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Meridian Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1035 Northwest 1st Street, Meridian, Ada County, 83642

448
Pupils
14.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Meridian Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Meridian, Ada County. The school has 448 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Joint School District No. 2 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Joint School District No. 2

Enrollment & staffing

Meridian Elementary School enrolls 448 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.

Male students
230 (51%)
Female students
218 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
30.3
Student-teacher ratio
14.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White30869%
Hispanic or Latino10423%
Two or more races245.4%
Black or African American61.3%
Asian3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

298 of the school's 448 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 254 qualify for free lunch and 44 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Meridian Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-10, state senate district 22, state house district 22.

School district: JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2

Meridian Elementary School 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 448 students, Meridian Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 635 students per school.

38,740
District students
61
Schools
2,199
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

47%
Reading proficient
37%
Math proficient
19%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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