GRACE JORDAN ELEMENTARY

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

Grace Jordan Elementary is a public school located in Boise, ID that serves PK-6. The school scored 39.2% in English Language Arts/Literacy and 26.9% in Mathematics in the 2021 Idaho Standards Achievement Test. 

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

About Grace Jordan Elementary School:

Grace Jordan Elementary School was officially dedicated on Friday, October 10, 2008. Boise School District officials, students, parents, relatives of the late Grace Jordan, Boise Mayor Dave Bieter, Boise Parks and Recreation Department officials, architects, engineers, and construction company representatives gathered for the formal dedication ceremony at the site of the school, 6411 W. Fairfield Avenue, Boise.

Jordan was born in Wasco, Oregon on April 16, 1892, the daughter of a country doctor and a school teacher.  She received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in English from the University of Oregon, along with a Phi Beta Kappa Key.

She freelanced for many northwest newspapers after college and worked as the society editor for the Eugene Morning Register and as a correspondent for the Lewiston Tribune.  She married Leonard B. Jordan on December 30, 1924, and moved to a ranch at Kirkwood Bar on the Idaho side of the Snake River in 1933 with their three children.

Her husband served in the Idaho State Senate, and U.S. Senate, and was elected Governor of Idaho in 1950. Grace Jordan served with distinction as Idaho’s First Lady from 1950 to 1954.  When she died on September 17, 1985, in Boise she left behind a lasting legacy.

Boise School District officials say it is fitting that the new school is named after Grace Jordan. During the Grace Jordan Elementary School dedication ceremony, then Boise School Board Trustee Bea Black shared some highlights about Grace Jordan’s remarkable life.  “Grace Jordan left an indelible mark on Idaho,” said Trustee Black. 

Source: https://gracejordan.boiseschools.org

Address: 6411 W. Fairfield Ave., Boise, ID 83709
Phone: 208-854-5580