South Junior High School
3101 Cassia St Boise ID, 83705, Ada County Phone: 208-854-6110 Ranking:  (427 out of 489, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 9 School District: Boise City Independent School District 1 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 43 | 45 | 47 | 43 | 40 | 44 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 668 | 668 | 694 | 636 | 613 | 618 | 685 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 226 | 33.8% | 225 | 33.7% | 251 | 36.2% | 226 | 35.5% | 215 | 35.1% | 225 | 36.4% | 227 | 33.1% |
| Grade 8: | 206 | 30.8% | 234 | 35.0% | 222 | 32.0% | 209 | 32.9% | 212 | 34.6% | 200 | 32.4% | 245 | 35.8% |
| Grade 9: | 236 | 35.3% | 209 | 31.3% | 221 | 31.8% | 201 | 31.6% | 186 | 30.3% | 193 | 31.2% | 213 | 31.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 323 | 48.4% | 322 | 48.2% | 340 | 49.0% | 326 | 51.3% | 298 | 48.6% | 306 | 49.5% | 350 | 51.1% |
| Female: | 345 | 51.6% | 346 | 51.8% | 354 | 51.0% | 310 | 48.7% | 307 | 50.1% | 304 | 49.2% | 331 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 11 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.0% | 15 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.7% | 24 | 3.9% | 22 | 3.6% | 29 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic: | 109 | 16.3% | 106 | 15.9% | 105 | 15.1% | 98 | 15.4% | 97 | 15.8% | 96 | 15.5% | 84 | 12.3% |
| Black: | 30 | 4.5% | 40 | 6.0% | 42 | 6.1% | 40 | 6.3% | 27 | 4.4% | 31 | 5.0% | 22 | 3.2% |
| White: | 496 | 74.3% | 493 | 73.8% | 514 | 74.1% | 469 | 73.7% | 459 | 74.9% | 463 | 74.9% | 542 | 79.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 410 | 61.4% | 430 | 64.4% | 429 | 61.8% | 414 | 65.1% | 341 | 55.6% | 277 | 44.8% | 214 | 31.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 8.2% | 64 | 9.6% | 75 | 10.8% | 46 | 7.2% | 60 | 9.8% | 85 | 13.8% | 97 | 14.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.45 | 14.85 | 14.67 | 14.64 | 15.35 | 14.20 | 15.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 74.1% | 69% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 73.4% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 75.3% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 77.7% | 73.5% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 76.6% | 74.2% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 75.9% | 74.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75.8% | 74.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 77.2% | 75.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 75.4% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 76% | 74.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 73.6% | 75.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 74.5% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 83.1% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 89.2% | 85.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 88.7% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 89.9% | 87.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 91.2% | 90.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 89.3% | 88.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 54% | 51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 55.6% | 55.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 53.7% | 53.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 58.2% | 57.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 57.1% | 59.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 52.9% | 56.8% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 72.8% | 66.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 76.1% | 71.5% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 76.7% | 71.8% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 75.2% | 71.2% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 77.1% | 72.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 77% | 74.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 82.5% | 78.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 80% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 81.4% | 79.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 79.8% | 79.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 79.7% | 78.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 77.7% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 90.1% | 88.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 92% | 91.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 92.7% | 91.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 92.4% | 92.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 92.7% | 92.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 9th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 70.2% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 9th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 69.3% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 9th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 69.3% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 9th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 67.9% | 62.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 71.9% | 69.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 71.6% | 69.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 70.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 69.3% | 66.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 81.4% | 80.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 85.2% | 81% |
| 2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 84.8% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 85.6% | 82.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 56.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 43.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $49,518.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,080.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $54,998.0 |
* South Junior High School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.