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Ethel Boyes Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Ethel Boyes Elementary School is a PK–6 public school in Idaho Falls, ID, serving 516 students as part of the Idaho Falls District. The school is currently ranked in the 7th percentile statewide — 323rd out of 346 elementary schools — making it one of the lowest-ranked schools in Idaho. About two-thirds of its students (66.3%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate well above the district's overall average.

Academically, Ethel Boyes trails most nearby schools by a wide margin. In the most recent ISAT results, math proficiency was 27.6% and ELA proficiency was 34.2%, compared with district averages of 40.6% and 51.5%. Nearby schools like Sunnyside (63% math, 75th percentile) and Westside (52.5% math, 68th percentile) dramatically outperform it. One notable bright spot: 3rd grade math proficiency (45.2%) actually beats the district average, but scores fall sharply by 4th grade and continue to slide through 6th grade.

The school also faces significant attendance and resource challenges. Chronic absenteeism stands at 21.2%, well above the state average of 13.8% and higher than Sunnyside (11.8%), Longfellow (14.5%), and Westside (13.3%). Per-student spending ($6,562) is lower than several comparable high-poverty schools, including Dora Erickson ($8,165) and Hawthorne ($7,785). Recent scores ticked upward, but without improvements in attendance and upper-grade support, Ethel Boyes is likely to remain near the bottom of Idaho's elementary rankings.

516

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,562

Per pupil spending ?

66.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1875 Brentwood Drive
Idaho Falls, ID 83402-3141

(208) 525-7630

District: Idaho Falls District

Students who attend Ethel Boyes Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eagle Rock Middle School
High:	Skyline Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.7%

Hispanic:

39.3%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Idaho average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg43%

Idaho avg47%

323^rd of 346

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Idaho Falls District

57^th of 101Idaho Falls 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	13.3	323 of 346	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	329 of 337	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	269 of 301	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	210 of 252	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	152 of 188	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	138 of 166	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	145 of 171	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	173 of 254	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.4	227 of 292	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	178 of 240	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.0	313 of 357	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.9	271 of 354	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.3	177 of 359	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.0	185 of 356	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.2	176 of 349	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.6	193 of 335	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	47 of 58	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	19.8	109 of 135	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	28 of 37	24.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.4	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)19th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2024)19th percentile+8 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts34%-20 vs state

Science29%-15 vs state

Math28%-15 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 All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	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
Ethel Boyes Elementary School	Public	K-6	1875 Brentwood Drive	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-7630	516	24	21.0	66.3%	282 (54.7%)	1 (0.2%)	203 (39.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	13.3	323^rd of 346 public elementary schools	6.6%		5	329^th of 337 public elementary schools	2.4%	6	45.2	19.5	26.0	23.3	27.6	28.6	38.7	25.6	40.3	33.8	34.2	$6,562	$1,154	$5,408
Westside Elementary School	Public	K-6	2680 Newman Drive	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-7666	483	21	23.0	35.0%	364 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	64.3	110^th of 346 public elementary schools	68.2%		64.4	101^st of 337 public elementary schools	70.0%	9	53.3	51.2	55.6	50.0	52.5	56.8	57.3	51.2	71.6	59.2	59.9	$6,668	$857	$5,811
Temple View Elementary School	Public	K-6	1500 Scorpius Drive	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-7660	275	13	21.1	45.5%	205 (74.5%)	1 (0.4%)	50 (18.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	39.7	208^th of 346 public elementary schools	39.9%		59.2	121^st of 337 public elementary schools	64.1%	87	14.3	48.9	32.4	67.5	41.0	26.5		40.0		70.0	42.2	$6,973	$1,059	$5,914
Fox Hollow Elementary School	Public	K-6	2365 Genevieve	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 524-7890	458	23	19.9	65.7%	277 (60.5%)	1 (0.2%)	150 (32.8%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	31.8	246^th of 346 public elementary schools	28.9%		28.1	255^th of 337 public elementary schools	24.3%	9	42.5	33.8	30.0	52.7	39.5	38.3	34.7	33.8	53.3	58.2	43.9	$6,973	$1,038	$5,936
Alturas International Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	151 North Ridge Avenue	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Alturas International Academy Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 522-5145	572	25	22.4	33.6%	414 (72.4%)	4 (0.7%)	113 (19.8%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.8%)	68.6	94^th of 346 public elementary schools	72.8%		54.7	139^th of 337 public elementary schools	58.8%	45	57.0	48.5	45.5		50.4	58.0	69.9	55.7	78.4		67.6	$6,935	$380	$6,555
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1520 South Boulvevard	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-7636	383	19	20.1	67.1%	258 (67.4%)	2 (0.5%)	104 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	36.6	225^th of 346 public elementary schools	35.0%		15.6	302^nd of 337 public elementary schools	10.4%	77	42.5	19.6	39.4	59.0	39.2	32.4	45.0			56.4	41.1	$7,785	$1,179	$6,607
A H Bush Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	380 West Anderson Street	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-7602	315	19	16.5	81.0%	182 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	16	308^th of 346 public elementary schools	11.0%		19.6	282^nd of 337 public elementary schools	16.3%	26	17.5	44.0	22.7	28.9	29.1	18.2		38.0		45.5	33.3	$7,055	$1,129	$5,926
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-6	2500 South Higbee Avenue	Idaho Falls	83404	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 525-7648	577	24	24.0	39.9%	465 (80.6%)	4 (0.7%)	83 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	56.9	144^th of 346 public elementary schools	58.4%		45.4	187^th of 337 public elementary schools	44.5%	43	64.9	50.5	46.9	46.8	52.1	50.6	51.9	52.6	53.1	61.0	54.5	$5,960	$861	$5,099
Sunnyside Elementary School	Public	K-6	165 Cobblestone Lane	Idaho Falls	83404	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 524-7880	568	24	23.6	18.3%	487 (85.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.6%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.2%)	70	87^th of 346 public elementary schools	74.9%		76.2	66^th of 337 public elementary schools	80.4%	21	60.3	56.8	52.4	80.2	63.0	44.6	56.4	58.0	60.2	74.7	62.8	$6,207	$704	$5,503
Dora Erickson Elementary School	Public	K-6	940 Garfield	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-7612	436	23	18.9	82.1%	244 (56.0%)	6 (1.4%)	164 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	23	282^nd of 346 public elementary schools	18.5%		9.9	318^th of 337 public elementary schools	5.6%	36	22.7	26.0	24.6	52.0	30.2	26.1	22.7	42.0	44.9	58.0	40.9	$8,165	$1,707	$6,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Ethel Boyes Elementary School

How many students attend Ethel Boyes Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 516 students attended Ethel Boyes Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Ethel Boyes Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ethel Boyes Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eagle Rock Middle School
High : Skyline Senior High School

Is Ethel Boyes Elementary School a good school?

Ethel Boyes Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.6% of Idaho elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ethel Boyes Elementary School?

Students at Ethel Boyes Elementary School are 55% White, 39% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Ethel Boyes Elementary School in?

Idaho Falls District

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