Adams Elementary School Case Study

Adams elementary school is in the Boise Independent School District. It is located at 1725 East Warm Spring Avenue. Warm Springs Avenue is a documented historical district and residential area which serves as reference point for Boise’s history. In 1890, Warm Springs Avenue was an undeveloped road to a hot springs, east of Boise’s downtown. A hot water well was excavated in this area and through the innovation and invention was developed into geothermal power to be used both commercially and in homes. Geothermal water and energy was a resource for the often wealthy and powerful residents who chose to build their homes close by but also as; a natural steam power plant, for heating commercial structures in downtown Boise, and for use at the Idaho State Penitentiary. Warm Springs Avenue got its own streetcar line in 1891. The streetcar line was eventually was discontinued but can be remembered by a small restaurant next to Adams Elementary. It is called The Trolley House. It marks the spot where the trolley would end its route and return back to downtown Boise. Warm Springs Avenue also went down in the history books for housing a geothermally heated resort style pool in 1892. It was revolutionary for its time and was called the Natatorium. The Natatorium is still there today, but as a modernized swimming pool and waterslide, located

Residents with in Adams school boundaries consist of a population that has low ethnic diversity but is economically diverse, mainly consisting of the well-educated, middle-aged, age group. Approximately 85% of students at Adams Elementary are caucasian and Asian and Hispanic people represent 6% and 7% of the demographic. It has an almost equal ratio of males to females and only 15% of the students Participate in the National School Lunch Program, which is lower than average for Boise and for