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Gem Prep: Meridian

Q: Is Gem Prep: Meridian a good school?

Yes. Gem Prep: Meridian ranks in the top 9.7% of Idaho alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Gem Prep: Meridian?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Gem Prep: Meridian.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Gem Prep: Meridian?

Students at Gem Prep: Meridian are 75% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 350 Idaho Alternative Schools

Better than 90% of Idaho alternative schools

Summary

Gem Prep: Meridian is an alternative public charter school in Meridian, Idaho, serving 506 students in grades K–12 through the Gem Prep: Meridian LLC charter network. The school delivers strong academic results, with students scoring well above Idaho state averages—69.7% proficient in math versus 43.1% statewide, 63.3% in science versus 42.7%, and 72.8% in English language arts versus 54.0%. That puts the school roughly 20 to 26 points above the state average in every core subject.

Compared to nearby alternative and virtual schools, the gap is even more striking. Idaho Virtual Academy, Inspire Virtual Charter School, and Wilder Academy of Virtual Education all post math proficiency rates between 17% and 25%, while Gem Prep: Meridian reaches nearly 70%. The school also keeps students engaged: chronic absenteeism is just 4.1% versus 13.8% statewide, and the school reported 100% graduation rates in both 2022–2023 and 2023–2024. The most recent rate of 82.5% matches the state average and appears to reflect a statewide methodology change affecting many schools.

Despite its "alternative" classification, Gem Prep: Meridian performs closer to top-tier charters like Compass Public Charter School and Gem Prep: Online School. Middle school is a standout period—7th grade ELA proficiency reaches 87.8% and 8th grade science hits 72.2%. With 38.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a more economically diverse population than some peer charters, yet still achieves strong results. Among sister schools, Gem Prep: Meridian performs competitively with Gem Prep: Meridian North and Gem Prep: Meridian South, making it a solid in-person option within the wider Gem Prep network.

506

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,768

Per pupil spending ?

38.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2750 East Gala Street
Meridian, ID 83823

(208) 917-9150

District: Gem Prep: Meridian LLC

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.1%

Hispanic:

15.8%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2024 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Idaho average (69% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Idaho alternative schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg69%

Idaho avg47%

Elementary school

34^th of 350

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2024

From top 6% (2024) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

10^th of 177

Idaho public middle schools ?

Top 6%▬ steady since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	34 of 350	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	94.9	7 of 337	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	19 of 301	93.7%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2026	94.2	10 of 177	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	92.5	8 of 166	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	9 of 164	94.5%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	21 of 112	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	94.8	8 of 159	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	94.4	4 of 66	93.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	99.4	3 of 55	94.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	99.9	2 of 35	94.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	99.1	1 of 66	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	96.1	6 of 78	92.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

Male (2024)98th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)94th percentile~ school

Female (2024)94th percentile~ school

White (2024)92nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts73%+19 vs state

Math70%+27 vs state

Science63%+21 vs state

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by a teacher
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

This was a terrible school. I taught there. Students were on their computers all day, and they were very poorly behaved. Students were sent home all the time for the dumbest stuff.
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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				ISAT Math (2026)								ISAT Science (2026)				ISAT English Language Arts (2026)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2021)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math End of Course	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science End of Course	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts End of Course	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gem Prep: Online School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2750 East Gala Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Gem Prep: Online LLC	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 672-1155	378	13	29.0	25.2%	305 (80.7%)	3 (0.8%)	51 (13.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.6%)								(n/a)		86.8	≥ 64%	77.1	81.8	68.1	66.7	76.0	67.9	74.5	80.0	74.3	61.5	≥ 84%	75.0	79.4	83.6	83.0	≥ 82%	82.7
Gem Prep: Meridian	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2750 East Gala Street	Meridian	83823	Latah County	Gem Prep: Meridian LLC	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 917-9150	506	23	22.0	31.1%	380 (75.1%)	8 (1.6%)	80 (15.8%)	11 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (4.0%)								(n/a)	80.0	69.8	59.1	71.1	75.6	≥ 58%		69.7	≥ 52%	72.2		63.3	73.3	≥ 53%	65.9	73.3	87.8	75.0		72.8	$8,768	$937	$7,831
Idaho Virtual Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1965 South Eagle Road Suite 1	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Idaho Virtual Academy Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 322-3559	1,801	55	32.5	41.4%	1,331 (73.9%)	8 (0.4%)	326 (18.1%)	16 (0.9%)	12 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (5.9%)								(n/a)	36.6	24.0	27.9	15.8	22.4	23.4	34.5	24.9	33.3	36.8	50.4	39.5	57.7	41.7	46.4	31.3	43.6	43.3	74.6	46.8	$8,430	$859	$7,571
Project Impact Stem Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1422 S Tech Lane	Meridian	83634	Ada County	Project Impact Stem Academy Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 576-4811	227	16	14.1	39.3%	192 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)			37.5		37.5			38.4				34.4		50.0	50.0		43.8	50.0		49.3	$9,449	$577	$8,872
Gem Prep: Meridian South	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	1925 Lake Hazel Road	Meridian	83823	Latah County	Gem Prep: Meridian South LLC	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 332-6800	458	23	19.9		357 (77.9%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (15.3%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)								(n/a)	84.3	68.0	68.1	68.6	71.1	≥ 66%		72.0	60.4	≥ 64%		64.4	72.5	≥ 52%	66.0	80.4	82.2	82.1		73.1
Inspire Virtual Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9550 West Bethel Court	Boise	83709	Ada County	Inspire Academics Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 322-4002	1,210	37	32.3	29.9%	882 (72.9%)	10 (0.8%)	226 (18.7%)	16 (1.3%)	16 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (4.7%)								(n/a)	26.7	< 23%	30.4	< 19%	22.6	< 26%	< 25%	23.0	< 37%	< 34%	< 45%	37.4	< 38%	< 40%	48.2	25.8	31.3	< 48%	≥ 55%	41.7	$6,932	$401	$6,531
Compass Public Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4667 West Aviator Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Compass Public Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 888-5847	1,265	68	18.6	12.4%	989 (78.2%)	14 (1.1%)	149 (11.8%)	43 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	65 (5.1%)								(n/a)	73.6	81.1	72.5	73.7	71.7	67.8	78.2	73.7	65.7	73.0	80.0	71.6	75.2	78.4	76.1	85.1	83.3	83.5	87.3	80.9	$5,937	$683	$5,254
Gem Prep: Meridian North	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5390 North McDermott Road	Meridian	83823	Latah County	Gem Prep: Meridian North LLC	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 917-9150	474	23	20.6		359 (75.7%)	5 (1.1%)	81 (17.1%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)								(n/a)	72.3	74.4	78.7	68.1	56.5	≥ 50%		66.3	68.8	≥ 58%			≥ 46%	79.1	76.6	72.3	82.2	73.5		73.4
Treasure Valley Math/Science	Public, Magnet, Alternative	4-12	6801 North Gary Lane	Boise	83714	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-6800	4	10	.3	17.6%	4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Wilder Academy Of Virtual Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	16231 North Brinson Street Su	Wilder	83676	Canyon County	Wilder District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 337-7400	202	12	16.8		143 (70.8%)	1 (0.5%)	47 (23.3%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)								(n/a)		50.0			< 27%		< 18%	17.1			< 27%	22.9					< 31%	35.0	45.2	37.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Gem Prep: Meridian

What is the racial makeup of Gem Prep: Meridian?

Students at Gem Prep: Meridian are 75% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Gem Prep: Meridian a good school?

Yes. Gem Prep: Meridian ranks in the top 9.7% of Idaho alternative schools.

How many students attend Gem Prep: Meridian?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Gem Prep: Meridian.

What district is Gem Prep: Meridian in?

Gem Prep: Meridian LLC

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