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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY this year?
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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2·NCES 160210000597
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY
1155 NORTH DEER CREEK LANE, MERIDIAN, ID 83642 · (208) 350-4180 · Ada County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Idaho public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
16.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
276 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
55%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
60.5%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
56.2%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY this school | 545 | 50.6% | N/A |
| RIVER VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MERIDIAN | 468 | 53.8% | N/A |
| SAWTOOTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TWIN FALLS | 452 | 49.1% | N/A |
| CHIEF JOSEPH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS MERIDIAN | 505 | 47.1% | N/A |
| PEREGRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MERIDIAN | 483 | 51.1% | N/A |
| BIRCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAMPA | 663 | 47.8% | 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 CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #90 of 323 | #41 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #84 of 319 | #41 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #41 of 393 | #12 of 83 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #107 of 295 | #36 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #38 of 296 | #19 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #134 of 328 | #24 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #34 of 70 | #7 of 15 |
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
545
+184 (+51%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 865
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 545 | 32.8 | 16.6:1 | 51% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 32.4 | 16.4:1 | 39% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 32.4 | 16.6:1 | 33% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 17% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 27.7 | 17.8:1 | 25% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 23 | 21.5:1 | 31% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 647 | 32 | 20.2:1 | 27% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 865 | 35 | 24.7:1 | 12% (107) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (493 to 545); teachers up 19% (27.7 to 32.8).
About CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY is the name of a large elementary school in MERIDIAN, Idaho. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 545 students. Elementary schools in Idaho have about 332 students on average; enrollment here is 64% higher.
JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 runs 61 schools with a combined 38,740 students. CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY is one of them.
More than half of enrollment at CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY is White: 62%. The remaining shares are 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Ada County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY has 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Idaho is 18.1:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 51% at CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY. That is 17 points above the 34% average for public schools in Ada County.
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of Idaho public elementary schools.
Ada County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $91,502 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ada County's 156 public schools enroll about 80,006 students and include CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY.
DORAL ACADEMY OF IDAHO is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 361 in 2020-21 and 545 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves.
This page collects posts and questions about CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other Chaparral Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 4 states are named Chaparral Elementary. CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY is the 7th largest of the 12.
- Chaparral ElementaryPoway, CA · 858 students
- Chaparral Elementary SchoolGILBERT, AZ · 734 students
- Chaparral ElementaryClaremont, CA · 648 students
- Chaparral ElementaryChino Hills, CA · 616 students
- Chaparral ElementaryCalabasas, CA · 614 students
Nearby schools
- DORAL ACADEMY OF IDAHO0.7 mi · 331
- COMPASS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL0.9 mi · 1,265
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,774
- PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 411
- BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY1.3 mi · 438
- PEREGRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARYHow many students attend CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY?
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY serve?
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY have?
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY?
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY?
CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY is overseen by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 in Ada County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.