| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 10 - 12 |
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| County |
Ada County, ID |
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| Total Students |
1264 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
53% /
47% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
69 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 10 - 469 students | | Grade 11 - 392 students | | Grade 12 - 403 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:18 |
1:16 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
1% |
1% |
| % Asian |
3% |
1% |
| % Hispanic |
4% |
10% |
| % Black |
1% |
n/a |
| % White |
91% |
85% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
14% |
23% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
5% |
8% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
2% |
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| School District Name |
Boise City Independent 1 School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
55 |
4 |
| Number of Students Managed |
25,805 students |
1,136 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$214,132,000 |
$8,230,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$212,797,000 |
$8,273,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,298 |
$7,245 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,246 |
$7,283 |
| District Graduation Rates |
84% |
n/a |
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- Boise High School is the one of five public traditional high schools within the city of Boise, Idaho. It is one of four Boise School District three year comprehensive high schools and is located on the outerlying edge of the city's downtown business core. Current enrollment for the 2008-09 school year is approximately 1,472 students.
- History
- 1882 to 1930
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1882 brought the building of Central School in downtown Boise. Completed at a price of $44,000, it was widely seen as too large and costly. By 1893, however, nearly 700 students overcrowded the school. During 1902-03 the decision was made to replace it with a new structure and a new name. Land on Washington Street was purchased, and in 1906 took form as a two-story red brick answer to overcrowding.|}
- 1930 to 1990
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The 1930s and 1940s were difficult with Great Depression economic woes of the country. Curriculum expanding stopped for an emphasis on maintaining programs and classes. District students during this time worked in civil defense activities, assisted the Red Cross and helped with war bond drives. Bricking most of or all of windows to save energy occurred during the 1930s.
- 1936 brought a new gymnasium. Student gathering together their own money funded the construction costs. Total costs came to $122,118. Still standing today, this gymnasium replaced a small gym located in the basement of the main building. Students welcomed the new facility and the much higher ceilings no longer interfering with games. The Works Progress Administration, initiated by Franklin D. Roosevelt, provided the labor.
- The 1950s and 1960s, however, brought renewed growth to Boise High. In 1957 an addition was made to the gym in the form of a music building added on to the west side of the structure. The district during this time showed foresight to secure land for future expansion. For example, the two blocks northwest of the main building were bought in the early 1960s and converted into a football, tennis and track field. This acquiring of land would later help preservationists and community leaders argue to keep the school at its location. It would also provide much needed room for the population boom of the future and provide space for basics like vehicle parking.
- Also, during these two decades, Boise began to see excessive growing in its high school. For several years, tenth grade students who would have normally attended their high school instead attended junior high schools. To alleviate the booming student body high schools Borah and Capital were built in 1958 and 1965 respectively.
- 1990 to present
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During the late 1980s and early 1990s the enrollment crunch began to reappear despite the new schools. This began forcing some classes at Boise High to close. The district began to study the possibility of a replacement school and the debate would continue for years. With this idea came a lot of public concern from neighborhood owners fearful of losing their historic neighborhood, preservationists, students and parents. Research shows that "community anchors" such as Boise High if removed can have detrimental impacts on students and communities. Forcing students to travel farther away would influence local property owners and families that purchase lowering property values in place of suburban development.
- Over the summer of 2007, the third floor was renovated with the addition of 5 new classrooms and is currently again in use.
- Academia
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Newsweek has ranked Boise High in every top national high school list created topping all other Idaho schools. Considered in the 2008 ranking were school advanced placement exam scores. Boise High had 404 students who took 947 exams, 81% of which received a grade of 3 or better. For the same year the school had seven National Merit finalists.
- Activities
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Current sports operate under the Idaho High School Activities Association. "5A" is the school's classification having attendance in excess of 1,280 students.
- The 2008 baseball team was ranked 38th in the country by Baseball America and the National High School Baseball Coaches Association.
- Campus
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Nearly four and a half city blocks constitute school grounds in an "L" shaped portion of property. The main building is contained within one block. The two blocks northwest house the football field and tennis courts. The Frank Church Building of Technology takes up nearly the entire block southeast of the main building. Southwest of the Frank Church Building of Technology is the gymnasium occupying half a block.
- The neighborhood is mixed-use largely made up of residential and church buildings. The First Church of Christ Scientist, originally established in 1898, The Capitol City Christian Church, built in 1887, The Cathedral of the Rockies, built in 1960, First Baptist Church, St. John's Catholic Cathedral, built in 1871, First Presbyterian Church and St. Michael's Episcipal Cathedral, built in 1900, can be found within two blocks of campus.
- Notable alumni
- External links
- Boise High School – Official Website
- City of Boise – Historic Preservation
- Brave Parent Board – Boise Brave Boosters
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| About This Zip Code (83702) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
21,673 people |
1,272,641 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
52% |
23% |
| Population Average Age |
34 years old
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32 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.1 persons
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2.6 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$36,536
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$39,768 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
4.8 rooms |
5.6 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
55 years old |
33 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
52% / 48% |
72% / 28% |
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