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Taft Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

3722 Anderson Street, Boise, ID 83703 · (208) 854-6180 · Part of Boise City Independent School District 1

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

Directions
Students
301
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Taft Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Idaho’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 25.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Boise City kids: 10 schools

On the path

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

PK–6Taft Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–910 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 39.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 54%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3722 Anderson Street, Boise

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten41
Grade 149
Grade 247
Grade 344
Grade 435
Grade 541
Grade 644
Enrollment over time
239’20
242’21
270’22
288’23
301’24

Up 25.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 50%Black 24%Hispanic 13%Asian 9%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Taft Elementary 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.