The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in Science. The lowest is 47% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Silver Sage Elementary School
Silver Sage Elementary School sits on Snohomish Street in southwest Boise, part of Joint School District No. 2. It is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, drawing from a residential stretch of a city that functions as Idaho's capital and its largest population center. Boise mixes government employment, technology, food processing, and education into a regional economy anchored by names like Micron Technology, Albertsons, J.R. Simplot Company, and IDACORP. The downtown core, a short drive from the school's zip code, concentrates restaurants, cultural venues, and the Boise River Greenbelt trail system. Outside that corridor, the city trends auto-oriented, with suburban development spreading into the foothills and outer areas.
The school's enrollment is moderate for an elementary building, with a pre-kindergarten class and full grade-level bands from kindergarten through fifth. Its student body reflects more racial and ethnic diversity than many Idaho schools: a majority of students are white, with Black, Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students each making up smaller but visible shares. A substantial portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which tells a parent that the school serves a range of economic backgrounds rather than a uniformly affluent one. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not available in the sources reviewed, so those pieces of the picture are missing here.
On state assessments, Silver Sage's third graders landed near the midpoint in math and English language arts, with close to half demonstrating proficiency in each subject. Fifth-grade science results were similar, with about half of tested students meeting the proficiency bar. Fourth-grade results in both math and ELA, along with fifth-grade math and ELA, were suppressed in the state data, likely reflecting small testing groups or privacy protections that kick in at low counts. What this means for a parent is that the available results are partial. The grade-three and grade-five science numbers give a sense of where the school stands, but the fuller picture across all tested grades would require asking the school directly. Trend data was not reliably available, so there is no clear read on whether performance has been moving up, down, or holding steady over time.
The school does not have a graduation rate, and that is expected because it serves only elementary grades. There is no Title I status, magnet designation, or charter affiliation on record. The school is a straightforward attendance-zone public elementary. Discipline, staffing, attendance, and course-access data were not provided in the available sources, and the district brief turned up no parent-relevant changes of lasting impact. A parent wanting detail on class sizes, specialist offerings, or behavioral climate would need to go to the school or district for that.
The housing market around the school's zip code carries typical home values above the national benchmark and roughly in line with Idaho's statewide level. Values have edged up modestly year over year, and rents have risen at a slightly faster clip. For a family weighing buying versus renting near Silver Sage, renting currently costs meaningfully less per month than carrying a mortgage on a typical home, with the price-to-income ratio running high relative to national norms. Boise's sustained in-migration and technology-driven growth, including major investment from Micron, continue to shape demand and pricing across the Treasure Valley.
What Silver Sage offers a family is a regular public elementary experience in a growing, economically varied section of Boise. The academic results that are visible land in the middle range, neither standout nor alarming. The suppressed grade-level results are worth a conversation with the school to understand the fuller picture. The surrounding community gives families access to a city with real cultural and recreational assets, a strong employment base, and a housing market that rewards careful budgeting.
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