PEREGRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PEREGRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary-level community in MERIDIAN, Idaho, run under JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2. The school serves 483 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 45% above typical.

Within JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2, which oversees 61 schools and 38,740 students, PEREGRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PEREGRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Ada County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PEREGRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting PEREGRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Ada County's rate of about 34%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Ada County) shows that median household income runs about $91,502, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Ada County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students), of which PEREGRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

PROJECT IMPACT STEM ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 541 students in 2018 compared to 483 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 74% to 66% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.