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William Howard Taft Elementary Primary School
3722 Anderson St Boise ID, 83703, Ada County Phone: 208-854-6180 Ranking:  (381 out of 489, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 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: | 20 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 345 | 321 | 348 | 330 | 360 | 373 | 328 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 11 | 3.2% | 8 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 54 | 15.7% | 40 | 12.5% | 41 | 11.8% | 39 | 11.8% | 45 | 12.5% | 49 | 13.1% | 58 | 17.7% |
| Grade 1: | 44 | 12.8% | 45 | 14.0% | 40 | 11.5% | 40 | 12.1% | 44 | 12.2% | 68 | 18.2% | 48 | 14.6% |
| Grade 2: | 45 | 13.0% | 42 | 13.1% | 50 | 14.4% | 40 | 12.1% | 60 | 16.7% | 52 | 13.9% | 45 | 13.7% |
| Grade 3: | 43 | 12.5% | 48 | 15.0% | 49 | 14.1% | 55 | 16.7% | 52 | 14.4% | 53 | 14.2% | 50 | 15.2% |
| Grade 4: | 56 | 16.2% | 47 | 14.6% | 51 | 14.7% | 48 | 14.5% | 53 | 14.7% | 48 | 12.9% | 41 | 12.5% |
| Grade 5: | 51 | 14.8% | 46 | 14.3% | 53 | 15.2% | 53 | 16.1% | 52 | 14.4% | 55 | 14.7% | 47 | 14.3% |
| Grade 6: | 41 | 11.9% | 45 | 14.0% | 57 | 16.4% | 48 | 14.5% | 54 | 15.0% | 48 | 12.9% | 39 | 11.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 187 | 54.2% | 175 | 54.5% | 172 | 49.4% | 153 | 46.4% | 168 | 46.7% | 169 | 45.3% | 166 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 158 | 45.8% | 146 | 45.5% | 176 | 50.6% | 177 | 53.6% | 184 | 51.1% | 196 | 52.5% | 158 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 24 | 7.0% | 28 | 8.7% | 22 | 6.3% | 15 | 4.5% | 22 | 6.1% | 20 | 5.4% | 15 | 4.6% |
| Hispanic: | 32 | 9.3% | 18 | 5.6% | 23 | 6.6% | 20 | 6.1% | 17 | 4.7% | 14 | 3.8% | 31 | 9.5% |
| Black: | 64 | 18.6% | 45 | 14.0% | 39 | 11.2% | 36 | 10.9% | 48 | 13.3% | 46 | 12.3% | 11 | 3.4% |
| White: | 215 | 62.3% | 216 | 67.3% | 252 | 72.4% | 250 | 75.8% | 271 | 75.3% | 290 | 77.7% | 269 | 82.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 1.2% | 7 | 2.2% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 2.9% | 233 | 72.6% | 226 | 64.9% | 231 | 70.0% | 236 | 65.6% | 212 | 56.8% | 167 | 50.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 317 | 91.9% | 6 | 1.9% | 7 | 2.0% | 25 | 7.6% | 26 | 7.2% | 27 | 7.2% | 28 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.93 | 14.93 | 16.40 | 13.72 | 18.90 | 19.40 | 16.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 75.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 78% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 76.6% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 78.7% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 77.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 87.1% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 89% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 90.3% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 91.2% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 86% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 87.4% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.7% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 90.8% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 91.7% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 91.5% | 89.4% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 82% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 82.4% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 84.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 82.2% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 86.8% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 86% | 83.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 85.2% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 86% | 85.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 86.2% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84.5% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 87.1% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 87.9% | 86.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 86.3% | 82.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 88.7% | 86.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 87.7% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 88.1% | 86.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 90.5% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 92% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 77.1% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 78.6% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 79.6% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 80.2% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 80.9% | 79.4% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 82.3% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 78.4% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 77.3% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.2% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 79.8% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 78.1% | 78.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 80.6% | 79.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 86.3% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 87.2% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 88.7% | 88% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89.6% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 60.6% | 60.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 67.2% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 66.8% | 64.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 67.4% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 70.7% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 73.6% | 72.2% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 77.6% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 78.7% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80.7% | 75.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 81.8% | 75.4% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 81.4% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 79.3% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 81.5% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 81.4% | 78.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 83.3% | 79.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 82.1% | 77.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 81.7% | 79% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 82.3% | 77.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 87% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 88.4% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 88.4% | 85.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 91.6% | 88.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 91.7% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 89.1% | 86.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 44.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 55.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 22.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 77.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $49,513.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,196.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $53,889.0 |
* William Howard Taft Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.