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Discovery Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Discovery Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Meridian, Idaho, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 477 students. The school is part of the Joint School District No. 2, which is ranked 10th out of 96 districts in Idaho and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Discovery Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Idaho, with a statewide ranking ranging from 1st to 24th out of 252-337 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating exceptional academic performance. Discovery Elementary significantly outperforms the state and district averages in ISAT (Idaho Standards Achievement Test) scores for Math, Science, and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 71.4% in Math, 63.2% in Science, and 76.5% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 43.1%, 42.6%, and 53.9%, respectively. The school also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.8% to 18.6% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average.

Discovery Elementary School outperforms most of the nearby schools, such as Paramount Elementary School and Pioneer School of the Arts, in academic metrics like test scores and statewide rankings. Schools with higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, such as Joplin Elementary, Meridian Elementary, and Ustick Elementary, tend to have lower academic performance compared to Discovery Elementary. The school's exceptional performance could serve as a model for other schools within the Joint School District No. 2, providing insights into best practices and strategies that can be replicated to improve academic outcomes across the district.

416

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,320

Per pupil spending ?

30.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 East Leigh Field Drive
Meridian, ID 83642-2590

(208) 855-4090

District: Joint School District No. 2

Students who attend Discovery Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Heritage Middle School
High:	Rocky Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.3%

Hispanic:

16.6%

Asian:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Idaho average (72% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Idaho elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Joint School District No. 2

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg63%

Idaho avg47%

22^nd of 337

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Joint School District No. 2

10^th of 96Joint 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
2025	90.6	22 of 337	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	15 of 301	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	24 of 252	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	7 of 188	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	1 of 166	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	4 of 171	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	71.1	67 of 254	73.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.2	57 of 292	80.5%	★★★★☆
2016	70.6	68 of 240	71.7%	★★★★☆
2015	86.8	23 of 226	89.8%	★★★★★
2013	62.3	136 of 357	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.2	105 of 354	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	54.7	188 of 359	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.5	116 of 356	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.6	66 of 349	81.1%	★★★★☆
2008	75.5	53 of 335	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	71.2	37 of 121	69.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	64.7	44 of 121	63.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	92.9	9 of 135	93.3%	★★★★★

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)

White (2024)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2018)69th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2018)64th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+23 vs state

Math71%+28 vs state

Science63%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISAT Math (2025)				ISAT Science (2025)		ISAT English Language Arts (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Discovery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 East Leigh Field Drive	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4090	416	24	17.6	30.5%	305 (73.3%)	8 (1.9%)	69 (16.6%)	17 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	90.6	22^nd of 337 public elementary schools	93.5%		93.2	15^th of 301 public elementary schools	95.0%	7	73.0	77.3	64.0	71.4	63.2	63.2	71.9	82.4	74.7	76.5	$7,320	$609	$6,711
Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 North Red Horse Way	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4000	456	24	19.2	26.5%	338 (74.1%)	8 (1.8%)	54 (11.8%)	22 (4.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.1%)	93.1	16^th of 337 public elementary schools	95.3%		93.9	9^th of 301 public elementary schools	97.0%	7	77.5	70.1	79.8	75.8	66.7	66.7	80.9	69.8	85.5	78.7	$6,599	$609	$5,990
River Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 East River Valley Street	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 884-1741	468	31	14.9	53.8%	261 (55.8%)	9 (1.9%)	149 (31.8%)	12 (2.6%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	26 (5.6%)	41.1	204^th of 337 public elementary schools	39.5%		52.2	140^th of 301 public elementary schools	53.5%	64	44.6	59.1	41.5	47.9	28.0	28.0	43.8	66.2	51.2	53.6	$6,929	$609	$6,320
Pioneer School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	13255 West McMillian Road	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4100	658	34	19.2	21.3%	529 (80.4%)	7 (1.1%)	57 (8.7%)	23 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	36 (5.5%)	94.3	10^th of 337 public elementary schools	97.0%		92.5	18^th of 301 public elementary schools	94.0%	8	71.2	85.0	72.6	76.0	75.5	75.5	70.4	88.8	81.1	79.6	$6,560	$609	$5,951
Chief Joseph School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1100 East Chateau	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 350-4200	505	34	14.9	47.1%	303 (60.0%)	9 (1.8%)	160 (31.7%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	80.4	56^th of 337 public elementary schools	83.4%		80.9	58^th of 301 public elementary schools	80.7%	2	72.4	70.5	72.0	71.7	53.8	53.8	64.5	55.1	71.0	64.0	$7,649	$1,034	$6,615
Ustick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12435 West Ustick Road	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 855-4120	389	29	13.5	65.3%	201 (51.7%)	27 (6.9%)	126 (32.4%)	19 (4.9%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	33.9	229^th of 337 public elementary schools	32.0%		28.8	214^th of 301 public elementary schools	28.9%	15	45.3	41.4	27.3	37.8	29.2	29.2	54.8	54.5	53.1	54.1	$7,145	$1,245	$5,900
Cecil D Andrus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 Park Meadow Drive	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 939-3400	377	22	16.9	21.5%	287 (76.1%)	5 (1.3%)	49 (13.0%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.6%)	89.1	31^st of 337 public elementary schools	90.8%		93.3	14^th of 301 public elementary schools	95.3%	17	66.7	69.0	71.4	69.0	74.6	74.6	65.2	70.0	84.3	73.2	$6,957	$609	$6,348
Frontier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11851 Musket Drive	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 350-4190	263	23	11.6	51.0%	162 (61.6%)	33 (12.5%)	36 (13.7%)	13 (4.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.7%)	83.8	50^th of 337 public elementary schools	85.2%		91.4	24^th of 301 public elementary schools	92.0%	26		73.2		63.5	63.6	63.6	61.0	65.9	71.1	66.1	$10,116	$1,487	$8,629
Paramount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 West Producer Drive	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4120	460	25	18.1	19.6%	336 (73.0%)	3 (0.7%)	72 (15.7%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	96.5	3^rd of 337 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.8	2^nd of 301 public elementary schools	99.3%	1	84.5	86.6	71.6	81.0	70.4	70.4	80.7	79.0	86.4	82.0	$6,756	$609	$6,147
Flyers Center	Public	K-5	12081 West Demeyer Street	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 332-6800	10	6	1.6	70.0%	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Discovery Elementary School

What district is Discovery Elementary School in?

Joint School District No. 2

What schools do graduates of Discovery Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Discovery Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heritage Middle School
High : Rocky Mountain High School

What is the racial makeup of Discovery Elementary School?

Students at Discovery Elementary School are 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Discovery Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended Discovery Elementary School.

Is Discovery Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Discovery Elementary School ranks in the top 6.5% of Idaho elementary schools.

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