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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
960
Middle
DISTRICT 784 · STATE 507
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2·NCES 160210000370
MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
1507 WEST 8TH STREET, MERIDIAN, ID 83642 · (208) 855-4225 · Ada County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL960 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Idaho public middle schools
- B+Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
473 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 287 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 310 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 363 | 38% |
Student demographics
50%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
56.4%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
42.1%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 960 | 49.3% | N/A |
| ROBERT STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL TWIN FALLS | 690 | 43.5% | N/A |
| KUNA MIDDLE SCHOOL KUNA | 672 | 43.8% | N/A |
| LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL MERIDIAN | 898 | 40.9% | N/A |
| MOUNTAIN HOME JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MOUNTAIN HOME | 500 | 56.2% | N/A |
| HACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL MOUNTAIN HOME | 530 | 57.2% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho middle 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 MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #45 of 100 | #13 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #38 of 101 | #12 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 960 | #7 of 114 | #5 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #46 of 98 | #8 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #27 of 98 | #4 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #38 of 104 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #40 of 62 | #15 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
960
-65 (-6%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,237
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 960 | 54 | 17.8:1 | 49% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 955 | 52.2 | 18.3:1 | 42% (398) |
| 2022-23 | 1,078 | 54.6 | 19.7:1 | 41% (447) |
| 2020-21 | 1,025 | 61 | 16.8:1 | 25% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 1,055 | 58.5 | 18.1:1 | 43% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 1,040 | 55 | 18.9:1 | 40% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 1,006 | 59 | 17.1:1 | 48% (485) |
| 2000-01 | 1,319 | 65 | 20.3:1 | 20% (261) |
| 1990-91 | 1,237 | 60 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,055 to 960); teachers down 8% (58.5 to 54).
About MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
A large middle school in MERIDIAN, Idaho, MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2. A federal count lists 960 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Idaho) has about 507 students.
JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 has 38,740 students spread across 61 schools.
White students are the majority at MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 83% White. MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 17.8:1 comes from the school's 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Idaho average 17.1:1. The lunch program counts 49% of students at MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Ada County, the average is 34%.
The allk12 Grade for MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is B+. Compared with Idaho public middle schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in Ada County, where the median household income is $91,502, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, Ada County has 155 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL dropped 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,025 to 960 students.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Meridian Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Meridian Middle. MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 4.
- Meridian Middle SchoolKent, WA · 647 students
- Meridian Middle SchoolLYNDEN, WA · 350 students
- Meridian Middle SchoolMacon, IL · 195 students
Nearby schools
- MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 468
- MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,774
- BARBARA MORGAN STEM ACADEMY0.7 mi · 438
- DORAL ACADEMY OF IDAHO1.0 mi · 331
- CHIEF JOSEPH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS1.4 mi · 505
- SAWTOOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 829
Frequently asked questions
About MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 960 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 66% White, 23% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2.
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