MEADOWS VALLEY SCHOOL

Set in NEW MEADOWS, Idaho, MEADOWS VALLEY SCHOOL is a tiny K-12 campus, part of MEADOWS VALLEY DISTRICT. It instructs 142 students across grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 488 students per school, that is 71% below typical.

MEADOWS VALLEY SCHOOL is a school of MEADOWS VALLEY DISTRICT, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, MEADOWS VALLEY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). The remainder is composed of 15% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 31.4:1, putting MEADOWS VALLEY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Adams County (around 52%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Adams County) records that median household income runs about $61,808, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. MEADOWS VALLEY SCHOOL is one of 3 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 424 students).

The closest other public school is MCCALL-DONNELLY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 10.2 miles away.

MEADOWS VALLEY SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. MEADOWS VALLEY SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 178 (now 142). White enrollment moved from 88% to 83% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

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