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Borah Senior High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

6001 Cassia Street, Boise, ID 83709 · (208) 854-4370 · Part of Boise City Independent School District 1

Boise City’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Idaho school districts

Directions
Students
1,308
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Borah Senior High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 50% of Idaho’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 14.6% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Boise City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

7–910 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Borah Senior High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 39.6%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 54%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Idaho’s 671 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6001 Cassia Street, Boise

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 10465
Grade 11434
Grade 12409
Enrollment over time
1,141’20
1,287’21
1,289’22
1,295’23
1,308’24

Up 14.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Hispanic 17%Black 6%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Borah Senior High School from Boise City families.

Other schools in Boise City Independent School District 1

The district →
White Pine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Boise
B+
555 students18:1
Whittier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Boise
C−
490 students16:1
Trail Wind Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Boise
A−
475 students20:1
Horizon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Boise
C−
472 students18:1
Whitney Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Boise
D
469 students17:1
Cynthia Mann Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Boise
B
412 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Idaho’s other public schools; Boise City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.