See how Boise, Treasure Valley high schools fare in U.S. News and World Report rankings
Nine public high schools in the Treasure Valley have been ranked in the top 5,000 schools nationally by U.S. News and World Report.
Boise High School and Timberline High School, both in the Boise district, are in the top 7% of the 17,857 schools ranked by U.S. News. The rankings provide a College Readiness Index (CRI) score, which is calculated by U.S. News and World Report by taking the number of seniors who took an advanced placement class and dividing that by the number of students in the grade. It also calculates how many of those students earned a passing score on an AP test, and lists a score out of 100.
The list compiled by the Statesman includes only public high schools. Several Treasure Valley charter and magnet schools rank in the top 5,000 schools nationally, but often have an enrollment of fewer than 200 students. Although charter high schools aren’t included on this list, North Star Charter in Eagle claims the title of the highest-ranked high school in Idaho, at 129th nationally.
The figures cited here are from the U.S. News and World Report rankings.
Boise High - 926th
Boise High is located just north of the downtown core, at 1010 W. Washington St. With an enrollment of 1,496 students, it boasts a graduation rate of 87% and a CRI score of 54.6 out of 100, the second-highest score on this list of schools.
Timberline High - 1,086th
Timberline is located in Southeast Boise at 701 E. Boise Ave. The school has an enrollment of 1,371 students with a graduation rate of 91%. U.S. News and World Report gives Timberline a CRI score of 55.1, the highest among the Treasure Valley’s top nine public schools in the rankings. It and Boise boast the only CRI scores greater than 50.
Borah High - 3,200th
Yet another school from the Boise School District, Borah is located at 6001 W. Cassia St. in Southwest Boise. It has a graduation rate of 83% from its pool of 1,474 students and a CRI score of 36.8.
Mountain View High - 3,868th
Located in Meridian and part of the West Ada School District, Idaho’s largest, Mountain View has an enrollment of 2,251 students with a graduation rate of 90%. Its CRI score was just 16.8, with only 21% of students participating in an advanced placement course. Mountain View is located at 2000 S. Millennium Way.
Eagle High - 4,008th
Ranked 19th overall in Idaho, Eagle is in the West Ada district and has an enrollment of 2,051, with a 94% graduation rate. But just over one in five students participate in an AP course, giving the school a CRI score of 15.7 — the lowest of these nine public high schools. Eagle High is located at 574 N. Park Lane.
Ridgevue High - 4,529th
The sole representative of the Vallivue School District on this list, Ridgevue High in Nampa has the lowest enrollment on this list, with 1,286 students. It has a graduation rate of 85%. The school boasts a 29.1 college readiness score, with just over half of the school’s seniors taking an AP class. Ridgevue’s address is 18800 Madison Road.
Vallivue High School just missed out on the top 5,000, ranking 5,021st by U.S. News.
Capital High - 4,607th
The fourth and final Boise district school, Capital has an enrollment of 1,318 students and a graduation rate of 87%. The school’s CRI score of 39 is the third-highest of the schools featured in this article, with 53% of seniors taking an advanced placement course. Capital is located at 8055 W. Goddard St.
Rocky Mountain High - 4,651st
Another Meridian school, Rocky Mountain is part of the West Ada district and can be found at 5450 N. Linder Road. Its enrollment of 2,417 students is the highest on this list, and it also ties for the graduation rate high on this list, at 94%. An advanced placement course participation rate of 34% gave Rocky Mountain a CRI score of 22.2.
Centennial High - 4,696th
Centennial is located in Boise at 12400 W. McMillan Road, but it’s part of the West Ada School District. It has an enrollment of 2,088, but ties with Borah for the lowest graduation rate on this list, at 83%. The school’s CRI score was 30.2, with 41% of students taking an advanced placement course.
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