PEACE VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL

Peace Valley Charter School is a charter school in Boise, Idaho, which is a medium-sized city. Peace Valley Charter School has 259 students and serves grades K–8. Seventeen percent of students at Peace Valley Charter School did well enough in math and thirty-two percent did well enough in reading. The ratio of students to teachers is 12:1, which is the same as the district's. There are 57% girls and 43% boys in the student body. There are 21 full-time teachers who are the same. Peace Valley Charter School is ranked between 269 and 358 in Idaho Elementary Schools and is not ranked at all in Idaho Middle Schools. Seventeen percent of students at Peace Valley Charter School scored at or above the proficient level in math, and thirty-two percent scored at or above that level in reading. According to this measure, the school did about the same in math and reading as the district. At Peace Valley Charter School Inc., 32% of students tested at or above the proficient level in reading, and 17% tested at or above that level in math.

Peace Valley Charter School reported promising improvements in early 2025 in K–3 reading proficiency. The principal credited the state’s Increased Charter Support program, which provided funding and mentorship, for supporting this progress.

Q1. Does Peace Valley use different ways to teach?

Ans. The school uses both whole-child-focused and rhythm-based ways of teaching.

Q2. Is art a part of the lessons?

Ans. Students learn about music, crafts, and other creative arts.

Q3. Do people do things outside a lot?

Ans. Lessons include nature walks and observations of the seasons.

Q4. Do families take part?

Ans. The school puts on festivals and events that are good for the community.

Q5. Do you encourage people to learn practical skills?

Ans. Students do things like making things and simple gardening.