📍 2750 Gala Street, Meridian, Ada County, 83642
Gem Prep: Meridian is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Meridian, Ada County. The school has 454 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gem Prep: Meridian Llc school district. It serves grades K–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gem Prep: Meridian enrolls 454 students across grades K–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 356 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 9 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
140 of the school's 454 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 101 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gem Prep: Meridian is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-10, state senate district 21, state house district 21.
Gem Prep: Meridian is one of 1 schools in GEM PREP: MERIDIAN LLC, based in MERIDIAN, Idaho. The district serves 506 students district-wide and employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 454 students, Gem Prep: Meridian is close to the district average of about 506 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large