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Grace Jordan Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

299^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Grace Jordan Elementary is a public elementary school in Boise, Idaho, serving 375 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Boise Independent School District, which is ranked 33 out of 96 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grace Jordan Elementary has faced academic challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping significantly since the 2016-2017 school year. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.0% to 24.4%, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, Grace Jordan Elementary's proficiency rates in Math (29.5%), Science (33.9%), and English Language Arts (37.1%) are all well below the Boise Independent School District and the state of Idaho, particularly in Math. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 26.46% to 52%.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Boise Independent School District, Grace Jordan Elementary consistently underperforms academically. For example, Monroe Elementary School, located about 1.8 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates in Math (52.6%) and Science (60%) for the 2024-2025 school year. The nearby schools, such as Jefferson Elementary and Maple Grove Elementary, also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students from low-income families.

402

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,698

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6411 West Fairfield
Boise, ID 83709-2129

(208) 854-5580

District: Boise Independent District

Students who attend Grace Jordan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Junior High
High:	Borah Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.7%

Hispanic:

25.9%

African American:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Idaho average (33% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg49%

Idaho avg47%

299^th of 337

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 32Elementary Schools in the Boise Independent District

33^rd of 96Boise Independent District among Idaho districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	299 of 337	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	236 of 301	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	204 of 252	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	119 of 188	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.0	159 of 166	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	146 of 171	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	191 of 254	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.8	142 of 292	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.1	122 of 240	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.4	110 of 226	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	22.9	314 of 357	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	310 of 354	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.0	295 of 359	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.3	321 of 356	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.8	257 of 349	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	27.1	95 of 121	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	27.0	96 of 121	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	50.5	61 of 135	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	17 of 37	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	17 of 31	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2024)55th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2018)21st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2018)21st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-17 vs state

Science34%-9 vs state

Math30%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISAT Math (2025)					ISAT Science (2025)		ISAT English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grace Jordan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6411 West Fairfield	Boise	83709	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-5580	402	23	17.5	98.8%	232 (57.7%)	31 (7.7%)	104 (25.9%)	12 (3.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	16	299^th of 337 public elementary schools	11.3%		21.2	236^th of 301 public elementary schools	21.6%	63	40.0	18.3	28.8	28.6	29.5	33.9	33.9	29.6	27.1	46.6	48.0	37.1	$9,698	$1,751	$7,947
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2045 South Pond Street	Boise	83705	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-5080	299	19	15.3	98.7%	179 (59.9%)	43 (14.4%)	46 (15.4%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	15.2	305^th of 337 public elementary schools	9.5%		15.5	251^st of 301 public elementary schools	16.6%	54	19.4	20.6	17.5	32.5	22.7	37.5	37.5	21.6	26.5	47.5	50.0	37.1	$10,972	$1,876	$9,096
Boise Online School - Elementary	Public	K-6	8169 West Victory Road	Boise	83709	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4000	20	3	6.6		12 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	2 (10.0%)								(n/a)												40.0
Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3615 Cassia Street	Boise	83705	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5620	206	13	15.8	98.5%	169 (82.0%)	3 (1.5%)	17 (8.3%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.4%)	4 (1.9%)	58.2	128^th of 337 public elementary schools	62.0%		60.1	112^th of 301 public elementary schools	62.8%	16	55.6	72.4	37.1	48.5	52.6	60.0	60.0	41.7	69.0	60.0	51.5	54.9	$9,266	$580	$8,686
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 South Latah Street	Boise	83705	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-5260	228	16	13.8	98.7%	124 (54.4%)	34 (14.9%)	47 (20.6%)	9 (3.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	17.4	292^nd of 337 public elementary schools	13.4%		16	250^th of 301 public elementary schools	16.9%	42	31.0	34.5	27.3	25.0	29.4	35.3	35.3	32.1	55.2	39.4	32.1	39.8	$12,207	$3,030	$9,177
Maple Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2800 South Maple Grove Road	Boise	83709	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5540	370	21	17.2	34.1%	287 (77.6%)	5 (1.4%)	39 (10.5%)	9 (2.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.0%)	53.6	143^rd of 337 public elementary schools	57.6%		48.9	156^th of 301 public elementary schools	48.2%	13	48.1	63.6	49.1	43.9	50.2	57.9	57.9	44.2	57.1	54.4	53.0	52.1	$8,497	$642	$7,854
Whitney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1609 South Owyhee Street	Boise	83705	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-6580	469	27	17.0	97.9%	212 (45.2%)	39 (8.3%)	188 (40.1%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (4.1%)	17.1	293^rd of 337 public elementary schools	13.1%		13.9	258^th of 301 public elementary schools	14.3%	35	43.9	36.2	28.3	25.5	34.4	28.8	28.8	50.0	29.8	31.4	21.6	34.1	$9,659	$1,588	$8,070
Koelsch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2015 North Curtis Road	Boise	83706	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-5300	321	22	14.7	95.6%	161 (50.2%)	46 (14.3%)	85 (26.5%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	14 (4.4%)	3.9	336^th of 337 public elementary schools	0.3%		4	298^th of 301 public elementary schools	1.0%	38	27.7	14.6			17.0	24.2	24.2	19.6	26.8	21.2	30.2	24.5	$10,259	$1,897	$8,362
Owyhee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3434 Pasadena Drive	Boise	83705	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5850	167	14	11.9	96.4%	102 (61.1%)	4 (2.4%)	34 (20.4%)	12 (7.2%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	11 (6.6%)	48	171^st of 337 public elementary schools	49.3%		10.9	275^th of 301 public elementary schools	8.6%	104	60.0		41.2		40.4	52.9	52.9	46.7		47.1		48.1	$13,218	$1,818	$11,400
Horizon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	730 North Mitchell	Boise	83704	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-5170	472	27	17.7	98.3%	238 (50.4%)	22 (4.7%)	161 (34.1%)	24 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	10	316^th of 337 public elementary schools	6.2%		7.3	287^th of 301 public elementary schools	4.7%	29	31.5	18.6	19.6	26.0	23.7	25.0	25.0	33.3	22.1	32.7	45.8	33.7	$10,030	$1,515	$8,515

Frequently Asked Questions about Grace Jordan Elementary

What district is Grace Jordan Elementary in?

Boise Independent District

What is the racial makeup of Grace Jordan Elementary?

Students at Grace Jordan Elementary are 58% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Grace Jordan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grace Jordan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Junior High
High : Borah Senior High School

How many students attend Grace Jordan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Grace Jordan Elementary.

Is Grace Jordan Elementary a good school?

Grace Jordan Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Idaho elementary schools.

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