GEM PREP: MERIDIAN SOUTH

As a moderately sized K-12 campus in MERIDIAN, Idaho, GEM PREP: MERIDIAN SOUTH teaches 458 students from grades K through 10, run under GEM PREP: MERIDIAN SOUTH LLC.

GEM PREP: MERIDIAN SOUTH is a school of GEM PREP: MERIDIAN SOUTH LLC, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, GEM PREP: MERIDIAN SOUTH records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 31.4:1 average.

In the area at large, Ada County reports that median household income runs about $91,502, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. GEM PREP: MERIDIAN SOUTH is one of 156 public schools in Ada County (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students).

The closest other public school is MARY MCPHERSON ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area. As a public charter, GEM PREP: MERIDIAN SOUTH runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.