Summary:
Pathways In Education - West Ada is a single high school in Meridian, Idaho, serving grades 9 through 12 with just 79 students enrolled. This small, standalone school also serves as its own district, Pathways In Education - West Ada, meaning all district-level figures mirror the school's numbers exactly. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.4 to 1, the school offers a relatively intimate learning environment with only about five or six full-time equivalent teachers.
Test scores at Pathways In Education - West Ada fall well below Idaho state averages. On the ISAT End of Course exam, only 18.4 percent of students were proficient in Science, compared to 41.2 percent statewide, a gap of nearly 23 percentage points. In English Language Arts, 36.8 percent of students were proficient versus 61.3 percent across Idaho, a gap of about 24.5 points. Fewer than one in five students meet science proficiency standards, while barely one in three meet the ELA bar. Despite these low scores, the school's graduation rate of 82.5 percent matches the state average exactly, showing that students do complete high school at the same rate as their peers elsewhere in Idaho.
The school currently holds a zero-star rating and ranks 115th out of 122 Idaho high schools, placing it in the bottom 6 percent for the 2025-2026 school year. Its district rank is similarly low at 96th out of 101 districts. Because the school is so small, even a handful of low-performing students can significantly shift proficiency percentages. Notably, free and reduced-price lunch data is not reported, which limits insight into the socioeconomic context. Overall, Pathways In Education - West Ada presents a mixed picture: average graduation outcomes paired with substantial academic challenges in core subjects, making it an important school for parents to examine closely.
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