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Prospect Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 4300 North Red Horse Way, Meridian, Ada County, 83646

532
Pupils
18.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Prospect Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Meridian, Ada County. The school has 532 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 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 63% 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

Prospect Elementary School enrolls 532 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.

Male students
262 (49%)
Female students
270 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
29.2
Student-teacher ratio
18.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White41778%
Hispanic or Latino478.8%
Two or more races336.2%
Asian193.6%
Black or African American91.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native5<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

79 of the school's 532 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 48 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Prospect Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-10, state senate district 20, state house district 20.

School district: JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2

Prospect 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 532 students, Prospect 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

60%
Reading proficient
63%
Math proficient
9%
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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