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Pepper Ridge Elementary School

2252 South Sumpter Way
Boise, ID 83709

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Serving 472 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Pepper Ridge Elementary School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Idaho for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).

The percentage of students achieving is 60% (which is higher than the Idaho state average of 41%). The percentage of students achieving is 66% (which is higher than the Idaho state average of 55%).

The student-teacher ratio of 17:1 is equal to the Idaho state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Idaho state average of 28% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 472 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Minority Enrollment: 29%
: Top 20% in ID
: 60% (Top 20%)
: 66% (Top 20%)
: 55-59% (Top 20%)
: Pepper Ridge Elementary serves the northwest part of Boise, ID, encompassing an area of approximately 4.4 square miles. The typical drive to the school is between 5 to 10 minutes, with an average distance of 1.3 miles to the zone's edge and a maximum distance of 2.8 miles.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), ID Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Pepper Ridge Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Idaho for:

School Overview

Pepper Ridge Elementary School's student population of 472 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 27 teachers has grown by 12% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Pepper Ridge Elementary School
Pre-K	14
Kind	57
1	65
2	77
3	98
4	84
5	77

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Total Students

472 students

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Total Students Trends (2005-2025)
Year	Pepper Ridge Elementary School
2025	472
2024	506
2023	514
2022	543
2021	456
2020	572
2019	597
2018	583
2017	610
2016	664
2015	668
2014	667
2013	638
2012	658
2011	638
2010	588
2009	639
2008	615
2007	624
2006	743
2005	643

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Total Classroom Teachers

27 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends (2005-2025)
Year	Pepper Ridge Elementary School
2025	27
2024	28
2023	29
2022	28
2021	24
2020	26
2019	27
2018	28
2017	28
2016	31
2015	29
2014	28
2013	29
2012	29
2011	28
2010	28
2009	28
2008	27
2007	30
2006	31
2005	30

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School Rankings

Pepper Ridge Elementary School ranks within the top 20% of all 704 schools in Idaho (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Pepper Ridge Elementary School is 0.47, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.44. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (ID)

#96 out of 704 schools
(Top 20%)

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Overall School Rank Trends (2010-2023)
Year	Pepper Ridge Elementary School
2023	#96
2022	#103
2021	#133
2019	#93
2018	#58
2017	#24
2016	#62
2015	#81
2014	#46
2013	#221
2012	#131
2011	#83
2010	#37

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60%

41%

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Math Proficiency Comparison (2010-2023)
Year	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Idaho	Joint School District No. 2
2023	60%	41%	57%
2022	61%	42%	55%
2021	52%	40%	53%
2019	58%	45%	59%
2018	64%	44%	57%
2017	67%	42%	54%
2016	64%	42%	52%
2015	61%	40%	51%
2014	50%	58%	66%
2013	84%	81%	82%
2012	88%	80%	81%
2011	89%	80%	82%
2010	92%	80%	82%

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66%

55%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison (2010-2022)
Year	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Idaho	Joint School District No. 2
2022	66%	55%	68%
2021	62%	54%	67%
2019	67%	55%	68%
2018	71%	54%	57%
2017	72%	52%	62%
2016	66%	53%	62%
2015	61%	51%	61%
2014	50%	76%	80%
2013	92%	89%	91%
2012	92%	89%	90%
2011	94%	88%	90%
2010	95%	87%	90%

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55-59%

41%

Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison (2005-2025)
Year	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Idaho	Joint School District No. 2
2025	17:1	17:1
2024	18:1	17:1
2023	18:1	17:1	19:1
2022	19:1	18:1	19:1
2021	19:1	17:1	19:1
2020	22:1	18:1	21:1
2019	22:1	19:1	21:1
2018	21:1	18:1	20:1
2017	22:1	18:1	20:1
2016	21:1	18:1	20:1
2015	23:1	19:1	20:1
2014	24:1	20:1	21:1
2013	22:1	19:1	21:1
2012	23:1	17:1	21:1
2011	23:1	17:1	19:1
2010	21:1	18:1	19:1
2009	23:1	18:1	20:1
2008	23:1	17:1	20:1
2007	21:1	18:1	20:1
2006	24:1	18:1	20:1
2005	21:1	18:1	20:1

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison (2005-2025)
Year	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Idaho	Joint School District No. 2
2025	4%	1%
2024	4%	1%
2023	3%	1%	3%
2022	3%	1%	2%
2021	3%	1%	2%
2020	2%	1%	2%
2019	2%	1%	2%
2018	2%	1%	2%
2017	2%	1%	2%
2016	3%	1%	2%
2015	3%	1%	3%
2014	3%	1%	3%
2013	4%	1%	2%
2012	4%	1%	2%
2011	4%	1%	2%
2010	4%	2%	3%
2009	4%	2%	3%
2008	3%	2%	3%
2007	3%	2%	3%
2006	3%	1%	3%
2005	4%	2%	3%

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Hispanic

15%

21%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison (2005-2025)
Year	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Idaho	Joint School District No. 2
2025	15%	21%
2024	15%	20%
2023	14%	19%	12%
2022	11%	19%	12%
2021	9%	19%	11%
2020	7%	19%	10%
2019	8%	18%	10%
2018	10%	18%	11%
2017	9%	18%	11%
2016	8%	18%	10%
2015	6%	17%	10%
2014	6%	17%	9%
2013	6%	17%	9%
2012	5%	16%	8%
2011	7%	16%	9%
2010	8%	15%	9%
2009	2%	14%	6%
2008	2%	14%	6%
2007	2%	13%	5%
2006	4%	13%	5%
2005	3%	12%	4%

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Black

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Black Student Percentage Comparison (2005-2025)
Year	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Idaho	Joint School District No. 2
2025	2%	1%
2024	1%	1%
2023	1%	1%	2%
2022	1%	1%	2%
2020	1%	1%	2%
2017	1%	1%	1%
2016	1%	1%	1%
2015	1%	1%	2%
2014	1%	1%	1%
2010	1%	1%	1%
2008	1%	1%	2%
2007	1%	1%	2%
2006	1%	1%	2%
2005	2%	1%	2%

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White

71%

72%

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White Student Percentage Comparison (2005-2025)
Year	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Idaho	Joint School District No. 2
2025	71%	72%
2024	71%	73%
2023	74%	74%	78%
2022	80%	74%	79%
2021	82%	74%	79%
2020	86%	75%	80%
2019	85%	75%	80%
2018	83%	76%	82%
2017	84%	76%	82%
2016	84%	76%	83%
2015	87%	77%	81%
2014	86%	77%	84%
2013	87%	78%	84%
2012	88%	78%	84%
2011	86%	79%	84%
2010	86%	80%	86%
2009	94%	81%	88%
2008	94%	82%	88%
2007	94%	82%	89%
2006	92%	83%	89%
2005	91%	83%	90%

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Hawaiian

n/a

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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Student Percentage Comparison (2019-2022)
Year	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Idaho	Joint School District No. 2
2022	1%	1%
2019	1%	1%

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Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison (2011-2025)
Year	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Idaho	Joint School District No. 2
2025	7%	4%
2024	7%	4%
2023	7%	4%	5%
2022	4%	3%	5%
2021	5%	3%	4%
2020	3%	3%	4%
2019	4%	3%	4%
2018	4%	3%	4%
2017	4%	3%	4%
2016	4%	2%	4%
2015	3%	2%	4%
2014	3%	2%	3%
2013	3%	2%	3%
2012	3%	2%	3%
2011	2%	2%	3%

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All Ethnic Groups

29%

28%

0.47

0.44

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Diversity Score Comparison (2005-2025)
Year	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Idaho	Joint School District No. 2
2025	0.47	0.44
2024	0.47	0.43
2023	0.43	0.42	0.38
2022	0.35	0.42	0.37
2021	0.32	0.42	0.36
2020	0.26	0.40	0.34
2019	0.27	0.41	0.34
2018	0.30	0.39	0.32
2017	0.29	0.39	0.32
2016	0.29	0.39	0.31
2015	0.24	0.38	0.31
2014	0.26	0.38	0.29
2013	0.24	0.37	0.29
2012	0.22	0.37	0.29
2011	0.26	0.35	0.29
2010	0.25	0.34	0.26
2009	0.12	0.33	0.21
2008	0.12	0.31	0.21
2007	0.12	0.31	0.20
2006	0.15	0.30	0.18
2005	0.17	0.30	0.17

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(22-23)

18%

16.9%

Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

29%

32%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison (2005-2025)
Year	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Idaho	Joint School District No. 2
2025	29%	32%
2024	19%	26%
2023	18%	24%	15%
2022	10%	19%	10%
2021	13%	25%	13%
2020	16%	28%	18%
2019	15%	31%	18%
2018	17%	35%	21%
2017	17%	36%	21%
2016	10%	38%	18%
2015	16%	39%	23%
2014	17%	37%	24%
2013	19%	38%	25%
2012	19%	39%	26%
2011	15%	36%	22%
2010	9%	33%	19%
2009	9%	29%	16%
2008	7%	27%	13%
2007	6%	27%	12%
2006	13%	28%	12%
2005	11%	29%	13%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison (2005-2025)
Year	Pepper Ridge Elementary School	Idaho	Joint School District No. 2
2025	7%	7%
2024	8%	8%
2023	8%	9%	6%
2020	3%	9%	4%
2019	5%	8%	4%
2018	5%	9%	4%
2017	5%	10%	4%
2016	4%	9%	3%
2015	5%	10%	5%
2014	3%	10%	5%
2013	3%	9%	5%
2012	4%	10%	5%
2011	3%	9%	5%
2010	5%	10%	6%
2009	5%	10%	6%
2008	3%	10%	6%
2007	6%	10%	6%
2006	7%	10%	6%
2005	7%	10%	6%

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School District Name

Joint School District No. 2

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), ID Dept. of Education

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Pepper Ridge Elementary School's ranking?

Pepper Ridge Elementary School is ranked #96 out of 704 schools, which ranks it among the top 20% of public schools in Idaho.

What schools are Pepper Ridge Elementary School often compared to?

Pepper Ridge Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Eliza Hart Spalding Stem Academy by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

60% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 41% ID state average), while 66% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 55% ID state average).

How many students attend Pepper Ridge Elementary School?

472 students attend Pepper Ridge Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

71% of Pepper Ridge Elementary School students are White, 15% of students are Hispanic, 7% of students are Two or more races, 4% of students are Asian, 2% of students are Black, and 1% of students are Hawaiian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Pepper Ridge Elementary School?

Pepper Ridge Elementary School has a student ration of 17:1, which is equal to the Idaho state average of 17:1.

What grades does Pepper Ridge Elementary School offer ?

Pepper Ridge Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Pepper Ridge Elementary School part of?

Pepper Ridge Elementary School is part of Joint School District No. 2.

In what neighborhood is Pepper Ridge Elementary School located?

Pepper Ridge Elementary School is located in the Southwest Ada County Alliance neighborhood of Boise, ID. There are 12 other public schools located in Southwest Ada County Alliance.

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Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 472 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1
Minority Enrollment: 29%
: Top 20%
: 60% (Top 20%)
: 66% (Top 20%)
: 55-59% (Top 20%)
: Pepper Ridge Elementary serves the northwest part of Boise, ID, encompassing an area of approximately 4.4 square miles. The typical drive to the school is between 5 to 10 minutes, with an average distance of 1.3 miles to the zone's edge and a maximum distance of 2.8 miles.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), ID Dept. of Education

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