📍 1050 East Amity Road, Meridian, Ada County, 83642
Mary McPherson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Meridian, Ada County. The school has 457 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Joint School District No. 2 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mary McPherson Elementary enrolls 457 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 359 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
99 of the school's 457 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 67 qualify for free lunch and 32 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.
Mary McPherson Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-10, state senate district 21, state house district 21.
Mary McPherson Elementary is one of 61 schools in JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, based in MERIDIAN, Idaho. The district serves 38,740 students district-wide and employs 2,199 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 457 students, Mary McPherson Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 635 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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