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Meridian Middle School

Q: Is Meridian Middle School a good school?

Meridian Middle School ranks 98 th of 174 Idaho middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Meridian Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 960 students attended Meridian Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Meridian Middle School?

Students at Meridian Middle School are 66% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Meridian Middle School attend?

Students who attend Meridian Middle School usually go on to attend Meridian High School

Public Grades 6-8

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 174 Idaho Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Idaho middle schools

Summary

Meridian Middle School is a public school in Meridian, Idaho, serving 960 students in grades 6–8 within Joint School District No. 2, a highly ranked district (88th percentile statewide). The school itself currently ranks 98th out of 174 Idaho middle schools (44th percentile), a decline from the previous three years when it consistently ranked around the 60th percentile. Proficiency rates lag district averages in every subject — 38.4% in math versus 57.6% districtwide, and 52.2% in English language arts versus 69.1% districtwide. Neighboring schools such as Heritage Middle School and Victory Middle School post significantly higher scores, with math proficiency around 65-66%.

The biggest differentiator is chronic absenteeism. Meridian's rate of 23.9% is nearly double the district rate of 12.7% and far above peers like Eagle Middle School (12.2%) and Lowell Scott Middle School (12.9%). The school also has the highest rate of economic disadvantage among traditional middle schools in the district, with 49.27% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, Meridian has a lower student-teacher ratio (17.7) than many higher-performing peers, suggesting that class size and staffing levels are not the main drivers of lower achievement.

There are notable bright spots. Eighth-grade math proficiency (46.6%) exceeds the state average, and science scores are comparable to Idaho as a whole. The school also delivers better outcomes than demographically similar alternative programs like Crossroads Middle School and Pathways Middle School. Hispanic students have ranked at the 82nd percentile statewide in recent years, reflecting real strength with that group. Reducing chronic absenteeism and adding targeted math support in 6th and 7th grades appear to be the most promising levers for improvement.

960

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,956

Per pupil spending ?

49.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1507 West 8th Street
Meridian, ID 83642-2013

(208) 855-4225

District: Joint School District No. 2

Students who attend Meridian Middle School usually attend:

High:

Meridian High School

Feeder schools for Meridian Middle School:

Elementary:	Meridian Elementary School
	Ponderosa Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.4%

Hispanic:

22.9%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 14% Idaho)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg62%

Idaho avg47%

98^th of 174

Idaho public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Middle Schools in the Joint School District No. 2

12^th of 101Joint School District No. 2 among Idaho districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	98 of 174	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.3	66 of 166	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	65 of 164	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	44 of 107	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	23 of 53	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	21 of 42	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	16 of 43	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	34 of 100	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.0	44 of 131	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.6	40 of 98	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.8	50 of 100	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	30.2	134 of 173	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.3	123 of 171	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	51.7	87 of 169	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.2	112 of 166	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.0	101 of 160	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.7	74 of 158	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	53.9	31 of 72	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	27 of 51	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	17 of 32	46.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	13 of 24	45.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	11 of 28	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	17 of 60	71.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	64.9	10 of 56	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	32.9	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.5	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	22 of 37	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	14 of 27	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	12.0	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.1	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★
2019	65.2	3 of 16	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	10 of 47	78.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	39.9	42 of 72	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	34 of 51	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	23 of 60	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	43.7	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	33.1	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	56.3	28 of 81	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.6	14 of 29	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.9	14 of 18	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	13 of 21	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	16 of 35	54.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)82nd percentile+22 vs school

White (2024)65th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2024)57th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)42nd percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)41st percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2018)11th percentile-55 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)<1st percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Science44%~ state avg

Math38%-5 vs state

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Monday, April 17, 2017

Best admin. and fantastic teachers. The school tries to help students use ed tech for learning by providing them iPads. Environment is calm and safe. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meridian Middle School	Public	6-8	1507 West 8th Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 855-4225	960	54	17.7	49.3%	637 (66.4%)	25 (2.6%)	220 (22.9%)	19 (2.0%)	10 (1.0%)	6 (0.6%)	43 (4.5%)	39.5	98^th of 174 public middle schools	43.7%		52.3	66^th of 166 public middle schools	60.2%	32	35.4	33.3	46.6	38.4	44.0	53.2	55.1	48.3	52.2	$6,956	$801	$6,155
Sawtooth Middle School	Public	6-8	3730 North Linder Road	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4200	829	38	21.6	22.0%	694 (83.7%)	6 (0.7%)	85 (10.3%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.6%)	83.5	23^rd of 174 public middle schools	86.8%		85.5	17^th of 166 public middle schools	89.8%	6	58.2	67.9	61.5	62.4	59.0	64.7	75.5	69.5	69.7	$6,444	$609	$5,835
Crossroads Middle School	Public	6-8	650 North Nola	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 855-4275	124	16	8.0	47.6%	103 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.9%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)								(n/a)			31.0	28.6				50.0	33.6	$11,165	$858	$10,307
Pathways Middle School	Public	6-8	1870 East Heritage Park Lane	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 350-4040	122	14	8.5	49.2%	98 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.7%)	33.1	115^th of 174 public middle schools	33.9%		33.7	118^th of 166 public middle schools	28.9%	3				19.8	33.3	28.6	48.9	63.6	47.4	$10,779	$837	$9,943
Heritage Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4990 North Meridian Road	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4130	1,003	46	21.7	18.7%	796 (79.4%)	14 (1.4%)	106 (10.6%)	25 (2.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.4%)	91.2	14^th of 174 public middle schools	92.0%		89.4	12^th of 166 public middle schools	92.8%	2	73.4	69.6	55.9	66.0	68.0	80.7	78.7	76.3	78.5	$6,356	$609	$5,747
Victory Middle School	Public	6-8	920 West Kodiak Drive	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4443	1,075	44	24.2	18.8%	830 (77.2%)	15 (1.4%)	118 (11.0%)	50 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	54 (5.0%)	90.4	15^th of 174 public middle schools	91.4%		91.3	10^th of 166 public middle schools	94.0%	5	66.6	67.4	61.2	65.0	61.6	80.9	78.8	77.3	79.0	$6,561	$609	$5,952
Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4141 East Pine Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4270	898	42	21.2	40.9%	597 (66.5%)	28 (3.1%)	177 (19.7%)	32 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	55 (6.1%)	60.1	57^th of 174 public middle schools	67.2%		59.1	56^th of 166 public middle schools	66.3%	1	45.7	45.1	44.4	45.1	49.5	66.8	62.7	62.5	63.9	$6,819	$655	$6,164
Lowell Scott Middle School	Public	6-8	13600 West McMillan Road	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4060	773	37	21.1	35.2%	606 (78.4%)	27 (3.5%)	66 (8.5%)	22 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.0%)	86.6	20^th of 174 public middle schools	88.5%		87	15^th of 166 public middle schools	91.0%	5	51.5	69.6	63.3	61.4	68.4	70.7	78.1	75.8	74.9	$7,081	$609	$6,472
Lake Hazel Middle School	Public	6-8	11625 La Grange Street	Boise	83709	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4375	986	53	18.7	39.0%	703 (71.3%)	55 (5.6%)	110 (11.2%)	41 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.9%)	65 (6.6%)	71.1	40^th of 174 public middle schools	77.0%		64.5	44^th of 166 public middle schools	73.5%	4	51.6	54.4	60.6	55.7	60.5	55.4	62.4	66.2	61.5	$6,611	$609	$6,002
Fairmont Junior High School	Public	7-9	2121 North Cole Road	Boise	83704	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4790	659	43	15.4		336 (51.0%)	53 (8.0%)	216 (32.8%)	16 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	28 (4.2%)	10.5	163^rd of 174 public middle schools	6.3%					(n/a)		25.1	24.4	24.8	25.5		41.9	32.2	37.1	$10,023	$750	$9,273

Frequently Asked Questions about Meridian Middle School

How many students attend Meridian Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 960 students attended Meridian Middle School.

Is Meridian Middle School a good school?

Meridian Middle School ranks 98^th of 174 Idaho middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Meridian Middle School?

Students at Meridian Middle School are 66% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Meridian Middle School in?

Joint School District No. 2

What high school do graduates of Meridian Middle School attend?

Students who attend Meridian Middle School usually go on to attend Meridian High School

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