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Schools in Zip Code 83687

At a glance

Schools

8,777

Students

Districts

Top rankedBirch Elementary School150^th of 350 Idaho elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Birch Elementary School up 22 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Idaho Connects Online School 11.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Warhawk Elementary School

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 83687 is home to 12 schools serving roughly 8,979 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade across the Nampa, Caldwell, and Wilder areas, spread among five districts including the Vallivue School District, the Nampa School District, the Wilder District, Idaho Arts Charter School Inc., and Idaho Virtual Education Partners Inc. The school mix includes five elementary schools, one middle school, three high schools, and three alternative or online schools, so families have a wide range of options depending on their child's needs.

At the top of the pack, Idaho Arts Charter School is the only school in the area to beat Idaho's state average in all three all-grade ISAT subjects, posting 59.0% ELA proficiency and 51.9% science proficiency. Among traditional elementary schools, Birch Elementary School stands out with math proficiency of 48.6% and ELA proficiency of 55.7%, both above state averages. Ridgevue High School is the strongest brick-and-mortar high school, leading the area with an 82.5% graduation rate and 68.2% end-of-course ELA proficiency. Columbia High School earns an honorable mention for remarkably low chronic absenteeism of 7.0%, but its math and science results lag well behind state averages.

One notable trend is that the three virtual schools — Nampa Online Virtual Academy, Wilder Academy Of Virtual Education, and Idaho Connects Online School — have the best attendance rates in the ZIP code but the lowest test scores. Chronic absenteeism is a greater concern at East Canyon Elementary School (22.0%) and Endeavor Elementary School (23.4%), which are also among the lowest performers academically; East Canyon Elementary School has fallen from the 28th percentile of Idaho schools in 2023-2024 to the 3rd percentile today. Interestingly, school poverty levels do not tell the whole story: Birch Elementary School and Idaho Arts Charter School both serve near-average levels of low-income students (47-48% free/reduced lunch) yet outperform schools with lower poverty rates. Families comparing options will notice that Vallivue School District schools generally outperform Nampa School District schools, and that higher per-student spending at online schools (up to $16,606 at Idaho Connects Online School) has not translated into higher achievement.

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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 End of Course	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science End of Course	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 End of Course	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jcc - Nampa	Public	6-12	1650 11th Avenue North	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Idaho Department Of Juvenile Corrections	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 465-8443	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Idaho Connects Online School	Public, Charter	6-12	1st 6th Street North	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Idaho Virtual Education Partners Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 287-3668	165	14	11.8		127 (77.0%)	1 (0.6%)	25 (15.2%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)								(n/a)																					$16,606	$301	$16,305
Idaho Arts Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1220 5th Street North	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Idaho Arts Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 463-4324	1,395	72	19.3	47.9%	882 (63.2%)	12 (0.9%)	414 (29.7%)	9 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.6%)	66 (4.7%)								(n/a)	57.6	42.0	51.2	28.0	43.2	41.5	46.9	44.3	50.4	38.5	73.2	51.9	62.7	47.9	70.2	47.9	61.0	49.6	80.5	59.0
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
Birch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6900 Birch Lane	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 453-4544	663	33	20.0	47.8%	440 (66.4%)	7 (1.1%)	175 (26.4%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	26 (3.9%)	55.6	150^th of 350 public elementary schools	57.1%		47.9	172^nd of 337 public elementary schools	49.0%	22	47.3	52.0	46.4					48.6	54.5				49.5	53.5	63.9					55.7	$7,529	$1,066	$6,463
Sage Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	18070 Santa Ana Avenue	Caldwell	83687	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 453-4550	886	44	19.9	39.4%	523 (59.0%)	16 (1.8%)	297 (33.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	35 (4.0%)	31.6	125^th of 177 public middle schools	29.4%		41.6	96^th of 166 public middle schools	42.2%	29				30.0	34.3	35.4		33.1		36.3						49.7	52.3	53.2		51.7	$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
Ridgevue High School	Public	9-12	18800 Madison Road	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 453-4480	1,640	74	22.0	40.2%	924 (56.3%)	33 (2.0%)	612 (37.3%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	52 (3.2%)	47.5	64^th of 124 public high schools	48.4%		48.3	58^th of 112 public high schools	48.2%	6							31.5				37.5								68.2		$7,530	$1,066	$6,464
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
Park Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	3313 Parkridge Drive	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4622	491	32	15.4	71.9%	260 (53.0%)	1 (0.2%)	203 (41.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.9%)	24.5	280^th of 350 public elementary schools	20.0%		18.8	284^th of 337 public elementary schools	15.7%	4	47.5	30.0	33.3					36.9	41.2				45.5	25.0	44.6					38.3	$8,558	$1,532	$7,025
Columbia High School	Public	9-12	301 South Happy Valley Road	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 498-0571	1,165	50	23.1	42.0%	590 (50.6%)	9 (0.8%)	500 (42.9%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	50 (4.3%)	34.7	86^th of 124 public high schools	30.6%		38.1	72^nd of 112 public high schools	35.7%	14							21.7				29.1								65.1		$8,147	$1,007	$7,140
Endeavor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2824 East Powerline Road	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-4629	589	37	15.9	71.0%	246 (41.8%)	1 (0.2%)	303 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	17.6	308^th of 350 public elementary schools	12.0%		13.1	308^th of 337 public elementary schools	8.6%		27.8	36.5	24.8					29.5	34.6				33.0	46.8	39.4					39.7	$7,330	$1,593	$5,736
Nampa Online Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3313 Parkridge Drive	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 468-2808	298	17	17.1		157 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (39.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	17 (5.7%)								(n/a)			< 25%	< 20%	< 24%	< 21%	< 30%	11.8	< 27%	19.5	< 38%	< 22%			< 25%	19.4	28.0	34.2	< 53%	26.6

Cities Near Zip Code 83687

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nampa	0.24 mi	41	68^th
Wilder	1.37 mi	8
Meridian	4.09 mi	47	19^th
Caldwell	4.25 mi	29	78^th
Star	7.5 mi	2	22^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Idaho Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.