VILLAGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

As a very small elementary school in MERIDIAN, Idaho, VILLAGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY enrolls 70 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within THE VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL INC.. That puts it 79% smaller than the typical public school in Idaho, which averages around 332 students.

VILLAGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY sits inside THE VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL INC., the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, VILLAGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY logs that 67% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 20% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, VILLAGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Ada County indicate the typical household earns roughly $91,502 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ada County runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,006 students), of which VILLAGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one.

MORLEY NELSON ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around VILLAGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.

The school occupies a high-density site. As a public charter, VILLAGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at VILLAGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY has shrank 84%, going from 436 students in 2018 to 70 in 2024. The White share of enrollment shrank from 80% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for VILLAGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.