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Schools in Garden City · Boise City Independent School District 1

Garden City’s public schools outscore 66% of Idaho districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Garden City, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Idaho, not nationally.

#21of 59 Idaho townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Idaho state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

57%

▲ 2 pts vs ID 55%

2021–22

Math proficiency

46%

▲ 4 pts vs ID 42%

2021–22

Graduate on time

83%

▲ 2 pts vs ID 81%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$14.1K

▲ 27% vs ID $11.1K

FY2024

Students per teacher

15.9

ID 17.9 · smaller classes

Schools in town

21,688 students on the public path

In brief

Garden City’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 57% and math 46% in spring 2022, against 55% and 42% statewide; 83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 81%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,138 per student, against $11,119 across Idaho (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

34 elementary schools, then ten middle and six high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 12% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Future Public School and Anser Charter School are in town. Idaho Connects Online School, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Garden City’s grade

B⁺ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Idaho school districts, #21 of 59 Idaho towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Idaho average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Idaho school districts we grade (170)Better than 66%

Lower resultsHigher results

Idaho towns with similar household incomes (135)Better than 65%

BB⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 11,934 test results and a graduating class of 2,170 could put Garden City anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Garden City’s students in the tested grades sat them (11,990 in math, 11,877 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Garden City, with each school’s own grade.

34 schools teach K in Garden City’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Garden City	B⁺	Boise City Independent School District 1
Boise City	B⁺	Boise City Independent School District 1

Garden City’s public schools outscore 66% of Idaho districts

Garden City’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

34 elementary schools, then ten middle and six high schools

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind Garden City’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Above the state in reading

Garden City vs. its neighbors

Every school in Garden City

Questions about Garden City’s schools

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