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Nampa School District

At a glance

89^thof 104 Idaho districts▼ 9

Better than 14% of Idaho districts

Elementary 11 Middle 3 High 6 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

619 South Canyon Street
Nampa, ID 83686-6634·(208) 468-4600·All Idaho district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 14.4% of districts

Schools

12,689

Students

Top rankedLake Ridge Elementary182^nd of 350 Idaho elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Roosevelt Elementary School up 30 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Union High School 12.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

0★

5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Nampa School District serves approximately 12,494 students across 20 schools in southwestern Idaho — 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 5 high schools, and 1 alternative school — but the district is ranked just 85th out of 101 Idaho districts (16th percentile, 1 star). Parents will find wide variation in performance, with a few bright spots and several concerns. The district's biggest challenges are math proficiency, which trails the state average of 43.1% by roughly 12 points, and chronic absenteeism at 17.3% of students districtwide versus 13.8% statewide.

A few schools stand out for strong results. Lake Ridge Elementary is the highest-performing school in the district, with math proficiency of 46.5%, ELA of 51.9%, science of 51.0%, and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 2.7% — even though nearly half its students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Owyhee Elementary School also performs well, especially in ELA at 54.0%, matching the state average. South Middle School is the best middle school by far, outperforming East Valley Middle School and Lone Star Middle School in every subject; its 8th-grade science score of 43.5% exceeds the state average. Among high schools, Nampa Senior High School jumped from the 6th percentile to the 34th percentile in one year, while Columbia High School posted the district's best high school ELA score at 65.1%, above the state's 61.3%.

However, serious concerns remain. Math is the district's weakest subject at every level, with high school EOC scores ranging from 21.7% to 28.3% versus a state rate of 33.1%. Chronic absenteeism is especially problematic at Union High School (40.7%), Sherman Elementary (29.3%), and Lone Star Middle School (27.6%). Union High School also suffered a major ranking collapse, falling from the 58th to the 18th percentile despite the highest per-student spending in the district. Nampa Online Virtual Academy has the lowest test scores in the district (11.8% math, 26.6% ELA). The middle school years appear to be a critical transition point, with math proficiency declining from 6th to 8th grade at several schools, suggesting families should pay close attention to math support during this period.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISAT Math (2026)								ISAT Science (2026)				ISAT English Language Arts (2026)								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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math End of Course	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science End of Course	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 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts End of Course	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Iowa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	626 Iowa	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4621	485	30	16.4	68.0%	282 (58.1%)	3 (0.6%)	173 (35.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	29.3	263^rd of 350 public elementary schools	24.9%		23.1	271^st of 337 public elementary schools	19.6%	8	48.9	40.7	25.3					38.5	< 30%			< 30%	< 43%	45.9	< 40%					41.1	$7,641	$1,442	$6,198
Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1521 East Sherman Avenue	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4628	468	29	16.1	63.2%	228 (48.7%)	1 (0.2%)	205 (43.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	25 (5.3%)	14	323^rd of 350 public elementary schools	7.7%		9.2	320^th of 337 public elementary schools	5.0%	3	37.8	30.6	27.6					32.1	29.1				37.8	29.4	40.2					35.9	$8,277	$1,870	$6,406
Park Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	3313 Parkridge Drive	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4622	491	32	15.4	71.9%	260 (53.0%)	1 (0.2%)	203 (41.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.9%)	24.5	280^th of 350 public elementary schools	20.0%		18.8	284^th of 337 public elementary schools	15.7%	4	47.5	30.0	33.3					36.9	41.2				45.5	25.0	44.6					38.3	$8,558	$1,532	$7,025
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 5th Street South	Nampa	83651	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4611	365	23	16.0	66.0%	170 (46.6%)	1 (0.3%)	163 (44.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	24 (6.6%)								(n/a)	< 46%	< 42%	< 38%					37.7	37.1				< 48%	< 44%	61.3					49.1	$8,679	$1,461	$7,217
Nampa Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	1701 Discovery Place	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 498-0560	195	7	27.8		109 (55.9%)	1 (0.5%)	81 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)								(n/a)
South Middle School	Public	6-8	229 West Greenhurst Road	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 468-4740	836	45	18.5	50.0%	503 (60.2%)	6 (0.7%)	277 (33.1%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.2%)	33 (3.9%)	32.8	122^nd of 177 public middle schools	31.1%		27.4	129^th of 166 public middle schools	22.3%	7				28.6	35.2	42.6		35.4		43.5						41.8	50.0	52.4		48.0	$7,113	$1,016	$6,097
Nampa Senior High School	Public	9-12	203 Lake Lowell Avenue	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 498-0551	1,288	58	22.3	40.8%	680 (52.8%)	19 (1.5%)	530 (41.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.8%)	45 (3.5%)	38.4	81^st of 124 public high schools	34.7%		13.6	105^th of 112 public high schools	6.3%	24							28.3				37.5								58.2		$7,607	$974	$6,633
Skyview High School	Public	9-12	1303 East Greenhurst	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 498-0561	1,146	61	18.7	35.6%	681 (59.4%)	13 (1.1%)	387 (33.8%)	8 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.5%)	37.7	85^th of 124 public high schools	31.5%		29.7	86^th of 112 public high schools	23.2%	1							24.2				39.7								58.4		$7,611	$850	$6,760
Union High School	Public	6-12	506 Fletcher Drive	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 498-0559	213	17	12.4	59.2%	111 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.5%)	21.5	102^nd of 124 public high schools	17.7%		57	47^th of 112 public high schools	58.0%	55				< 25%	< 18%	< 19%	< 19%	< 9%		25.0	30.3	27.7				< 34%	32.4	< 38%	42.4	< 35%	$11,522	$2,125	$9,397
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 West Roosevelt	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4620	581	31	18.7	51.3%	364 (62.7%)	11 (1.9%)	174 (29.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	27 (4.6%)	26	276^th of 350 public elementary schools	21.1%		14.8	306^th of 337 public elementary schools	9.2%	30	49.5	22.9	32.7					35.3	31.7				48.0	39.6	48.5					45.5	$7,096	$1,115	$5,980
Owyhee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 West Iowa	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4616	425	28	15.1	36.7%	299 (70.4%)	3 (0.7%)	95 (22.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.4%)	41.9	202^nd of 350 public elementary schools	42.3%		45.9	181^st of 337 public elementary schools	46.3%	21	43.9	46.0	35.6					41.5	44.4				43.9	48.3	65.9					54.0	$7,653	$1,036	$6,616
Reagan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Southside Boulevard	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4619	586	32	18.3	40.8%	360 (61.4%)	12 (2.0%)	170 (29.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.8%)	27.5	266^th of 350 public elementary schools	24.0%		36.5	219^th of 337 public elementary schools	35.0%	47	42.5	34.5	39.0					38.6	27.7				44.2	41.2	53.7					45.5	$7,104	$939	$6,165
Idaho Center Of Advanced Technology	Public	10-12	1303 East Greenhurst	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 465-2700	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
East Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	4085 East Greenhurst Road	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 468-4760	754	40	18.7	55.2%	330 (43.8%)	8 (1.1%)	362 (48.0%)	8 (1.1%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	35 (4.6%)	16.4	157^th of 177 public middle schools	11.3%		7.4	161^st of 166 public middle schools	3.0%	4				34.4	29.6	22.0		28.7		23.7						44.3	41.7	40.5		42.2	$7,274	$1,082	$6,192
Willow Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	198 Elementary Lane	Nampa	83651	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4617	598	35	17.0	58.9%	318 (53.2%)	3 (0.5%)	242 (40.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.3%)	22.6	289^th of 350 public elementary schools	17.4%		28.9	252^nd of 337 public elementary schools	25.2%	37	31.6	31.3	37.7					33.7	36.2				39.8	38.4	50.5					43.1	$7,567	$1,381	$6,186
Columbia High School	Public	9-12	301 South Happy Valley Road	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 498-0571	1,165	50	23.1	42.0%	590 (50.6%)	9 (0.8%)	500 (42.9%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	50 (4.3%)	34.7	86^th of 124 public high schools	30.6%		38.1	72^nd of 112 public high schools	35.7%	14							21.7				29.1								65.1		$8,147	$1,007	$7,140
New Horizon Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3313 Park Ridge Drive	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4619	644	37	17.5	72.4%	53 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	588 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19.4	301^st of 350 public elementary schools	14.0%		18.3	289^th of 337 public elementary schools	14.2%	12	40.5	44.8	37.3	18.6	22.2	21.2		34.6	< 35%	< 25%		27.8	33.3	25.3	45.3	39.5	38.9	30.3		34.9	$7,113	$1,098	$6,015
Endeavor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2824 East Powerline Road	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4629	589	37	15.9	71.0%	246 (41.8%)	1 (0.2%)	303 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	17.6	308^th of 350 public elementary schools	12.0%		13.1	308^th of 337 public elementary schools	8.6%		27.8	36.5	24.8					29.5	34.6				33.0	46.8	39.4					39.7	$7,330	$1,593	$5,736
Lone Star Middle School	Public	6-8	11055 Lone Star Road	Nampa	83651	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 468-4745	927	48	19.2	53.5%	493 (53.2%)	10 (1.1%)	366 (39.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	49 (5.3%)	8.5	168^th of 177 public middle schools	5.1%		12.6	153^rd of 166 public middle schools	7.8%	15				26.1	21.1	24.4		23.9		22.4						31.6	29.9	38.6		33.3	$6,929	$1,058	$5,871
Lake Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Burke Lane	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4626	541	34	16.1	47.1%	367 (67.8%)	4 (0.7%)	138 (25.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	23 (4.3%)	48	182^nd of 350 public elementary schools	48.0%		43	194^th of 337 public elementary schools	42.4%	12	40.9	40.7	58.2					46.5	51.0				43.7	44.6	67.3					51.9	$7,167	$976	$6,190
Nampa Online Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3313 Parkridge Drive	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 468-2808	298	17	17.1		157 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (39.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	17 (5.7%)								(n/a)			< 25%	< 20%	< 24%	< 21%	< 30%	11.8	< 27%	19.5	< 38%	< 22%			< 25%	19.4	28.0	34.2	< 53%	26.6
Nampa Academy	Public	6-12	28 South Midland Boulevard	Nampa	83651	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 332-6800	94	9	10.4	53.2%	34 (36.2%)	1 (1.1%)	53 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.3%)								(n/a)							< 20%	< 17%			< 20%	< 18%							< 19%	< 16%

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gem Prep: Nampa LLC	0.4 mi	1
Pathways In Education - Nampa Inc.	1.35 mi	1	92^nd
Idaho Arts Charter School Inc.	2.53 mi	1
Legacy Public Charter School Inc.	2.89 mi	1	3^rd
Liberty Charter School Inc.	2.94 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Idaho Department of Education.

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