HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL

HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the big 6-8 campuss in MERIDIAN, Idaho, part of JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, with 1,003 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Idaho's public schools average about 507 students each, so HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 98% above that benchmark.

HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 61 schools operated by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, a district that hosts 38,740 students overall.

On demographics, HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment; the rest looks like 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. Compared to Ada County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL records 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.1:1 average. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Ada County's rate of about 34%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Ada County indicate the typical household earns roughly $91,502 per year, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Ada County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students), of which HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 25%: 1,330 students in 2018 compared to 1,003 in 2025.

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