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What's the biggest difference between GEM PREP: MERIDIAN and what you expected?
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Enrollment
506
Combined
STATE 488
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GEM PREP: MERIDIAN LLC·NCES 160017901107
GEM PREP: MERIDIAN
2750 EAST GALA STREET, MERIDIAN, ID 83642 · (208) 917-9150 · Ada County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Idaho public K-12 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 31.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
194 students
STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 25 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 15 | 3% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 21 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
77.7%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
70.5%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
506
+40 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 506 | 23 | 22.0:1 | 38% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 24 | 20.0:1 | 39% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 22 | 20.6:1 | 31% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 19 | 24.5:1 | 31% (145) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GEM PREP: MERIDIAN.
About GEM PREP: MERIDIAN
MERIDIAN, Idaho, is home to GEM PREP: MERIDIAN, a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels. It reported 506 students in kindergarten through 12 in 2024-25.
GEM PREP: MERIDIAN is a school in GEM PREP: MERIDIAN LLC.
More than half of the students at GEM PREP: MERIDIAN are White (75%). The remaining shares are 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Ada County's population at about 83%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, GEM PREP: MERIDIAN scores 41%.
A staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 22.0:1. The gap from the 31.4:1 average for combined schools in Idaho is 9.4 students per teacher. By family income, 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, GEM PREP: MERIDIAN lands at A, ahead of 88% of Idaho public K-12 schools.
Ada County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $91,502, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 156 public schools in the county, enrolling about 80,006, GEM PREP: MERIDIAN among them.
Among nearby public schools, GEM PREP: ONLINE SCHOOL is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
GEM PREP: MERIDIAN has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large. GEM PREP: MERIDIAN operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% increase, from 466 to 506. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 24.5:1 to 22.0:1.
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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 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
- GEM PREP: ONLINE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 378
- IDAHO VIRTUAL ACADEMY0.3 mi · 1,801
- INSIGHT SCHOOL OF IDAHO0.3 mi · 262
- IDAHO TECHNICAL CAREER ACADEMY0.3 mi · 137
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 2,463
- RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About GEM PREP: MERIDIANHow large is GEM PREP: MERIDIAN?
GEM PREP: MERIDIAN enrolls approximately 506 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does GEM PREP: MERIDIAN serve?
GEM PREP: MERIDIAN serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GEM PREP: MERIDIAN?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GEM PREP: MERIDIAN is approximately 22.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GEM PREP: MERIDIAN?
At GEM PREP: MERIDIAN, the student body is approximately 75% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is GEM PREP: MERIDIAN in?
GEM PREP: MERIDIAN is part of GEM PREP: MERIDIAN LLC.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.