Nampa School District

Nampa School District 131 (NSD) is a school district headquartered in Nampa, Idaho.

Located in Canyon County, it includes the majority of Nampa. A tract of land in Caldwell extends into this district.[1]

Academics

Academic Proficiency[2]

Based on ISAT (Idaho Standards Achievement Test) or IDAA (Idaho Alternative Assessments) for proficiency.

  • English Language Arts/Literacy proficiency : 41.2%
  • Mathematics proficiency: 28.3%
  • Science proficiency: 29.7%
  • Idaho Reading Indicator: 68.7%

Success indicators

  • Chronic absenteeism rate: 20.3%
  • College and career readiness course enrollment: 87.0%
  • Four-year graduation rate (Class of 2025 cohort): 81.8%
  • Five-year graduation rate (Class of 2024 cohort): 81.6%

Student Demographics

In Spring 2026, enrollment in the district was 12,364.[2]

As of the 2024–2025 school year, Nampa School District enrolled 12,364 students in grades kindergarten through 12 and is classified as a non-rural district.

Student characteristics

Approximately 56.0% of students were from low-income families. The district reported 15.0% English learners and 14.0% students with disabilities. Additional populations included 6.0% students experiencing homelessness, 5.0% from migrant families, 3.0% from military families, and fewer than 1% in foster care.

Race and ethnicity

Enrollment by race and ethnicity was reported as:

  • White: 51.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 41.2%
  • Multiracial: 4.6%
  • Black or African American: 0.9%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.6%
  • Asian: 0.5%
  • Native American or Alaska Native: 0.3%

Gender

The student population was 51.4% male and 48.6% female.

History

In 2001, the district had over 11,000 students. That year, it was experiencing overcrowding.[3] The district leadership proposed a school bond worth $39,750,000.[4]

In 2022, the school district board of trustees ordered the banning of 24 books from school libraries,[5] including The Kite Runner.[6]

The district began a four school day per week schedule in 2024, and at the time it was the largest school district in Idaho to do so.[7] Circa 2004, the district had all of its high schools operate on a semester system, with eight classes at a time.[8] Classes were held on alternating A and B days. In 2024, the school district moved to a trimester system.[9] Haadiya Tariq of the Idaho Press wrote that, citing these choices and the school closures, this became "a difficult 2023-2024 school year full of hard decisions".[10]

Schools

K-12 schools
  • Nampa Online Virtual Academy (NOVA)
Middle and high schools
  • Union School
High schools
K-8 schools
  • New Horizons Dual Language School
Middle schools
  • East Valley Middle School
  • Lone Star Middle School
  • South Middle School
Elementary schools
  • Central Elementary School - In 2023 a closure was proposed, but the school board kept it open.[11]
  • Endeavor Elementary School
  • Iowa Elementary School
  • Lake Ridge Elementary School
  • Owyhee Elementary School
  • Park Ridge Elementary School
  • Ronald Reagan Elementary School
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt Elementary School
  • Sherman Elementary School
  • Willow Creek Elementary School
  • Gateways Program
Preschool
  • Nampa Early Childhood Center

Former schools

Middle schools
  • West Middle School[11]
Elementary schools
  • Centennial Elementary School[11]
  • Greenhurst Elementary School[11]
  • Snake River Elementary School[11]

References

  1. ^ Geography Division (December 23, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Canyon County, ID (PDF) (Map). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2023. - Text list
  2. ^ a b "Nampa School District - About Us". www.idahoreportcard.org. Archived from the original on 2025-12-17. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
  3. ^ Atienza, Herbert (2001-05-13). "Nampa looks for way out of school crunch". The Idaho Statesman. pp. 1-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Tyler, Lucinda (2001-05-13). "Residents see the need for bond". The Idaho Statesman. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Rusby, Erin Banks (2022-05-11). "Nampa School Board votes to remove 22 books 'forever' from school libraries". KTVB. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  6. ^ Hayasaki, Erika (September 8, 2022). "How Book Bans Turned a Texas Town Upside Down". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 17, 2023. Then in May of this year, a school board in Nampa, Idaho,[...]
  7. ^ Tariq, Haadiya (2024-04-16). "Nampa School District switches to four-day schedule, largest in Idaho to do so". Idaho Press. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  8. ^ Idaho Press Staff (2024-01-26). "Nampa School District makes change to high school schedule". Idaho Press. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  9. ^ Tariq, Haadiya (2024-02-06). "'Students don't like change': Nampa moves to trimester schedule despite opposition". Idaho Press. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  10. ^ Tariq, Haadiya (2024-08-20). "After year of changes, Nampa superintendent reflects on school closures, schedule alterations". Idaho Press. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  11. ^ a b c d e Rusby, Erin Banks (2023-12-19). "The Nampa School Board opted to keep Central Elementary School open amid closures. Here's why". Idaho Press. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
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