MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-tier primary school in MERIDIAN, Idaho, operated by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, instructs 468 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 41% larger than the state mean of about 332.

JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 comprises 61 schools with combined enrollment of 38,740 students; MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school reports 28% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

On the resource side, MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ada County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, Ada County reports that the typical household earns roughly $91,502 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 156 public schools in Ada County (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students).

The closest other public school is MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has remained close to its prior level, going from 463 students in 2018 to 468 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 73% to 62% over that span.

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