Caldwell
One in Three Caldwell Students Are Chronically Absent
At Canyon Springs High School in Caldwell, three out of every four students are chronically absent. The alternative school's 74.4% rate is the third-highest of any school in Idaho with at least 100 st...
Idaho's Chronic Absenteeism Recovery Has Nearly Stalled
The numbers told a recovery story for two years. Idaho's chronic absenteeism rate fell from its pandemic peak of 20.6% in 2021-22 to 17.1%, then 15.0% — steep, reassuring drops that suggested the atte...
Boise Shrinks While Its Suburbs Nearly Triple
In the shadow of Nampa's four closed elementary schools, the Vallivue School District broke ground on two new ones. The districts share a border. They do not share a trajectory.
Vallivue Crossed 10,000 Students While Its Neighbors Shrink
Vallivue School District has nearly tripled. From 3,888 students and 20th place among Idaho districts, it has climbed to 10,700 and sixth. The gap with its neighbor Nampa has closed from 7,784 student...
35 Districts at Record Highs, 38 at Record Lows
Vallivue School District enrolled 10,700 students this fall, an all-time high. Twenty miles east, Boise Independent District enrolled 21,717, an all-time low. The two districts sit in the same metro a...