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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2·NCES 160210000824
HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2051 WEST MCMILLAN ROAD, MERIDIAN, ID 83642 · (208) 855-4285 · Ada County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% 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
18.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
112 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 | 10 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 45% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
38%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
73.9%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
69.5%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 460 | 24.3% | N/A |
| CHRISTINE DONNELL SCHOOL OF THE ARTS BOISE | 464 | 26.1% | N/A |
| GATE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL POCATELLO | 425 | 22.6% | N/A |
| ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY BOISE | 610 | 22.0% | N/A |
| WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MERIDIAN | 503 | 25.4% | N/A |
| CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY BOISE | 377 | 21.5% | 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 HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #33 of 323 | #16 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #26 of 319 | #15 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #95 of 393 | #27 of 83 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #184 of 295 | #60 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #161 of 296 | #50 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.3% | #289 of 328 | #52 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.0% | #8 of 208 | #5 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
460
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 725
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 460 | 24.8 | 18.6:1 | 24% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 24.8 | 19.3:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 26.8 | 19.3:1 | 10% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 23 | 21.5:1 | 10% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 34.3 | 22.8:1 | 14% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 698 | 31 | 22.5:1 | 10% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 725 | 34 | 21.3:1 | 17% (124) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (780 to 460); teachers down 28% (34.3 to 24.8).
About HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, located in MERIDIAN, Idaho. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 460 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Idaho average about 332 students.
The district, JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, operates 61 schools serving 38,740 students.
HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 77% White. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 38%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.6:1. Elementary schools in Idaho have a similar average ratio of 18.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 24% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Ada County average 34%.
HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded A by allk12, scoring above 88% of Idaho public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Federal survey data for Ada County show that median household income is about $91,502, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 156 public schools operate in Ada County, serving about 80,006 students.
The school nearest to HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Within five miles of HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 494 to 460 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 18.6 students per teacher, compared with 21.5 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Hunter Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Hunter Elementary. HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Hunter ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 658 students
- Hunter ElementaryGreensboro, NC · 505 students
- Hunter ElementaryElizabethton, TN · 498 students
- Hunter Elementary SchoolBROWNSTOWN TWP, MI · 418 students
- Hunter ElementaryFairbanks, AK · 332 students
Nearby schools
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,848
- SAWTOOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 829
- WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 503
- PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 460
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,003
- PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 460 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the student diversity at HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2.
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