Borah Senior High School
6001 Cassia St Boise ID, 83709, Ada County Phone: 208-854-4370 Ranking:  (98 out of 151, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 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: | 81 | 79 | 91 | 74 | 65 | 76 | 77 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,523 | 1,523 | 1,439 | 1,351 | 1,331 | 1,339 | 1,481 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 22 | 1.4% | 7 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 527 | 34.6% | 528 | 34.7% | 522 | 36.3% | 464 | 34.3% | 454 | 34.1% | 445 | 33.2% | 468 | 31.6% |
| Grade 11: | 494 | 32.4% | 516 | 33.9% | 463 | 32.2% | 444 | 32.9% | 423 | 31.8% | 440 | 32.9% | 489 | 33.0% |
| Grade 12: | 480 | 31.5% | 472 | 31.0% | 454 | 31.5% | 443 | 32.8% | 454 | 34.1% | 454 | 33.9% | 524 | 35.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 764 | 50.2% | 752 | 49.4% | 730 | 50.7% | 692 | 51.2% | 675 | 50.7% | 680 | 50.8% | 744 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 759 | 49.8% | 771 | 50.6% | 709 | 49.3% | 659 | 48.8% | 648 | 48.7% | 651 | 48.6% | 733 | 49.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.6% | 17 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.1% | 12 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 96 | 6.3% | 105 | 6.9% | 105 | 7.3% | 59 | 4.4% | 58 | 4.4% | 47 | 3.5% | 51 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 172 | 11.3% | 183 | 12.0% | 154 | 10.7% | 127 | 9.4% | 111 | 8.3% | 112 | 8.4% | 115 | 7.8% |
| Black: | 115 | 7.6% | 82 | 5.4% | 61 | 4.2% | 49 | 3.6% | 40 | 3.0% | 37 | 2.8% | 31 | 2.1% |
| White: | 1,112 | 73.0% | 1,129 | 74.1% | 1,097 | 76.2% | 1,087 | 80.5% | 1,108 | 83.2% | 1,131 | 84.5% | 1,276 | 86.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 10 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 593 | 38.9% | 651 | 42.7% | 572 | 39.7% | 488 | 36.1% | 418 | 31.4% | 317 | 23.7% | 322 | 21.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 101 | 6.6% | 129 | 8.5% | 123 | 8.5% | 109 | 8.1% | 132 | 9.9% | 112 | 8.4% | 135 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.71 | 19.25 | 15.90 | 18.26 | 20.43 | 17.70 | 19.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 74.8% | 68.8% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 22% | 26.7% | 40.7% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.1% | 71.5% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76% | 72.6% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 77.7% | 76.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 71.6% | 72.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 81.6% | 76.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 31.7% | 44% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.2% | 76.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 79.7% | 78.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 79.6% | 78% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 76.1% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 89.2% | 85.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 37.4% | 58.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 86.3% | 86.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86.1% | 87.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 88.1% | 87.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 88.2% | 89.2% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 76% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 74.5% | 68.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.4% | 67.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 71.3% | 69.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 77.5% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 73.9% | 72.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 32.2% | 21.8% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 35.9% | 26% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 29.4% | 31.3% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 29.2% | 26.4% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 29.4% | 32.9% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 11th Grade | % met std | 7.6% | 21.8% | 23.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 29.9% | 23% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 33.2% | 31.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 29.5% | 28.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 23.1% | 26.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 28.6% | 25% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 41.1% | 40.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.5% | 37.1% | 37.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 25% | 35.4% | 40.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 40.7% | 38% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 0% | 6.7% | 17.5% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 9th Grade | % met std | 0% | 67.9% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 0% | 70.8% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 0% | 69.3% | 66.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 0% | 85.6% | 82.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 68.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 31.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,004.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,054.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,561.0 |
* Borah Senior High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.