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Lewis & Clark Middle School

Q: Is Lewis & Clark Middle School a good school?

Lewis & Clark Middle School ranks 58 th of 177 Idaho middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Lewis & Clark Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 898 students attended Lewis & Clark Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lewis & Clark Middle School?

Students at Lewis & Clark Middle School are 66% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of Lewis & Clark Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lewis & Clark Middle School usually go on to attend Centennial High School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 177 Idaho Middle Schools

Better than 67% of Idaho middle schools

Summary

Lewis & Clark Middle School in Meridian, ID, is a public school serving 898 students in grades 6–8 as part of Joint School District No. 2, one of Idaho’s highest-rated districts. Although the school beats state averages in math, English language arts, and science, it trails its district peers by meaningful margins, especially in math, where 45.1% of students are proficient compared to the district’s 57.6%. Nearby traditional middle schools like Heritage Middle School (66% math) and Victory Middle School (65% math) post much higher scores, placing Lewis & Clark in a middle tier among its immediate neighbors.

Chronic absenteeism is a defining challenge. The school’s rate of 18.6% is well above the district (12.7%) and state (13.8%), and though it has improved from a pandemic-era peak of 30%, it remains higher than at Heritage Middle School (10.7%), Lowell Scott Middle School (12.9%), Victory Middle School (16.0%), and Sawtooth Middle School (17.0%). The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has also risen to roughly 41%, up from 31.5% two years earlier, making the student population more economically diverse than at several higher-scoring nearby schools.

Despite these headwinds, Lewis & Clark has notable strengths. In 2023–2024, its Hispanic students ranked in the 79th percentile statewide, outperforming the school’s overall percentile and many of its other subgroups. The school’s statewide standing has slipped, however, from the 79th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 67th percentile in 2025–2026, and science proficiency has dropped sharply from 64% to 49.5% over the same period. With attendance improving and a foundation of strong subgroup performance, the school has clear levers to close the gap with its higher-performing district peers.

898

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,819

Per pupil spending ?

40.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4141 East Pine Street
Meridian, ID 83642-6030

(208) 350-4270

District: Joint School District No. 2

Students who attend Lewis & Clark Middle School usually attend:

High:

Centennial High School

Feeder schools for Lewis & Clark Middle School:

Elementary:	Pepper Ridge Elementary
	Ustick Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Idaho average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Idaho median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Joint School District No. 2's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg62%

Idaho avg47%

58^th of 177

Idaho public middle schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

12^th of 104Joint 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	60.2	58 of 177	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.1	56 of 166	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	50 of 164	69.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	22 of 107	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	17 of 53	67.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	13 of 42	69.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	13 of 43	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	18 of 100	82.0%	★★★★☆
2017	75.7	26 of 131	80.2%	★★★★☆
2016	77.1	17 of 98	82.7%	★★★★☆
2015	81.5	10 of 100	90.0%	★★★★★
2013	65.7	53 of 173	69.4%	★★★★☆
2012	59.7	65 of 171	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.2	53 of 169	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.2	63 of 166	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.8	70 of 160	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.1	71 of 158	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	51.5	35 of 72	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	14 of 51	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	13 of 32	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	8 of 24	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	8 of 28	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	11 of 60	81.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	60.4	12 of 56	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.0	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	50.2	16 of 37	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	10 of 27	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.2	5 of 16	68.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	2 of 47	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	64.5	24 of 72	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.4	10 of 51	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	11 of 32	65.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	11 of 24	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	9 of 28	67.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	6 of 60	90.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	65.9	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	62.8	23 of 81	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	11 of 29	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.9	3 of 35	91.4%	★★★★★

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)79th percentile+9 vs school

White (2024)72nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)67th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2024)67th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)57th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2024)51st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%+10 vs state

Science50%+7 vs state

Math45%~ state avg

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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 Science All Grades	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
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%)	60.2	58^th of 177 public middle schools	67.2%		59.1	56^th of 166 public middle schools	66.3%	2	45.7	45.1	44.4	45.1	49.5		66.8	62.7	62.5	63.9	$6,819	$655	$6,164
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)	< 32%	< 34%	31.0	28.6	< 40%	< 40%	< 20%	< 45%	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	118^th of 177 public middle schools	33.3%		33.7	118^th of 166 public middle schools	28.9%		< 23%	< 22%	< 29%	19.8	33.3		28.6	48.9	63.6	47.4	$10,779	$837	$9,943
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%)	86.7	20^th of 177 public middle schools	88.7%		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
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%)	39.6	100^th of 177 public middle schools	43.5%		52.3	66^th of 166 public middle schools	60.2%	34	35.4	33.3	46.6	38.4	44.0		53.2	55.1	48.3	52.2	$6,956	$801	$6,155
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	166^th of 177 public middle schools	6.2%					(n/a)		25.1	24.4	24.8	25.5			41.9	32.2	37.1	$10,023	$750	$9,273
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%)	91.3	14^th of 177 public middle schools	92.1%		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%)	90.5	15^th of 177 public middle schools	91.5%		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
West Junior High	Public	7-9	8371 West Salt Creek Court	Boise	83709	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-6450	717	41	17.5	37.4%	525 (73.2%)	15 (2.1%)	117 (16.3%)	15 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.6%)	32.9	120^th of 177 public middle schools	32.2%		28.4	127^th of 166 public middle schools	23.5%	7		47.4	34.6	40.7	32.2			52.1	45.3	48.5	$9,693	$868	$8,825
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%)	83.6	23^rd of 177 public middle schools	87.0%		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lewis & Clark Middle School

How many students attend Lewis & Clark Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 898 students attended Lewis & Clark Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Lewis & Clark Middle School?

Students at Lewis & Clark Middle School are 66% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Lewis & Clark Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lewis & Clark Middle School usually go on to attend Centennial High School

Is Lewis & Clark Middle School a good school?

Lewis & Clark Middle School ranks 58^th of 177 Idaho middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Lewis & Clark Middle School in?

Joint School District No. 2

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