SIENA ELEMENTARY

SIENA ELEMENTARY operates as a sizable elementary school in MERIDIAN, Idaho, part of JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2. Current enrollment sits at 565 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 70% larger than typical.

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

Demographically, SIENA ELEMENTARY logs that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder reads as 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Ada County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, SIENA ELEMENTARY records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.4:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Ada County (around 34%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the surrounding community, Ada County reports that median household income runs about $91,502, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Ada County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students), of which SIENA ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. SIENA ELEMENTARY's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 609 (now 565). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 84% to 79%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

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