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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2·NCES 160210000955
PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
550 WEST PRODUCER DRIVE, MERIDIAN, ID 83646 · (208) 350-4120 · Ada County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Idaho public elementary schools
- A+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
90 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
44%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
82.0%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
80.6%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 460 | 19.6% | N/A |
| CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY BOISE | 377 | 21.5% | N/A |
| LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 403 | 18.1% | N/A |
| SIENA ELEMENTARY MERIDIAN | 565 | 18.6% | N/A |
| HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MERIDIAN | 460 | 24.3% | N/A |
| ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY BOISE | 610 | 22.0% | 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 PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #3 of 323 | #1 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #4 of 319 | #3 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #96 of 393 | #28 of 83 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #169 of 295 | #58 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #123 of 296 | #36 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #304 of 328 | #57 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #76 of 208 | #36 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
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
-44% since 2010-11, when it was 816
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 25.4 | 18.1:1 | 20% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 25.9 | 18.6:1 | 14% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 26.1 | 19.2:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 22 | 20.2:1 | 8% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 26.9 | 21.1:1 | 8% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 24 | 22.8:1 | 7% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 816 | 36 | 22.7:1 | 15% (121) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (569 to 460); teachers down 6% (26.9 to 25.4).
About PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in MERIDIAN, Idaho. It reported 460 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Idaho average about 332 students, which makes this school 39% bigger than average.
JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 runs 61 schools with a combined 38,740 students. PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
The largest group at PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White students, at 73%. The remaining students are 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Ada County, the White share is about 83%. The diversity index for PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 44%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.1:1. The 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Idaho is close to this figure. Roughly 20% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 34% for public schools in Ada County.
PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 99% of Idaho public elementary schools.
For the population of Ada County, the median household earns about $91,502 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Ada County, 156 public schools serve about 80,006 students.
HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
In the federal locale system, PARAMOUNT 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.
A 4% gain took enrollment from 444 in 2020-21 to 460 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.2:1 to 18.1:1.
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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 Paramount Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Paramount Elementary. PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Paramount ElementaryAzusa, CA · 513 students
- Paramount ElementaryHagerstown, MD · 397 students
Nearby schools
- HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,003
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,848
- PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 456
- HUNTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 460
- SAWTOOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 829
- WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 460 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 18.1:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 73% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PARAMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 in Ada County.
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