The top reported proficiency rate is 59% in English language arts. The lowest is 49% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on North Junior High School
North Junior High School sits on North 13th Street in Boise, serving seventh, eighth, and ninth graders as part of Boise Independent District. It is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation. The school draws from a city that functions as Idaho's capital and its largest urban center, a place where state government, technology employers, and a major university sit alongside established residential neighborhoods and a river corridor that anchors much of civic life.
The enrollment is sizable for a junior high, spread across three grade levels in roughly equal proportions. The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic presence and smaller groups identifying as two or more races, Black, Asian, Native American, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. A small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, lower than what many urban secondary schools report. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not available, so those populations cannot be characterized here.
On state assessments, North Junior High's results paint a mixed but generally solid picture. In English language arts, seventh graders show a strong majority reaching proficiency, while eighth graders land closer to the midpoint. Math proficiency holds above half for both seventh and eighth grade, a steady if unspectacular result. Science, tested in eighth grade, sits just under half proficient, the weakest result in the school's profile. A parent may want to look into science instruction and support further with the school. No participation rates or average scale scores were reported, and only a single year of data is available, so trend analysis is not possible from what was provided.
The school serves through ninth grade, which means it does not have a graduation rate, since that measure applies to schools graduating twelfth graders. This is a function of the grade band, not a gap in reporting.
Boise itself shapes the experience of attending North Junior High. The city hosts major corporate headquarters, publicly reported as including Micron Technology, Albertsons, Boise Cascade, J.R. Simplot Company, and IDACORP, alongside Boise State University and state government. The downtown core, not far from the school's address on North 13th Street, offers restaurants, cultural venues like the Boise Art Museum, the Basque Block, and the Idaho State Capitol. The Boise River Greenbelt, an urban trail system running along the river, connects parks and neighborhoods and serves as a central recreational feature. Outside the downtown and near-river corridors, the city becomes more auto-oriented, with suburban-style development in the foothills and outer areas.
The housing market surrounding the school reflects Boise's sustained growth and desirability. Home values in the school's zip code run well above both state and national benchmarks, and the price-to-income ratio sits high, meaning ownership requires a substantial income relative to much of the country. Rents have risen more sharply recently than home values, though renting remains considerably less expensive monthly than carrying a mortgage at current rates. For families considering a move into the attendance area, the cost of entry is steep. The broader Treasure Valley metro area, which includes Boise, Nampa, and Meridian, has experienced sustained in-migration, with technology investment driving expansion.
We looked for the district's strategic priorities and recent parent-relevant changes but found little of lasting impact in publicly available sources, so that context is left out rather than guessed. Data on Title I status, discipline, course access, staffing, attendance, and program offerings was also not available for this school, which limits the picture a parent can assemble from this source alone. What the available data does show is a sizable, relatively low-poverty junior high in a growing, economically diverse city, with academic results that are generally above average in English and math and softer in science, sitting in a neighborhood where housing costs run high.
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