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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
628
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KUNA JOINT DISTRICT·NCES 160177001029
SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2950 WEST MASON CREEK ROAD, MERIDIAN, ID 83642 · (208) 472-9731 · Ada County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL628 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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
19.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
162 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
59.5%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
58.1%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 628 | 25.8% | N/A |
| MIDDLETON MILL CREEK ELEMENTARY MIDDLETON | 690 | 27.4% | N/A |
| WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MERIDIAN | 503 | 25.4% | N/A |
| COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY RIGBY | 682 | 23.9% | N/A |
| ANSER CHARTER SCHOOL GARDEN CITY | 573 | 32.5% | N/A |
| PLEASANT VIEW ELEMENTARY MERIDIAN | 747 | 19.4% | 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 SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #76 of 323 | #33 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #93 of 319 | #44 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 628 | #18 of 393 | #7 of 83 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #222 of 295 | #69 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #192 of 296 | #63 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.8% | #285 of 328 | #49 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #49 of 70 | #10 of 15 |
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
628
+150 (+31%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 628 | 32 | 19.6:1 | 26% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 30 | 19.5:1 | 19% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 29 | 20.0:1 | 16% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 23 | 20.8:1 | 18% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 26 | 23.0:1 | 27% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 27 | 21.7:1 | 30% (173) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (599 to 628); teachers up 23% (26 to 32).
About SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Among the schools in MERIDIAN, Idaho, is SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a high-enrollment elementary school. It has an enrollment of 628 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Idaho enroll around 332, and this school is 89% above that mark.
KUNA JOINT DISTRICT has a total of 12 schools and 5,778 students, SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
A large majority of enrollment at SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White, at 81%. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among Ada County residents, the White share is about 83%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 33%.
SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 19.6 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Idaho is 18.1:1. About 26% of students at SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
SILVER TRAIL 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 75% of Idaho public elementary schools.
For Ada County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $91,502 a year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Ada County number 156, with about 80,006 students.
The closest school to SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is SWAN FALLS HIGH SCHOOL, located about 1.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 628, from 478 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 20.8:1 to 19.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 KUNA JOINT DISTRICT
- KUNA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,624 students
- REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 675 students
- KUNA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 672 students
- FREMONT H TEED MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 472 students
- CRIMSON POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 454 students
- ROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 331 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
Nearby schools
- SWAN FALLS HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 225
- CRIMSON POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 454
- REED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 675
- INITIAL POINT HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 104
- KUNA MIDDLE SCHOOL2.0 mi · 672
- KUNA HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,624
Frequently asked questions
About SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 628 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the student diversity at SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SILVER TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by KUNA JOINT DISTRICT in Ada County.
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