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Skyway Elementary

Q: Is Skyway Elementary a good school?

Skyway Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Idaho elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Skyway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 795 students attended Skyway Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Skyway Elementary?

Students at Skyway Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 43% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Skyway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Skyway Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sage Valley Middle School High : Ridgevue High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

303^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 350 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Skyway Elementary is a large PK-5 school in Caldwell, ID, serving 795 students in the Vallivue School District. The school is currently ranked 299 out of 346 Idaho elementary schools (14th percentile, 1-star), a steady decline from the 40th percentile in 2018-19. About 62% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and class sizes are relatively large with a student-teacher ratio of 20.9.

Academically, Skyway's math scores are essentially in line with the district (34.1% vs. 34.7% proficient), but English Language Arts lags significantly — only 36.4% of students are proficient, compared to 50.3% districtwide and 54% statewide. The gap is most pronounced in early grades: just 26.0% of 3rd graders and 31.2% of 4th graders meet ELA benchmarks, while 5th graders reach 50.4% — nearly matching the district. This suggests early literacy is the school's biggest challenge, though late-elementary students appear to catch up. Notably, Skyway outperforms nearby Caldwell District schools like Wilson Elementary School, Van Buren Elementary School, and Washington Elementary School despite having larger classes and lower per-student spending.

Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically from 38.0% in 2021-22 to 20.9% today, but remains above the state rate of 13.8%. Within the Vallivue School District, Skyway sits in the middle tier: Desert Springs Elementary School (1.6 miles away) outperforms it on every major metric, including 52.8% ELA proficiency and 15.9% chronic absenteeism, while East Canyon Elementary School ranks well below. Nearby Mosaics Public School, a charter, also shows stronger results with 50.2% ELA proficiency and lower poverty rates. Hispanic students at Skyway perform comparatively well (62nd percentile statewide), and the school's biggest opportunities for improvement are early-grade reading intervention and consistent attendance.

795

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,529

Per pupil spending ?

62.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19430 Ward Road
Caldwell, ID 83605-3000

(208) 453-4510

District: Vallivue School District

Students who attend Skyway Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sage Valley Middle School
High:	Ridgevue High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.6%

White:

42.6%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2019 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Idaho average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (21% vs 14% Idaho)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg41%

Idaho avg47%

303^rd of 350

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 26 pts since 2019

From bottom 40% (2019) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Vallivue School District

72^nd of 104Vallivue School 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
2026	18.8	303 of 350	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	290 of 337	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	239 of 301	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	178 of 252	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	134 of 188	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	113 of 166	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	103 of 171	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	55.9	63 of 121	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	45.8	22 of 58	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆
2019	39.4	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	88.6	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	23.7	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	47.5	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	55.6	61 of 121	49.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	42.7	76 of 135	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	16 of 37	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.7	8 of 31	74.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)62nd percentile+41 vs school

Male (2018)50th percentile

Female (2018)48th percentile

White (2024)44th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)15th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

Science37%-7 vs state

English Language Arts36%-18 vs state

Math34%-9 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/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 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
Skyway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19430 Ward Road	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 453-4510	795	38	20.9	62.1%	339 (42.6%)	15 (1.9%)	410 (51.6%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.1%)	18.8	303^rd of 350 public elementary schools	13.4%		18.1	290^th of 337 public elementary schools	13.9%	13	40.7	29.1	32.1				34.1	37.4			26.0	31.2	50.4				36.4	$7,529	$1,066	$6,463
Desert Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18178 Santa Ana Avenue	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 453-4520	686	36	19.0	57.7%	343 (50.0%)	13 (1.9%)	300 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	21 (3.1%)	35	233^rd of 350 public elementary schools	33.4%		40.5	208^th of 337 public elementary schools	38.3%	25	44.8	42.5	32.6				40.2	31.6			45.3	63.9	46.3				52.8	$7,529	$1,066	$6,463
Van Buren Elementary School	Public	K-4	3115 Marble Front Road	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 455-3326	458	27	16.9		148 (32.3%)	7 (1.5%)	284 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	10.7	330^th of 350 public elementary schools	5.7%		9.9	317^th of 337 public elementary schools	5.9%	13	36.8	23.2					30.0				34.4	28.4					31.4	$7,967	$1,386	$6,581
Mosaics Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	3121 Lincoln Road	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Mosaics Public School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 332-6800	527	27	19.2	45.0%	323 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (4.6%)	46.3	191^st of 350 public elementary schools	45.4%		46.4	177^th of 337 public elementary schools	47.5%	14	55.7	50.9	40.7	47.2	53.7	45.9	49.2	45.8	40.5	43.8	45.9	50.9	52.5	49.1	53.7	48.6	50.2
East Canyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18408 Northside Boulevard	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 453-4512	799	35	22.8	51.7%	419 (52.4%)	19 (2.4%)	318 (39.8%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	27 (3.4%)	7.2	338^th of 350 public elementary schools	3.4%		25.6	262^nd of 337 public elementary schools	22.3%	76	20.3	< 22%	< 19%				< 20%	< 25%		< 25%	27.3	24.7	41.6				31.3	$7,529	$1,066	$6,463
Heritage Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1803 East Ustick Road	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Heritage Community Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 453-8070	512	24	21.3	66.4%	128 (25.0%)	1 (0.2%)	378 (73.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	14.7	316^th of 350 public elementary schools	9.7%		8.5	325^th of 337 public elementary schools	3.6%	9	25.0	41.7	21.7	< 11%	< 19%	19.2	21.7	40.0	26.9	33.9	23.3	41.7	36.7	20.3	45.5	42.3	34.7	$6,084	$917	$5,167
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-4	2918 Washington Avenue	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 455-3317	481	29	16.6	78.4%	182 (37.8%)	5 (1.0%)	270 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.2%)	4.5	346^th of 350 public elementary schools	1.1%		4.5	332^nd of 337 public elementary schools	1.5%	14	23.1	27.1					25.2				24.0	22.0					23.0	$7,860	$1,714	$6,146
Warhawk Elementary School	Public	K-5	8215 Linden Road	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 453-4565	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	52	165^th of 350 public elementary schools	52.9%					(n/a)	43.2	51.9	37.0				44.1	43.8			55.7	64.9	60.3				60.1
Sacajawea Elementary School	Public	K-4	1710 North Illinois	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 455-3333	362	25	14.4	73.5%	79 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	269 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	1.9	350^th of 350 public elementary schools	0.0%					(n/a)	20.3	18.3					19.2				18.5	16.9					17.6	$7,562	$1,297	$6,265
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 East Linden	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 455-3313	406	29	13.9	78.3%	145 (35.7%)	2 (0.5%)	242 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	14.5	318^th of 350 public elementary schools	9.1%		17.1	294^th of 337 public elementary schools	12.8%	24	44.9	13.0					28.1				39.1	16.9					27.4	$8,024	$1,440	$6,584

Frequently Asked Questions about Skyway Elementary

Is Skyway Elementary a good school?

Skyway Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Idaho elementary schools.

What district is Skyway Elementary in?

Vallivue School District

How many students attend Skyway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 795 students attended Skyway Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Skyway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Skyway Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sage Valley Middle School
High : Ridgevue High School

What is the racial makeup of Skyway Elementary?

Students at Skyway Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 43% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

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