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WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SERVES: Kindergarten - Grade 6
DISTRICT: Boise Independent District
SCHOOL TYPE: Traditional School

Washington Elementary School is a public school located in Boise, ID that serves PK-6. The school scored 65.5% in English Language Arts/Literacy and 62.4% in Mathematics in the 2021 Idaho Standards Achievement Test. 

You can check out additional information about Washington Elementary School from the Idaho State Department of Education here and additional information from US News here. 

About Washington Elementary School: 

Eighteen years after the Independent School District of Boise City was chartered in 1881, the School Board passed a resolution that stated that a new school building was needed in the north part of town.  The date was May 26, 1899.  W. E. Pierce donated the west one half of Block 10 in the Brumback Addition for the four-room brick school that was eventually built at a cost of $5,000, including the building, equipment, and furniture.  On February 19, 1900, Washington School first opened its doors. Although only two rooms were needed at first, by the 1900-01 term, all four rooms were in use.  Tuition was 25 cents a week, and on January 13, 1902, several students were suspended for not paying.

Growing pains continued as only two years after Washington's opening, the School Board discussed an addition in the March 6, 1902 meeting.  Eventually, the bond issue passed and Washington School, enlarged by four more rooms opened with seven teachers and six grades in September of 1903.  The average teacher load varied from 36 to 42.  At this time, the school had the best attendance record of any in the city with 97 99% attendance, and there were 2,384 students in all of Boise.

On March 9, 1908, the School Board purchased the east one-half of Block 10 of the Brumback Addition, giving Washington School a full block as it stands today.  It appears to have been the first school to receive that much extra ground in the city.  Outhouses remained until 1913 when a Mr. Pike called them unsightly and requested their removal.

On approximately June 3, 1917, a fire swept through the old building, reducing the size of the school to one building of eight rooms, grades 1-6.  Finally, on October 18, 1946, a contract of $125,180 was awarded for a four-room addition.  By 1947, the facility had twelve rooms, an auditorium and stage, and modern restrooms on the first and second floors.

Source: http://washington.boiseschools.org