Hillside Academy
3900 W Hill Rd, Boise, ID 83703Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-K
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Boise center
- 4.1 miles
Can you use PCTC here?
Idaho publishes no school list
- About the list
- How the PCTC list works
- Applying
- The next window is January 15 to March 15, 2027.
Source: PCTC official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 4
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Early childhood
- Setting
- City
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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On its website
- Before or after school care: hillsideboise.com, read October 14, 2026.
- What Hillside Academy says on hillsideboise.com, read October 14, 2026.
Students and school year
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 177
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 25 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,140
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Idaho
- 6 days longer than the 171-day median of 113 schools we list
- School day, against Idaho
- 20 minutes shorter than the median of 6 hours 45 minutes (112 schools we list)
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Hillside Academy tuition, and what PCTC pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $8,500 to $9,100 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit Refundable tax credit
- Award
- Up to $5,000 per student
- How it varies
- Up to $7,500 for a student with a qualifying disability. It follows the tax year, so 2026 expenses are claimed in early 2027.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Hillside Academy?
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Tuition and fees PCTC pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Parental Choice Tax Credit; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Marks Elementary School | $8,500 | 2026-27 | 2.9 |
| St. Joseph's Catholic School | $9,100 | 2026-27 | 3.1 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Challenger School | PreK-1 | not reported | 1 |
| Learning Tree | PreK-K | 9 | 1 |
| St. Marys School | PreK-8 | 109 | 2 |
| St. Marks Elementary School | PreK-8 | 323 | 3 |
| Northview Montessori Preschool and Kindergarten | PreK-K | 14 | 3 |
| Wesleyan Preschool & Kindergarten | PreK-Transitional K | 14 | 3 |
| The Children's School of Boise | PreK-K | 3 | 3 |
| St. Joseph's Catholic School | K-8 | 367 | 3 |
Private schools
Next PCTC date: January 15, 2027 to March 15, 2027 (Application window for 2026 expenses).
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