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Elementary Schools in Joint School District No. 2


At a glance
35
Schools
16,147
Students
8
5-star schools
Top rankedEagle Hills Elementary School3rd of 350 Idaho elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Ustick Elementary School up 89 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Frontier Elementary School 11.6 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
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4★
3★
1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Joint School District No. 2 in Idaho serves 35 elementary-level schools (including a PK-8 academy and a special center) with about 16,147 students across the Meridian area. The district ranks 12th out of 101 Idaho districts (4 stars, 88th percentile) and outperforms the state by roughly 14–15 points in math, ELA, and science, but the school-by-school picture reveals a wide range of outcomes.

The district’s top elementary schools are exceptional by any measure: Eagle Hills Elementary School ranks #3 statewide with 79.5% math proficiency and 82.2% ELA, while Galileo Stem Academy (#5) leads in ELA at 83.8% and Paramount Elementary School (#8) posts the highest math score at 80.0%. Other strong magnets include Summerwind Stem Academy (#14), Pioneer School Of The Arts (#29), and Barbara Morgan Stem Academy (#35). At the other end, Meridian Elementary School (#286) and Desert Sage Elementary School (#268) struggle with math and ELA proficiency below 42%, and both have high poverty rates above 65%.

Poverty and attendance strongly track performance: schools with less than 20% free/reduced lunch average a #23 statewide rank, while those above 50% FRPL average #170. Chronic absenteeism is a red flag at Star Elementary School (23.6%) and Ustick Elementary School (23.3%), while the lowest rates belong to strong performers like Christine Donnell School Of The Arts (4.9%) and Hillsdale Elementary (5.6%). Fifth-grade math is a district-wide trouble spot, with proficiency dropping from 64.6% in 3rd grade to 58.6% in 5th grade; notably, Hunter Elementary School reverses the trend (60.7% to 76.9%). Finally, higher spending does not guarantee higher scores—Frontier Elementary School spends the most ($10,116 per student) but ranks #81, while Eagle Hills spends $6,183 and ranks #3. The key opportunities for the district are reducing absenteeism, targeting 5th-grade math, and closing the poverty-performance gap.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Idaho Department of Education.

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