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Siena Elementary

Q: Is Siena Elementary a good school?

Siena Elementary ranks 47 th of 337 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Siena Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Meridian, Idaho, serving 605 students in grades PK-5. The school consistently ranks among the top 15-20 elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic achievement across all grade levels and subject areas.

Siena Elementary's ISAT proficiency rates significantly exceed the state and district averages, with 67.9% in Math, 68.8% in Science, and 68.1% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 43.1%, 42.6%, and 53.9%, respectively. The school also ranks among the top 2 elementary schools in Idaho for both female and male students, as well as for its White student population. While Siena's chronic absenteeism rate fluctuates between 10.2% and 18.6%, it remains lower than the state average of 19.1%.

Compared to nearby schools, Siena Elementary outperforms its counterparts in the Joint School District No. 2, as well as schools in the Boise Independent District. Despite its lower per-student spending of $6,578 compared to the state average of $7,705, Siena Elementary is able to achieve exceptional results, suggesting efficient resource allocation and effective instructional practices.

565

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,578

Per pupil spending ?

18.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2870 East Rome Drive
Meridian, ID 83642-7299

(208) 350-4370

District: Joint School District No. 2

Students who attend Siena Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Victory Middle School
High:	Mountain View High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.3%

Hispanic:

11.2%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 94th percentile in 2023 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Idaho average (68% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Idaho elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 94th-percentile peak (2023) to 86th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg63%

Idaho avg47%

47^th of 337

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	84.8	47 of 337	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	39 of 301	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	93.3	14 of 252	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	14 of 188	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	15 of 166	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	20 of 171	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.8	15 of 254	94.1%	★★★★★
2017	80.0	44 of 292	84.9%	★★★★☆
2016	75.7	54 of 240	77.5%	★★★★☆
2015	73.1	59 of 226	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	75.3	53 of 357	85.2%	★★★★☆
2012	75.9	51 of 354	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	63.4	124 of 359	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.6	67 of 356	81.2%	★★★★☆
2009	75.6	56 of 349	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2021	95.9	2 of 19	89.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	11 of 121	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2021	87.1	2 of 19	89.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	7 of 121	94.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	87.7	22 of 135	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	94.2	1 of 37	97.3%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2021)89th percentile~ school

Male (2021)89th percentile~ school

White (2024)84th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+26 vs state

English Language Arts68%+14 vs state

Math68%+25 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, September 30, 2012

My daughter attended this school for three years and I can say that was a great experience. I can't recall any negative points - all the teachers my kid had throughout her three years in this school were dedicated professionals. Great thing is they also know where and how to apply discipline. It is a good atmosphere there. Kids love it - you can see it and feel it: just look at their faces.. Parents (that I am familiar with)also love this school.
My youngest son is now in the kindergarten and once he came home from school and called Miss Trimmel his "mother". That says a lot about a teacher.
And look at the stats - the numbers don't lie.
Keep up good work! Five stars! Close Quote

Schools Near Siena Elementary

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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 6th 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 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Siena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2870 East Rome Drive	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4370	565	29	19.4	18.6%	448 (79.3%)	5 (0.9%)	63 (11.2%)	16 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.6%)	84.8	47^th of 337 public elementary schools	86.1%		87.1	39^th of 301 public elementary schools	87.0%	8	69.8	66.0	67.9		67.9	68.8	68.8	64.8	58.3	80.7		68.1	$6,578	$609	$5,969
Hillsdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5225 South Howry Lane	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4432	769	36	21.2	9.2%	637 (82.8%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (6.8%)	29 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (5.9%)	93.7	14^th of 337 public elementary schools	95.8%		90.9	26^th of 301 public elementary schools	91.4%	12	73.3	88.0	66.2		75.4	66.9	66.9	76.7	82.1	80.8		79.8	$6,115	$609	$5,506
Mary McPherson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 East Amity Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4300	494	26	18.9	25.9%	360 (72.9%)	12 (2.4%)	72 (14.6%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	79.1	60^th of 337 public elementary schools	82.2%		76.3	70^th of 301 public elementary schools	76.7%	10	60.8	60.0	65.4		62.1	58.0	58.0	59.3	71.3	74.1		68.2	$6,373	$609	$5,763
Pepper Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2252 South Sumpter Way	Boise	83709	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4130	472	27	17.8	35.4%	336 (71.2%)	8 (1.7%)	70 (14.8%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	32 (6.8%)	79.8	59^th of 337 public elementary schools	82.5%		81.1	57^th of 301 public elementary schools	81.1%	2	62.2	69.5	62.3		64.7	53.2	53.2	64.4	69.5	70.1		67.9	$6,440	$609	$5,831
Eliza Hart Spalding Stem Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12311 West Braddock Drive	Boise	83709	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 321-2150	610	34	17.9	22.0%	481 (78.9%)	5 (0.8%)	72 (11.8%)	15 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.4%)	82.1	53^rd of 337 public elementary schools	84.3%		89.1	32^nd of 301 public elementary schools	89.4%	21	67.0	65.4	74.8		69.1	56.8	56.8	58.3	67.6	74.8		66.8	$6,780	$609	$6,171
Lake Hazel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11711 Lake Hazel Road	Boise	83709	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4075	328	23	14.0	36.9%	226 (68.9%)	8 (2.4%)	55 (16.8%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	24 (7.3%)	84.2	49^th of 337 public elementary schools	85.5%		85.1	43^rd of 301 public elementary schools	85.7%	6	76.0	66.7	68.8		70.3	51.6	51.6	69.2	70.6	72.6		70.9	$6,928	$609	$6,319
Amity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10000 West Amity Road	Boise	83709	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4220	371	21	17.6	36.9%	284 (76.5%)	5 (1.3%)	43 (11.6%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	24 (6.5%)	34.4	228^th of 337 public elementary schools	32.3%		52.5	138^th of 301 public elementary schools	54.2%	90	63.6	37.5	29.3	46.2	42.1	38.4	38.4	50.0	41.5	47.3	51.3	47.7	$9,090	$908	$8,181
Christine Donnell School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	K-5	7075 South Five Mile Road	Boise	83709	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4355	464	24	19.3	26.1%	377 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.3%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.1%)	82.1	52^nd of 337 public elementary schools	84.6%		80.5	59^th of 301 public elementary schools	80.4%	7	65.3	69.7	58.8		64.4	61.2	61.2	61.1	72.4	70.6		68.2	$6,743	$609	$6,134
Maple Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2800 South Maple Grove Road	Boise	83709	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5540	370	21	17.2	34.1%	287 (77.6%)	5 (1.4%)	39 (10.5%)	9 (2.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.0%)	53.6	143^rd of 337 public elementary schools	57.6%		48.9	156^th of 301 public elementary schools	48.2%	13	48.1	63.6	49.1	43.9	50.2	57.9	57.9	44.2	57.1	54.4	53.0	52.1	$8,497	$642	$7,854
Meridian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 Northwest 1st Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 855-4335	468	30	15.4	66.0%	289 (61.8%)	13 (2.8%)	132 (28.2%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	36.3	221^st of 337 public elementary schools	34.4%		49.7	150^th of 301 public elementary schools	50.2%	71	59.7	39.1	33.3		44.2	30.8	30.8	60.5	46.4	44.2		50.5	$7,537	$1,263	$6,274

Frequently Asked Questions about Siena Elementary

Is Siena Elementary a good school?

Siena Elementary ranks 47^th of 337 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Siena Elementary in?

Joint School District No. 2

How many students attend Siena Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Siena Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Siena Elementary?

Students at Siena Elementary are 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Siena Elementary attend?

Students who attend Siena Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Victory Middle School
High : Mountain View High School

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