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Morley Nelson Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

7701 West Northview Street, Boise, ID 83704 · (208) 854-4610 · Part of Boise City Independent School District 1

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

Directions
Students
392
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Morley Nelson Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Idaho’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Boise City kids: 10 schools

On the path

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

PK–6Morley Nelson ElementaryYou are here
7–910 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 39.6%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 54%

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

Location

Directions ↗

7701 West Northview Street, Boise

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten48
Grade 158
Grade 261
Grade 343
Grade 458
Grade 560
Grade 663
Enrollment over time
381’20
420’21
459’22
429’23
392’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 46%Hispanic 31%Black 13%Asian 5%Two or more races 4%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 Morley Nelson Elementary 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.