this year in west ada school district
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This Year in West Ada School District. Student Enrollment 36,761 (+ 650). 17,316 elementary students 32 Elementary schools 8,565 middle school students 9 middle schools 10,880 high school students 11 high schools. Elementary Schools: 32. Andrus. Chaparral. Chief Joseph. Discovery. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
This Year in West Ada School District
Student Enrollment 36,761 (+ 650)
17,316 elementary students• 32 Elementary schools
8,565 middle school students• 9 middle schools
10,880 high school students• 11 high schools
Elementary Schools: 32
Andrus Chaparral
Chief Joseph
Desert Sage Discovery
Elementary Schools
Eagle Eagle Hills Frontier
Hunter Joplin Lake Hazel
Elementary Schools
Mary McPherson Gateway
Meridian Paramount Pepper Ridge
Pioneer
Elementary Schools
Peregrine Ponderosa
Prospect
River Valley
Seven Oaks
Elementary Schools
Galileo K-8
DonnellSiena
Middle Schools: 9
Eagle
Lake Hazel
Lewis and ClarkHeritage
Crossroads
Middle Schools
Lowell Scott Meridian Middle
Pathways Sawtooth
High Schools: 9
Centennial Central Academy
Eagle Academy
Eagle Meridian Academy
High Schools
Meridian Mountain View
Rocky MountainRenaissance
Ada & Meridian Professional Technical
CentersCourses:• Animal Science• Ag Welding and Fabrication• Automotive Technology• Certified Nursing Assistant• Collision Repair• Computer Science (Programming &
Web Design)• Culinary Arts• Digital Home Technology Integration• Emergency Medical Technician• Fire Services• Law Enforcement, Detention and
Corrections• Natural Resources/Plant Science• Masonry• Pharmacy Technician• Pre-Engineering• Residential Construction
Elementary Schools of Choice
ART and STEM Christine Donnell School of
the Arts Summerwind School STEM
Academy Paramount Core Literacy
Magnet Galileo School STEM Academy Pioneer School of the Arts Eagle Elementary School of
the Arts Spalding STEM Academy Chief Joseph School of the
Arts Gateway School of Language
and Culture Andrus Self Contained Gifted
and Talented Program Siena Self Contained Gifted
and Talented Program
New This Year
New this Year
Idaho FineArts Academy
Willow CreekElementary
Teachers
1859 (60 teachers fewer than state allocation)
99% of these teachers are fully certified and highly qualified to teach in their subject area.
Administration
In the most recent audit of administrative costs by the Office of Performance Evaluation, West Ada School had the second lowest administrative costs in Idaho.
This year, the district qualifies for 133 administrators and has hired 112.4.
Support Staff 2200 full and part-time non-certified
staff• computer aides• special education aides• bus drivers• food service staff• custodians• school secretaries• central office staff• crossing guards,
safe school assistants, etc.
Custodians clean and maintain 4,700,000 square feet of building space and 870 acres of lawn
Food service staff prepare 3,374,768 meals, approximately 19,735 per day, plus ala carte items and after school snacks
More than 1450 substitutes teach 47,060 days
Transportation The district has
contracted its bus services with Cascade Transportation, saving an estimated $15 million over 5 years.
Mid-day kindergarten busing returns after three years.
The Mother Ship is being mothballed
Students 51.5% are males. 48.5% are female. .68% are black. 4.61% are
Hispanic. .44% are native
American. 1.12% are Asian.
Students
10.2% receive special education services.
4.5% qualify as gifted and talented.
5.4% are non-English speakers; in total they speak more than 70 different languages, including Acoli, Kizigua, Mai-mai, Tigrinya, Ewe, Gujarati, Tamil, and Urdu.
29% qualify for free and reduced lunch (up from a 21% prior to the recession but down from 31% last year).
Student Achievement: MAP
Student Achievement High School Students
Financial Data
• Received $4,325 in state funding per pupil
• 2nd lowest revenue per pupil in the United States among districts with more than 10,000 students
This Year in
West Ada School District