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Meridian Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1507 West 8 Th Street
Meridian, ID 83642
Phone
(208) 855-4225
District
JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
County
ADA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
955
Classroom Teachers
52

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Idaho

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.8% of all ID schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Meridian Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
50%
44%
59%
49%
41%
39%
50%
44%
59%
49%
41%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
47%
60%
54%
45%
41%
53%
47%
60%
54%
45%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
43%
53%
50%
41%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
19
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 293 30.7%
Grade 7 359 37.6%
Grade 8 303 31.7%
Total 955 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 71.8% 80.2% 76.3%
Black 2.3% 2.3% 1.2%
Hispanic 23.1% 14.0% 19.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 2.6% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 0.9% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 41.7% 22.7% 32.1%
Free lunch eligible 30.2% 17.0% 23.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.5% 5.7% 8.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 262,240 1,964,726
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 791.4 23
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.5% 21.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.7% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.0% 23.2%
65 OR OLDER 16.5% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 95,344 693,821
Single Parent Households With Children 6.3% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.5% 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.4% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 26.1% 16.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.5% 18.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.4% 15.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.4% 18.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.6% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.9% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 4.1% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,255 $204,912,000 58.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $567 $22,091,000 6.3%
Staff $530 $20,659,000 5.9%
General Administration $76 $2,962,000 0.8%
School Administration $465 $18,142,000 5.1%
Operation $581 $22,653,000 6.4%
Transportation $341 $13,284,000 3.8%
Other $350 $13,632,000 3.9%
Total Support $2,909 $113,423,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $892 $34,792,000 9.9%
Total Expenditures $9,057 $353,127,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,244 $1,665,553,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $499 $158,590,000 5.4%
Staff $463 $146,983,000 5.0%
General Administration $210 $66,807,000 2.3%
School Administration $483 $153,501,000 5.2%
Operation $768 $243,918,000 8.3%
Transportation $341 $108,372,000 3.7%
Other $271 $86,040,000 2.9%
Total Support $3,036 $964,211,000 32.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,027 $326,254,000 11.0%
Total Expenditures $9,306 $2,956,018,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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