pepper Ridge Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pepper Ridge Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pepper Ridge Elementary scored proficient or above: 66% in reading in 2021-22 and 60% 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.
  5. What district is Pepper Ridge Elementary in?
    Joint School District No. 2, NCES district ID 1602100. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160210000818 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.

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