📍 2311 East Lanark Street, Meridian, Ada County, 83642
Meridian Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Meridian, Ada County. The school has 171 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Joint School District No. 2 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 54%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Meridian Academy enrolls 171 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 6.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 137 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
69 of the school's 171 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 53 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Meridian Academy 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 20, state house district 20.
Meridian Academy 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 171 students, Meridian Academy is smaller than the district average of about 635 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large