Best Public Schools in Zip Code 83646

Summary:

The 83646 zip code area of Meridian, Idaho is home to 19 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 5 high schools, all part of the Joint School District No. 2. This district is ranked 6th out of 56 in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating a strong educational system.

Several schools stand out as top performers in the area. Paramount Elementary School is ranked 1st out of 252 Idaho elementary schools, with impressive proficiency rates of 86.6% in math and 84.6% in English Language Arts. Meridian Medical Arts Charter is the 2nd-ranked high school in the state, with a 97.6% four-year graduation rate and 87.2% proficiency in science. Heritage Middle School is the 5th-ranked middle school in Idaho, with strong performance in math and English Language Arts.

However, the data also reveals a wide range of academic outcomes across the schools in this area. Graduation rates vary from 67.3% at Central Academy High School to 97.6% at Meridian Medical Arts Charter. Proficiency rates in math range from 35.6% at Pathways Middle School to 86.6% at Paramount Elementary. This suggests that while the district has some exceptional schools, there is also room for improvement in addressing the needs of all students in the 83646 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				ISAT Math (2023)							ISAT Science (2023)	ISAT English Language Arts (2023)							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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	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 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
Barbara Morgan Stem Academy	Public	K-5	1825 Chateau Drive	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 855-4430	421	24	17.5	21.6%	316 (75.1%)	4 (1.0%)	72 (17.1%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	89.5	29^th of 252 public elementary schools	88.5%		83.9	27^th of 188 public elementary schools	85.6%	2	69.5	69.1	70.5				69.7	71.8	62.7	67.2	71.8				67.5	$6,669	$609	$6,060
Chief Joseph School Of The Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 East Chateau	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 350-4200	521	33	15.7	42.2%	338 (64.9%)	9 (1.7%)	132 (25.3%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	87.4	32^nd of 252 public elementary schools	87.3%		89.3	18^th of 188 public elementary schools	90.4%	14	77.7	70.5	75.6				74.7	64.2	60.6	58.3	71.9				63.4	$7,649	$1,034	$6,615
Meridian Technical Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3800 North Locust Grove Road	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 288-5685	192	13	14.2	10.4%	158 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)								(n/a)								86.1								$11,232	$00	$11,232
River Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 East River Valley Street	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 884-1741	427	27	16.1	39.3%	302 (70.7%)	7 (1.6%)	78 (18.3%)	11 (2.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.4%)	65.9	79^th of 252 public elementary schools	68.7%		59.8	71^st of 188 public elementary schools	62.2%	8	52.6	60.6	56.5				56.4	47.8	49.4	54.5	56.5				53.3	$6,929	$609	$6,320
Meridian Medical Arts Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1789 East Heritage Park Lane	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 855-4075	185	15	12.3	4.3%	133 (71.9%)	3 (1.6%)	27 (14.6%)	12 (6.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.8%)	98.7	2^nd of 106 public high schools	98.1%					(n/a)							72.5	87.2								$11,226	$00	$11,226
Sawtooth Middle School	Public	6-8	3730 North Linder Road	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 855-4200	892	41	21.9	13.5%	745 (83.5%)	7 (0.8%)	93 (10.4%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.0%)	80.3	14^th of 107 public middle schools	86.9%		84.6	6^th of 53 public middle schools	88.7%	8				62.2	60.0	45.6	55.4	50.0				67.4	70.8	60.6	66.1	$6,444	$609	$5,835
Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 North Red Horse Way	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 350-4000	532	29	18.2	14.8%	417 (78.4%)	9 (1.7%)	47 (8.8%)	19 (3.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.2%)	94.6	7^th of 252 public elementary schools	97.2%		79.9	34^th of 188 public elementary schools	81.9%	27	82.3	79.6	76.6				79.5	71.1	73.8	67.3	78.6				73.0	$6,599	$609	$5,990
Central Academy High School	Public	9-12	6075 North Locus Grove Road	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 855-4325	151	13	11.6	17.9%	127 (84.1%)	2 (1.3%)	13 (8.6%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)								(n/a)																$10,731	$713	$10,018
Pathways Middle School	Public	6-8	1870 East Heritage Park Lane	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 350-4040	135	15	9.3	37.0%	120 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	43.9	56^th of 107 public middle schools	47.7%					(n/a)				25.0	40.0	39.2	35.6	47.9				47.3			52.3	$10,779	$837	$9,943
Paramount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 West Producer Drive	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 350-4120	501	26	19.2	10.8%	395 (78.8%)	5 (1.0%)	54 (10.8%)	13 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.2%)	98.3	1^st of 252 public elementary schools	99.6%		96.7	2^nd of 188 public elementary schools	98.9%	1	87.7	94.2	79.2				86.6	68.4	84.7	89.5	80.4				84.6	$6,756	$609	$6,147
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	4990 North Meridian Road	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 350-4130	1,062	51	20.9	10.8%	866 (81.5%)	12 (1.1%)	109 (10.3%)	21 (2.0%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	43 (4.0%)	91.6	5^th of 107 public middle schools	95.3%		90.7	2^nd of 53 public middle schools	96.2%	3				61.6	65.2	60.3	62.3	69.4				70.2	78.5	70.7	73.0	$6,356	$609	$5,747
Willow Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6195 North Long Lake Way	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 350-4410	545	31	17.8	15.4%	454 (83.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.3%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	92.5	19^th of 252 public elementary schools	92.5%		79.4	36^th of 188 public elementary schools	80.9%	17	83.7	71.9	60.7				72.4	55.9	84.8	70.8	71.4				75.9	$6,607	$609	$5,998
Pleasant View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4600 West Gondola Drive	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 332-6800	616	31	19.5	6.8%	493 (80.0%)	4 (0.6%)	71 (11.5%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	33 (5.4%)	92.9	17^th of 252 public elementary schools	93.3%		87.7	21^st of 188 public elementary schools	88.8%	4	71.4	71.8	71.7				71.6	68.7	66.3	69.4	82.8				73.1
Owyhee High School	Public	9-12	3650 North Owyhee Storm Avenue	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 855-4500	1,773	80	22.2	9.4%	1,462 (82.5%)	12 (0.7%)	187 (10.5%)	14 (0.8%)	7 (0.4%)	9 (0.5%)	82 (4.6%)	75.8	21^st of 106 public high schools	80.2%					(n/a)							41.4	53.8							84.2

Cities Near Zip Code 83646

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Meridian	0.33 mi	49	15^th
Boise	3.15 mi	84	28^th
Nampa	5.5 mi	42	75^th
Eagle	6.26 mi	9	2^nd
Kuna	7.29 mi	11	70^th

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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.

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