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Ustick Elementary School

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Ustick Elementary School ranks 229 th of 337 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Ustick Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Boise, Idaho, with 369 students enrolled. The school is part of the Joint School District No. 2, which is ranked 10th out of 96 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

However, Ustick Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on ISAT assessments in Math, Science, and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 37.8% of Ustick students were proficient or better in ISAT Math, compared to 58% for the district and 43.1% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.7% to 18.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Ustick Elementary has a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 65.04% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

Ustick Elementary's performance lags significantly behind nearby schools in the same district, such as Joplin Elementary, Summerwind STEM Academy, and Frontier Elementary, which consistently outperform Ustick on ISAT assessments and have higher school rankings. The school's spending per student ($7,145 in 2018-2019) is also lower than the spending at some nearby schools, which may contribute to the school's underperformance.

389

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,145

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12435 West Ustick Road
Boise, ID 83713-0017

(208) 855-4120

District: Joint School District No. 2

Students who attend Ustick Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis & Clark Middle School
High:	Centennial High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.7%

Hispanic:

32.4%

African American:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2012 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2012

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% Idaho)

!Science scores 13 pts below the Idaho average

!Near the bottom of Joint School District No. 2's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg63%

Idaho avg47%

229^th of 337

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd of 33Elementary Schools in the Joint School District No. 2

10^th of 96Joint School District No. 2 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	33.9	229 of 337	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	214 of 301	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	180 of 252	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	133 of 188	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.9	231 of 254	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	264 of 292	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	204 of 240	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	198 of 226	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.8	346 of 357	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.8	347 of 354	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.7	344 of 359	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.2	331 of 356	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	41.1	239 of 349	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.7	251 of 335	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	17.3	107 of 121	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	28 of 58	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	16.5	107 of 121	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	25.4	99 of 135	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+23 vs school

White (2024)27th percentile~ school

Female (2018)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2018)12th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Math38%-5 vs state

Science29%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Ustick Elementary School

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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 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ustick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12435 West Ustick Road	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 855-4120	389	29	13.5	65.3%	201 (51.7%)	27 (6.9%)	126 (32.4%)	19 (4.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	33.9	229^th of 337 public elementary schools	32.0%		28.8	214^th of 301 public elementary schools	28.9%	15	45.3	41.4	27.3	37.8	29.2	29.2	54.8	54.5	53.1	54.1	$7,145	$1,245	$5,900
Frontier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11851 Musket Drive	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 350-4190	263	23	11.6	51.0%	162 (61.6%)	33 (12.5%)	36 (13.7%)	13 (4.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.7%)	83.8	50^th of 337 public elementary schools	85.2%		91.4	24^th of 301 public elementary schools	92.0%	26		73.2		63.5	63.6	63.6	61.0	65.9	71.1	66.1	$10,116	$1,487	$8,629
Pioneer School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	13255 West McMillian Road	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4100	658	34	19.2	21.3%	529 (80.4%)	7 (1.1%)	57 (8.7%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	36 (5.5%)	94.3	10^th of 337 public elementary schools	97.0%		92.5	18^th of 301 public elementary schools	94.0%	8	71.2	85.0	72.6	76.0	75.5	75.5	70.4	88.8	81.1	79.6	$6,560	$609	$5,951
River Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 East River Valley Street	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 884-1741	468	31	14.9	53.8%	261 (55.8%)	9 (1.9%)	149 (31.8%)	12 (2.6%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	26 (5.6%)	41.1	204^th of 337 public elementary schools	39.5%		52.2	140^th of 301 public elementary schools	53.5%	64	44.6	59.1	41.5	47.9	28.0	28.0	43.8	66.2	51.2	53.6	$6,929	$609	$6,320
McMillan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10901 McMillan	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 855-4475	241	20	12.3	55.6%	165 (68.5%)	6 (2.5%)	39 (16.2%)	11 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.5%)	60.9	114^th of 337 public elementary schools	66.2%		84.8	44^th of 301 public elementary schools	85.4%	70	52.2	54.3	56.1	54.1	51.2	51.2	56.5			63.9	$8,919	$1,510	$7,410
Joplin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12081 West Demeyer Street	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4345	241	16	15.4	45.6%	186 (77.2%)	5 (2.1%)	33 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.4%)	56.7	132^nd of 337 public elementary schools	60.8%		58.7	116^th of 301 public elementary schools	61.5%	16	57.4	48.6	43.8	50.0	60.4	60.4	46.8	45.9	70.8	55.3	$6,573	$609	$5,964
Flyers Center	Public	K-5	12081 West Demeyer Street	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 332-6800	10	6	1.6	70.0%	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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
Discovery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 East Leigh Field Drive	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4090	416	24	17.6	30.5%	305 (73.3%)	8 (1.9%)	69 (16.6%)	17 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	90.6	22^nd of 337 public elementary schools	93.5%		93.2	15^th of 301 public elementary schools	95.0%	7	73.0	77.3	64.0	71.4	63.2	63.2	71.9	82.4	74.7	76.5	$7,320	$609	$6,711
Cecil D Andrus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 Park Meadow Drive	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 939-3400	377	22	16.9	21.5%	287 (76.1%)	5 (1.3%)	49 (13.0%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.6%)	89.1	31^st of 337 public elementary schools	90.8%		93.3	14^th of 301 public elementary schools	95.3%	17	66.7	69.0	71.4	69.0	74.6	74.6	65.2	70.0	84.3	73.2	$6,957	$609	$6,348

Frequently Asked Questions about Ustick Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ustick Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lewis & Clark Middle School
High : Centennial High School

Is Ustick Elementary School a good school?

Ustick Elementary School ranks 229^th of 337 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ustick Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Ustick Elementary School.

What district is Ustick Elementary School in?

Joint School District No. 2

What is the racial makeup of Ustick Elementary School?

Students at Ustick Elementary School are 52% White, 32% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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