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Morley Nelson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Morley Nelson Elementary is a public elementary school in Boise, Idaho, serving 429 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.

Morley Nelson Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Idaho elementary schools, with proficiency rates in ISAT Math, Science, and English Language Arts significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 17.3% of Morley Nelson students were proficient or better in ISAT Math, compared to 46.9% for the Boise Independent District and 43.1% for the state. The school also has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.91% to 99.07% in recent years, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio.

Morley Nelson Elementary's performance is significantly worse than the other elementary schools in the Boise Independent District, as well as nearby charter and magnet schools like Summerwind STEM Academy and Valley View Elementary School. This presents an opportunity for the district and school to implement targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes, particularly in addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates that can negatively impact learning.

392

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,218

Per pupil spending ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7701 West Northview Street
Boise, ID 83704-5063

(208) 854-4610

District: Boise Independent District

Students who attend Morley Nelson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fairmont Junior High School
High:	Capital Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.7%

Hispanic:

31.1%

African American:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Idaho average (20% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 15% Idaho)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg49%

Idaho avg47%

330^th of 337

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st 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	4.9	330 of 337	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	261 of 301	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	232 of 252	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	161 of 188	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	137 of 166	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	159 of 171	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	193 of 254	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.8	240 of 292	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	214 of 240	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.5	183 of 226	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	338 of 357	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	336 of 354	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.0	345 of 359	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.0	347 of 356	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	330 of 349	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	40.6	78 of 121	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	34.8	86 of 121	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	17.1	114 of 135	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	20 of 37	45.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.4	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2018)36th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2018)29th percentile+5 vs school

White (2024)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-30 vs state

Math17%-26 vs state

Science15%-27 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 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
Morley Nelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7701 West Northview Street	Boise	83704	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-4610	392	23	16.9	97.7%	179 (45.7%)	52 (13.3%)	122 (31.1%)	18 (4.6%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.6%)	4.9	330^th of 337 public elementary schools	2.1%		13.6	261^st of 301 public elementary schools	13.3%	69		33.3		12.7			17.3	15.4		15.4	15.4	24.1	20.8	34.0			24.1	$10,218	$1,645	$8,573
Valley View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3555 North Milwaukee Street	Boise	83704	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-6370	330	20	16.1	97.0%	231 (70.0%)	16 (4.8%)	64 (19.4%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	49.5	165^th of 337 public elementary schools	51.0%		53.6	135^th of 301 public elementary schools	55.1%	30	52.9	54.0	48.0	40.9			49.2	36.0		36.0	58.8	54.9	52.0	56.8			55.6	$8,939	$664	$8,274
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%)	69.7	88^th of 337 public elementary schools	73.9%		58.5	118^th of 301 public elementary schools	60.8%	30	68.2	56.4	52.5	55.8			58.4	50.0		50.0	68.2	51.3	62.5	65.1			62.0	$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%)	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
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
Anser Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-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%)	53.2	144^th of 337 public elementary schools	57.3%		52.9	136^th of 301 public elementary schools	54.8%	8	50.7	55.7	41.3	58.5	45.5	34.1	48.5	46.0	41.5	44.7	45.3	58.6	50.8	69.2	48.5	45.2	52.7
Summerwind Stem Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3675 North Jullion Way	Boise	83704	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 375-0210	370	26	14.4	40.8%	258 (69.7%)	30 (8.1%)	55 (14.9%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	84.5	48^th of 337 public elementary schools	85.8%		85.5	42^nd of 301 public elementary schools	86.0%	6	58.5	80.6	68.9				69.1	60.0		60.0	63.5	74.2	75.0				70.8	$6,805	$988	$5,817
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%)	63.2	104^th of 337 public elementary schools	69.1%		64.1	103^rd of 301 public elementary schools	65.8%	1	65.1	51.7	51.1	46.3			54.5	55.3		55.3	63.5	50.8	61.7	57.1			58.3	$10,556	$1,824	$8,732
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%)	8.6	324^th of 337 public elementary schools	3.9%		4.2	296^th of 301 public elementary schools	1.7%	28	22.0	27.3					15.2				36.6	39.4	17.6	20.0			28.4	$12,390	$2,517	$9,873
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Morley Nelson Elementary

Is Morley Nelson Elementary a good school?

Morley Nelson Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.1% of Idaho elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Morley Nelson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Morley Nelson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fairmont Junior High School
High : Capital Senior High School

What district is Morley Nelson Elementary in?

Boise Independent District

How many students attend Morley Nelson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Morley Nelson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Morley Nelson Elementary?

Students at Morley Nelson Elementary are 46% White, 31% Hispanic, 13% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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