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Collister Elementary School

Q: Is Collister Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Collister Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 6 th of 350 Idaho elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Collister Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended Collister Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Collister Elementary School?

Students at Collister Elementary School are 71% White, 13% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Collister Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Collister Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Hillside Junior High School High : Boise Senior High School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

6^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 350 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Collister Elementary School in Boise, ID, serves 262 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Boise Independent District, and it stands out as one of the highest-performing elementary schools in Idaho. For the 2025–2026 school year, Collister ranks #6 out of 346 Idaho elementary schools — the 98th percentile — earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This is not a one-year fluke: the school has earned 5 stars every year since at least 2011 and has ranked in the 96th–98th percentile statewide for the past decade.

Collister's test scores are truly impressive. In the most recent results, 73.8% of students scored proficient in math, 77.1% in English Language Arts, and 80.9% in 5th-grade science — roughly 1.5 to 1.8 times the Idaho state averages. These numbers far surpass nearby schools, even within the same district. Taft Elementary, just 1.1 miles away, posted a 20.6% math proficiency rate, and Whittier Elementary, 2.4 miles away, posted 29.0%. Even the closest strong school, Cynthia Mann Elementary, trails Collister by about 16 points in math and 17 points in ELA. Collister's #6 ranking also far exceeds its own district's 41st-place showing among 101 Idaho districts, making it clear the school's success goes well beyond the district norm.

Collister also excels at getting students to class. Its chronic absenteeism rate is just 12.1% — about half the district rate of 22.5% and dramatically lower than nearby Koelsch Elementary (33.9%), Whittier Elementary (33.8%), and Taft Elementary (24.5%). Science proficiency has climbed steadily from 57.9% in 2023 to 80.9% today. With a student-teacher ratio of 16.6 and per-pupil spending of $10,048 — lower than several peers — Collister delivers outstanding results efficiently. For parents seeking a top-tier elementary school in the Boise area, Collister's decade-long record of excellence makes it a clear standout.

262

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,048

Per pupil spending ?

10.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4426 Catalpa Drive
Boise, ID 83703-3913

(208) 854-4650

District: Boise Independent District

Students who attend Collister Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hillside Junior High School
High:	Boise Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.4%

Asian:

12.6%

Hispanic:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 92nd percentile in 2012 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Idaho average (77% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Idaho elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg49%

Idaho avg47%

6^th of 350

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 31Elementary Schools in the Boise Independent District

41^st of 104Boise 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2026	94.7	6 of 350	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	94.0	12 of 337	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	20 of 301	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	5 of 252	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	3 of 188	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	4 of 166	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	6 of 254	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	92.6	9 of 292	96.9%	★★★★★
2013	80.2	34 of 357	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	82.3	28 of 354	92.1%	★★★★★
2011	73.6	65 of 359	81.9%	★★★★☆
2010	83.2	20 of 356	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	83.3	23 of 349	93.4%	★★★★★
2008	83.7	16 of 335	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	90.6	16 of 135	88.1%	★★★★☆

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)88th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

Science81%+37 vs state

English Language Arts77%+23 vs state

Math74%+31 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th 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 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Collister Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4426 Catalpa Drive	Boise	83703	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4650	262	16	16.6	10.7%	187 (71.4%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (9.5%)	33 (12.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	94.7	6^th of 350 public elementary schools	98.3%		94	12^th of 337 public elementary schools	96.4%	6	≥ 81%	82.5	≥ 57%	68.8			73.8	80.9			72.7	80.0	82.6	72.3			77.1	$10,048	$595	$9,452
Cynthia Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5401 West Castle Drive	Boise	83703	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4680	412	25	16.5	35.4%	318 (77.2%)	9 (2.2%)	45 (10.9%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.0%)	70	88^th of 350 public elementary schools	74.9%		72.4	78^th of 337 public elementary schools	76.9%	10	58.8	49.2	56.4	65.6			57.5	60.3			51.5	55.9	69.2	63.9			60.5	$11,125	$847	$10,277
Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3722 Anderson Street	Boise	83703	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-6180	301	19	15.4	97.3%	150 (49.8%)	72 (23.9%)	38 (12.6%)	27 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.0%)	13.8	326^th of 350 public elementary schools	6.9%		8.6	324^th of 337 public elementary schools	3.9%	2	< 24%	31.0	31.3	< 16%			20.6	31.3			26.1	35.7	46.9	20.5			31.4	$12,390	$2,517	$9,873
Future Public School	Public, Charter	K-6	511 East 43rd Street	Garden City	83714	Ada County	Future Public School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-3923	376	18	20.8	46.5%	241 (64.1%)	26 (6.9%)	66 (17.6%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (8.0%)	60.4	125^th of 350 public elementary schools	64.3%		63.2	104^th of 337 public elementary schools	69.1%	21	57.9	55.4	45.6	43.2			51.1	50.9			57.1	55.4	58.6	65.9			58.7	$10,556	$1,824	$8,732
Pierce Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5015 North Pierce Park Lane	Boise	83714	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5880	233	16	14.1	34.3%	184 (79.0%)	4 (1.7%)	30 (12.9%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	34.2	235^th of 350 public elementary schools	32.9%		42.8	195^th of 337 public elementary schools	42.1%	40	28.6	50.0	44.4	34.5			39.8	46.4			28.6	53.8	53.6	41.4			45.2	$9,623	$652	$8,970
Anser Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	202 East 42nd Street	Garden City	83714	Ada County	Anser Of Idaho Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 426-9840	573	34	16.8	32.5%	463 (80.8%)	3 (0.5%)	68 (11.9%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.2%)	50.9	168^th of 350 public elementary schools	52.0%		53.2	144^th of 337 public elementary schools	57.3%	24	45.8	63.5	52.1	33.3	37.0	39.3	46.2	44.4	41.0	42.9	52.1	64.8	60.3	37.3	53.3	42.6	52.1
Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1507 North 28th Street	Boise	83703	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5480	324	20	15.8	—	247 (76.2%)	6 (1.9%)	45 (13.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	55.5	151^st of 350 public elementary schools	56.9%		56.2	134^th of 337 public elementary schools	60.2%	17	57.5	35.4	45.1	69.6			51.4	51.0			47.5	37.5	60.8	76.6			55.9	$9,865	$828	$9,037
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3500 Cabarton Lane	Boise	83704	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5700	292	20	14.8	—	213 (72.9%)	14 (4.8%)	39 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	21 (7.2%)	52.8	160^th of 350 public elementary schools	54.3%		69.7	88^th of 337 public elementary schools	73.9%	72	45.9	64.4	32.6	57.1			50.3	41.9			51.4	64.4	48.8	57.1			55.7	$9,505	$1,321	$8,183
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%)	6.7	340^th of 350 public elementary schools	2.9%		3.9	336^th of 337 public elementary schools	0.3%	4	10.6	23.5	25.0	28.2			21.5	30.2			12.8	27.5	37.8	17.9			24.2	$10,259	$1,897	$8,362
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 North 29th Street	Boise	83702	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-6630	490	30	16.0	—	216 (44.1%)	29 (5.9%)	195 (39.8%)	10 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (6.9%)	16.6	310^th of 350 public elementary schools	11.4%		18.5	286^th of 337 public elementary schools	15.1%	24	30.8	23.5	33.8	27.6			29.0	44.4			28.1	33.8	49.3	24.6			34.6	$9,813	$1,743	$8,071

Frequently Asked Questions about Collister Elementary School

How many students attend Collister Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended Collister Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Collister Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Collister Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hillside Junior High School
High : Boise Senior High School

Is Collister Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Collister Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 6^th of 350 Idaho elementary schools.

What district is Collister Elementary School in?

Boise Independent District

What is the racial makeup of Collister Elementary School?

Students at Collister Elementary School are 71% White, 13% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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