MARY MCPHERSON ELEMENTARY

As a mid-sized elementary campus in MERIDIAN, Idaho, MARY MCPHERSON ELEMENTARY educates 494 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2. Enrollment runs roughly 49% bigger than the state mean of about 332.

JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 runs 61 schools in total, collectively educating 38,740 students. MARY MCPHERSON ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, MARY MCPHERSON ELEMENTARY logs that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Ada County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MARY MCPHERSON ELEMENTARY has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 26% of students at MARY MCPHERSON ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Ada County put median household earnings sit near $91,502, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Ada County's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students), MARY MCPHERSON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

GEM PREP: MERIDIAN SOUTH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARY MCPHERSON ELEMENTARY has increased 3%, going from 478 students in 2018 to 494 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 83% to 73% over that span.

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