Boise Senior High School

I currently have a child attending Boise High. In my experience the teachers are great and really care about the students and their learning process. There are many activities to support the students' interests and learning opportunities. The student body is generally well-behaved and respectful and there is very strong parent participation and support. My only complaint is with the inept, unprofessional and rude administration, from the front office staff to the principal- with the exception of the college counselor and one student counselor, who are a pleasure to work with. I have been a parent in the Boise School district beginning in elementary school and have nothing but praise for the admin staff at North Jr. High and Highlands Elementary where my child attended. Unfortunately, I cannot give Boise High's administrative staff much credit. I do want to stress, again, that the teachers at Boise are exceptional.
--Submitted by a parent

It is a very old school school. It is true if you are pregnant or struggling they want you to go to another school. They will call you in the office and tell you to look somewhere else. Its a lot of upper class, because of location I think, Downtown. If you dont get good grades and want to go to a good collage, dont waste your time here. They will make you feel worthless.
--Submitted by a student

I find it odd that others are saying there aren't enough ethnic groups at Boise high. That's not a matter of Boise high's turning away of ethnic groups, simply the fact that there aren't much racial diversity in many places in Boise city anyways. Look at any High school in Boise. They are all about the same. People are wired differently at Boise high, creating talented, educated, fun place for students to go to school.

Promoting active thinking and indiviality in students. High graduation rate too,
--Submitted by a parent

Great teachers,students and administrators
--Submitted by a parent

Boise High is an excellent school and preps students for the real world in addition to transitioning successfully into the university environment. I have 2 daughters who graduated from BHS and both are excellent college students. Both got into their top choice university. I am also an alum!
--Submitted by a parent

Boise High is an outstanding school, and i would recommend this school out of all the other schools in Boise. My son went to Timberline, and he had to switch because to boise because Timberline was clicky, and not very academic. Boise High is an amazing schools. Its a school for ' acceptance ' and great acadmemics along with team spirit!
--Submitted by a parent

I love all the excellent exta curricular choices but am very concerned in how this school deals with students with academic and social problems. This school is considered in the top 5% in the nation but suggests that students who have problems passing their credits attend alternative settings. There never used to be an alternatie setting and Boise High earned its top 5% working with all kids including those who struggled. I wish this school worked harder to include struggling students in their clientelle.
--Submitted by a parent

I what to respond to the diversity issue. Boise High has more diversity then any other school in Idaho. Idaho as a whole lacks ethnic and racial diversity. Boise High has political, faith and ecanomic diversity. And there is a good balance between sports, arts and academicts.
--Submitted by a parent

I think Boise High is the best school in all the Northwest region. If you are look for a very high quality education, this is the place to be. All this talk of 'lack of diversity', yeah its true it is in IDAHO, you don't find diversity wherever you do go. It does not carry with it that typical high school aura you see in movies, with clicks and groups of people every which way every mingles with everybody and it is just a fantastic time. There are so many incredible teachers in this school, the amount of AP classes and tests offered is astronomical, not to mention the kind of scores posted by the students, especially when compared to other school in the area. It is a nationally ranked high school, number 371 out of the 10's of 1000's of high school in the nation.
--Submitted by Mark Stoffels, a former student