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Best High Schools in Zip Code 83642

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Schools

8,513

Students

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5-star schools

Top rankedRenaissance High School1^st of 124 Idaho high schools

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Biggest riser

Rocky Mountain High School up 18 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Idaho Technical Career Academy 13.4 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Meridian Academy

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 83642 in Meridian, Idaho, is home to 10 high schools serving approximately 7,997 students across traditional comprehensive schools, magnet/choice programs, alternative schools, and virtual academies, offering families a remarkably diverse range of educational options. Most schools belong to the highly regarded Joint School District No. 2, though the area also includes schools from the Kuna Joint District, Idaho Virtual Academy Inc., and Idaho College And Career Readiness Academy Inc. The clear academic standout is Renaissance High School, ranked #1 in Idaho with exceptional ISAT proficiency rates (87.3% math, 94.9% science) and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 5.8%.

Idaho Fine Arts Academy is another elite choice, ranked 5th statewide with 94.3% ELA proficiency and 84.1% science proficiency, though it serves grades 6-12. Among the traditional comprehensive schools, Rocky Mountain High School leads the pack at 15th in Idaho, combining strong academics with just 6.3% chronic absenteeism and the lowest free/reduced-price lunch rate (15.4%). Mountain View High School, the largest school with 2,463 students, is solid and consistent at 20th in Idaho, though its 18.5% absenteeism is elevated. Meridian High School ranks 63rd with 48th-percentile performance. At the other end of the spectrum, alternative and virtual schools struggle: Meridian Academy ranks 120th of 122 schools, while Insight School of Idaho reports only 11.3% math proficiency. Rebound School of Opportunity lacks current data but had 79.8% chronic absenteeism in 2023-2024.

Chronic absenteeism is the clearest warning sign—top performers like Renaissance High School, Rocky Mountain High School, Idaho Fine Arts Academy, and Swan Falls High School all stay below 10%, while lower-performing schools exceed 18% and climb as high as 36% at Meridian Academy. Notably, spending and class size do not predict outcomes: Rocky Mountain High School spends the least ($6,471 per student) with the largest student-teacher ratio (22.9:1) yet still outperforms most peers, while Meridian Academy spends $9,486 per student with a favorable 14.5:1 ratio but ranks near the bottom. One important caveat: graduation-rate data is unusable for comparison, as every school in the reporting set shows the identical 82.5% figure.

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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 End of Course	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science End of Course	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 End of Course	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Insight School Of Idaho	Public, Charter	9-12	1965 South Eagle Road Suite 1	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Idaho Virtual Academy Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 322-3559	262	7	38.8		190 (72.5%)	2 (0.8%)	58 (22.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	28.4	95^th of 124 public high schools	23.4%		27.3	87^th of 112 public high schools	22.3%	8				11.3			33.8					57.4
Idaho Technical Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1965 South Eagle Road Suite 1	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Idaho College And Career Readiness Academy Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 917-2420	137	10	13.4		110 (80.3%)	1 (0.7%)	20 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	53.1	56^th of 124 public high schools	54.8%		49.4	57^th of 112 public high schools	49.1%	1				26.2			52.5					65.6		$9,675	$91	$9,584
Swan Falls High School	Public	9-12	7300 South Linder Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Kuna Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 332-6800	225	15	14.9	31.1%	167 (74.2%)	7 (3.1%)	46 (20.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)				< 35%	< 35%		< 54%	< 54%				67.4
Meridian High School	Public	9-12	1900 West Pine Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4160	1,774	94	18.8	32.2%	1,243 (70.1%)	33 (1.9%)	381 (21.5%)	29 (1.6%)	6 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	74 (4.2%)	46.3	66^th of 124 public high schools	46.8%		56.8	48^th of 112 public high schools	57.1%	18				33.2			38.4					63.6		$7,180	$609	$6,571
Meridian Academy	Public	9-12	2311 East Lanark Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4315	182	13	14.5	51.6%	133 (73.1%)	2 (1.1%)	33 (18.1%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	7.2	122^nd of 124 public high schools	1.6%					(n/a)				< 16%	< 16%		17.9					30.8		$9,486	$609	$8,877
Ada Professional-Technical Center	Public	9-12	1900 West Pine	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4198	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	2000 South Millennium Way	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4050	2,463	114	21.6	23.1%	1,827 (74.2%)	109 (4.4%)	304 (12.3%)	72 (2.9%)	9 (0.4%)	20 (0.8%)	122 (5.0%)	81.9	22^nd of 124 public high schools	82.3%		79	19^th of 112 public high schools	83.0%	3				54.7			54.5					83.0		$6,872	$609	$6,263
Rocky Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5450 North Linder Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4340	1,848	80	22.9	15.4%	1,511 (81.8%)	23 (1.2%)	210 (11.4%)	23 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	72 (3.9%)	84.6	17^th of 124 public high schools	86.3%		69	35^th of 112 public high schools	68.8%	18				50.5			63.3					85.2		$6,471	$609	$5,861
Renaissance High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1307 East Central Drive	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4380	662	44	15.0	18.9%	489 (73.9%)	6 (0.9%)	52 (7.9%)	74 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	35 (5.3%)	99.7	1^st of 124 public high schools	99.2%		99.6	1^st of 112 public high schools	99.1%					87.3			94.9					≥ 96%	≥ 96%	$8,128	$609	$7,518
Rebound School Of Opportunity	Public	6-12	6075 North Locust Grove Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-5233	184	7	25.7		127 (69.0%)	5 (2.7%)	38 (20.7%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)								(n/a)
Virtual School House	Public	6-12	6075 North Locust Grove Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-5079	516	14	35.7		388 (75.2%)	12 (2.3%)	81 (15.7%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.3%)	13.3	114^th of 124 public high schools	8.1%		11.2	108^th of 112 public high schools	3.6%	6				11.1			17.7					46.4
Idaho Fine Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	915 East Central Drive	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4420	260	16	16.1	18.5%	212 (81.5%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (11.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	96.6	6^th of 124 public high schools	95.2%		89.6	9^th of 112 public high schools	92.0%	3	72.4	76.7	76.2	67.5	73.0	83.3	85.0	84.1	≥ 79%	≥ 80%	≥ 85%	≥ 85%	94.3	$9,056	$609	$8,447

Cities Near Zip Code 83642

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Meridian	0.36 mi	47	19^th
Boise	1.88 mi	87	39^th
Nampa	5.51 mi	41	68^th
Wilder	5.91 mi	8
Eagle	6.3 mi	9	3^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Idaho Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.