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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2·NCES 160210000989

SIENA ELEMENTARY

2870 EAST ROME DRIVE, MERIDIAN, ID 83642 · (208) 350-4370 · Ada County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 332
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
105 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K132%
Kindergarten7814%
Grade 15910%
Grade 29216%
Grade 310819%
Grade 410519%
Grade 511019%
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 44% · US 70%
White
44879%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 72% · US 43%
Hispanic
6311%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
163%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
265%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
31155%
Female
25445%

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Test scores

ISAT 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
67.1%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
67.4%
ID avg 43.5%

What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 →

Where SIENA ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IdahoIn Ada County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
67.4%#42 of 323#23 of 79
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
67.1%#52 of 319#29 of 78
Enrollment
ranked largest first
565#35 of 393#10 of 83
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.4:1#214 of 295#67 of 77
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
35.6%#179 of 296#59 of 77
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
18.6%#308 of 328#60 of 76
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.2%#161 of 208#53 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
565
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 19.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2556529.119.4:119% (105)
2023-2460532.618.6:115% (90)
2022-2365533.419.6:114% (94)
2020-215612919.3:112% (66)
2017-186092921.0:110% (60)
2015-167993622.2:111% (89)
2010-117243620.1:116% (116)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SIENA ELEMENTARY.

About SIENA ELEMENTARY

SIENA ELEMENTARY is a high-enrollment elementary school in Idaho, located in MERIDIAN. It enrolled 565 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Idaho average about 332 students each.

JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 has a total of 61 schools and 38,740 students, SIENA ELEMENTARY among them.

White students make up a majority at SIENA ELEMENTARY, at 79%. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, Ada County is about 83% White. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school has about 19.4 students per teacher and 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.4 above the 18.1:1 average for elementary schools in Idaho. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 19%. That rate is below the 34% average among public schools in Ada County.

Ada County has about 518,935 residents, and the median household income is $91,502, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides SIENA ELEMENTARY, Ada County has 155 other public schools.

The nearest public school is MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL, at about 1.0 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES describes the area around SIENA ELEMENTARY as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal data show 561 students in 2020-21 and 565 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.

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Ada County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
SIENA ELEMENTARY
District
JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
Address
2870 EAST ROME DRIVE, MERIDIAN, ID 83642
Phone
(208) 350-4370
County
Ada County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
565
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
19.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
105 (19%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
160210000989
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
Other schools in MERIDIAN
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Frequently asked questions

About SIENA ELEMENTARY
How many students attend SIENA ELEMENTARY?
SIENA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 565 students in grades PK-05.
Is SIENA ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SIENA ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SIENA ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SIENA ELEMENTARY is approximately 19.4:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SIENA ELEMENTARY?
At SIENA ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SIENA ELEMENTARY?
SIENA ELEMENTARY is overseen by JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 in Ada County.
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