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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2·NCES 160210000639
BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY
1825 CHATEAU DRIVE, MERIDIAN, ID 83646 · (208) 855-4430 · Ada County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Idaho public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
111 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 44% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.3%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
66.1%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY this school | 438 | 25.3% | N/A |
| WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MERIDIAN | 503 | 25.4% | N/A |
| EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAGLE | 389 | 30.1% | N/A |
| STRICKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIMBERLY | 434 | 30.6% | N/A |
| HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MERIDIAN | 460 | 24.3% | N/A |
| PURPLE SAGE ELEMENTARY CALDWELL | 453 | 32.0% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #46 of 323 | #25 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #20 of 319 | #11 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #108 of 393 | #31 of 83 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #160 of 295 | #55 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #144 of 296 | #41 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.3% | #287 of 328 | #51 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #183 of 208 | #56 of 58 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
438
+46 (+12%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 438 | 24.5 | 17.9:1 | 25% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 23% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 23.9 | 17.6:1 | 22% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 18% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 22 | 20.8:1 | 29% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 22 | 20.3:1 | 28% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 55% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 29 | 21.3:1 | 18% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 31 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (458 to 438); teachers up 11% (22 to 24.5).
About BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY
BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY is an elementary school in MERIDIAN, Idaho, and it is part of JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2. It had 438 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Idaho average about 332 students, which makes this school 32% larger than average.
JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 has 61 schools and 38,740 students, and BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY is one of those schools.
At BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY, 75% of students are White. It is also 18% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Ada County is roughly 83% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY scores 40%.
On staff are 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. The 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Idaho is close to this figure. BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 25%. Public schools in Ada County average 34%.
On the allk12 Grade, BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY lands at A, ahead of 91% of Idaho public elementary schools.
The county, Ada County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $91,502, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 156, with about 80,006 students.
The closest school to BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY is DORAL ACADEMY OF IDAHO, located about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 438, compared with 392 in 2020-21.
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Ada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
518,935
Census ACS
Median income
$91,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
80,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,463 students
- OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,884 students
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,774 students
- EAGLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,765 students
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,743 students
Other schools in MERIDIAN
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,463 students
- OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,884 students
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- IDAHO VIRTUAL ACADEMYCombined · 1,801 students
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,774 students
- COMPASS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,265 students
Nearby schools
- DORAL ACADEMY OF IDAHO0.6 mi · 331
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,774
- MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 960
- SAWTOOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 829
- CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 545
- MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY?
BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY enrolls approximately 438 students in grades KG-05.
Is BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY have?
BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY?
At BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 75% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY public or private?
BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2.
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