South Junior High School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 9 · Boise, Idaho
South Junior High School in Boise, Idaho enrolled 533 students in 2024-25 with 36.6 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the Idaho middle-school median of 17.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program. On the state tests, 42% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 29% 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 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%
565 students in 2022-23, 560 students in 2023-24, 533 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.0 to 36.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 565 | 41.0 | 13.8 |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 37.6 | 14.9 |
| 2024-25 | 533 | 36.6 | 14.6 |
14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 of every 100 Idaho middle schools
Among the 111 Idaho middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.6; the national median for middle 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).
3 AP courses and one counselor per 209 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Junior High School enrolled 628 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 43 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses3
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 209 of the 628 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions43
- Chronically absent22.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
61.7% of students were White, 21.4% Hispanic, 8.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White61.7%
- Hispanic21.4%
- Black8.3%
- Two or more races5.1%
- Asian2.3%
- American Indian0.8%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
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 South Junior High School scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% 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 | 42% | 57% | 54.8% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 29% | 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.
Middle schools in Boise
10 public middle schools in Boise report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hazel Middle School | 986 | 18.8 | 30.8% |
| North Junior High School | 886 | 18.8 | 18.5% |
| Lowell Scott Middle School | 773 | 21.2 | 25.6% |
| West Junior High | 717 | 17.6 | 30.5% |
| Fairmont Junior High School | 659 | 15.5 | 29.5% |
| Les Bois Junior High School | 658 | 17.0 | 16.6% |
| East Junior High School | 620 | 17.8 | 11.5% |
| Hillside Junior High School | 561 | 15.6 | 22.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about South Junior High School
- Minidoka Junior High AlternativeThe nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 36 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Tiger Learn ProgramThe next nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 12 students (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare South Junior High School with Minidoka Junior High AlternativeStudents, 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 IdahoSouth Junior High School is the number 52 by size of 113 Idaho middle schools open in 2024-25.#52 of 113
- Idaho schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.6 for middle schools.14.6:1
- 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 South Junior High School
How many students attend South Junior High School?
533 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 565 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Boise, ID.What is the student-teacher ratio at South Junior High School?
14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Idaho median for middle schools is 17.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is South Junior High School a Title I school?
South Junior High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at South Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at South Junior High School scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% 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 South Junior High School in?
Boise Independent District, NCES district ID 1600360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160036000073 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.