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Amity Elementary School

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Amity Elementary School ranks 228 th of 337 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Amity Elementary School is a public elementary school in Boise, Idaho, serving 384 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Boise Independent District, which is ranked 33 out of 96 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Amity Elementary School has experienced inconsistent academic performance, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 44th out of 226 Idaho elementary schools in 2014-2015 (4-star rating) to 228th out of 337 in 2024-2025 (2-star rating). In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ISAT Math (42.1%), ISAT Science (38.4%), and ISAT English Language Arts (47.7%) were lower than the Boise Independent District and the state of Idaho averages. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.0% to 23.7% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby higher-performing schools in the Joint School District No. 2, such as Siena Elementary, Hillsdale Elementary, and Pepper Ridge Elementary, Amity Elementary School's performance lags behind. The school also faces challenges with disparities in the performance of different student subgroups, with female students performing significantly better than male students.

371

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,090

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10000 West Amity Road
Boise, ID 83709-5321

(208) 854-4220

District: Boise Independent District

Students who attend Amity Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Junior High
High:	Borah Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.5%

Hispanic:

11.6%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 15% Idaho)

!Ranking has slipped — down 49 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg49%

Idaho avg47%

228^th of 337

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 48 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	228 of 337	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	138 of 301	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	130 of 252	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.3	74 of 188	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	106 of 166	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	96 of 171	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	138 of 254	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.7	106 of 292	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.8	77 of 240	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	77.8	44 of 226	80.5%	★★★★☆
2013	83.9	15 of 357	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	78.2	46 of 354	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	77.6	40 of 359	88.9%	★★★★☆
2010	69.0	87 of 356	75.6%	★★★★☆
2009	81.9	30 of 349	91.4%	★★★★★
2008	82.6	21 of 335	93.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	64.4	22 of 69	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	17.0	37 of 44	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	34.2	52 of 69	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.7	9 of 23	60.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2024)68th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2024)25th percentile-30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)16th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-6 vs state

Math42%~ state avg

Science38%-4 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
Amity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10000 West Amity Road	Boise	83709	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4220	371	21	17.6	36.9%	284 (76.5%)	5 (1.3%)	43 (11.6%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	24 (6.5%)	34.4	228^th of 337 public elementary schools	32.3%		52.5	138^th of 301 public elementary schools	54.2%	90	63.6	37.5	29.3	46.2	42.1	38.4	38.4	50.0	41.5	47.3	51.3	47.7	$9,090	$908	$8,181
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
Silver Sage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7700 Snohomish Street	Boise	83709	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4485	250	19	12.8	54.8%	152 (60.8%)	13 (5.2%)	39 (15.6%)	20 (8.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.8%)	44.8	189^th of 337 public elementary schools	43.9%		22.5	233^rd of 301 public elementary schools	22.6%	44	47.2				47.5	50.0	50.0	48.1				52.1	$8,074	$609	$7,465
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
Lake Hazel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11711 Lake Hazel Road	Boise	83709	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4075	328	23	14.0	36.9%	226 (68.9%)	8 (2.4%)	55 (16.8%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	24 (7.3%)	84.2	49^th of 337 public elementary schools	85.5%		85.1	43^rd of 301 public elementary schools	85.7%	6	76.0	66.7	68.8		70.3	51.6	51.6	69.2	70.6	72.6		70.9	$6,928	$609	$6,319
Christine Donnell School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	K-5	7075 South Five Mile Road	Boise	83709	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4355	464	24	19.3	26.1%	377 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.3%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.1%)	82.1	52^nd of 337 public elementary schools	84.6%		80.5	59^th of 301 public elementary schools	80.4%	7	65.3	69.7	58.8		64.4	61.2	61.2	61.1	72.4	70.6		68.2	$6,743	$609	$6,134
Desert Sage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9325 West Mossywood Street	Boise	83709	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 350-4020	477	36	13.1	65.6%	230 (48.2%)	87 (18.2%)	88 (18.4%)	28 (5.9%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.4%)	25 (5.2%)	18.3	288^th of 337 public elementary schools	14.5%		19.6	241^st of 301 public elementary schools	19.9%	47	38.1	33.3	36.8		35.9	29.3	29.3			45.3		37.4	$7,445	$1,345	$6,100
Pepper Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2252 South Sumpter Way	Boise	83709	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4130	472	27	17.8	35.4%	336 (71.2%)	8 (1.7%)	70 (14.8%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	32 (6.8%)	79.8	59^th of 337 public elementary schools	82.5%		81.1	57^th of 301 public elementary schools	81.1%	2	62.2	69.5	62.3		64.7	53.2	53.2	64.4	69.5	70.1		67.9	$6,440	$609	$5,831
Hillsdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5225 South Howry Lane	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4432	769	36	21.2	9.2%	637 (82.8%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (6.8%)	29 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (5.9%)	93.7	14^th of 337 public elementary schools	95.8%		90.9	26^th of 301 public elementary schools	91.4%	12	73.3	88.0	66.2		75.4	66.9	66.9	76.7	82.1	80.8		79.8	$6,115	$609	$5,506
Siena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2870 East Rome Drive	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4370	565	29	19.4	18.6%	448 (79.3%)	5 (0.9%)	63 (11.2%)	16 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.6%)	84.8	47^th of 337 public elementary schools	86.1%		87.1	39^th of 301 public elementary schools	87.0%	8	69.8	66.0	67.9		67.9	68.8	68.8	64.8	58.3	80.7		68.1	$6,578	$609	$5,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Amity Elementary School

What district is Amity Elementary School in?

Boise Independent District

How many students attend Amity Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Amity Elementary School.

Is Amity Elementary School a good school?

Amity Elementary School ranks 228^th of 337 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Amity Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : West Junior High
High : Borah Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Amity Elementary School?

Students at Amity Elementary School are 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

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