IRI Percentage at Grade Level: 62.6%
ISAT Percentage Proficient in ELA: 67.3%
ISAT Percentage Proficient in Math: 53.4%
Statewide Percentage Proficient in Reading (4th grade): 37%
Statewide Percentage Proficient in Reading (8th grade): 37%
Statewide Percentage Proficient in Math (4th grade): 43%
Statewide Percentage Proficient in Math (8th grade): 37%
Spending Per Student: $6,955.00
Superintendent's Total Salary: $190,091.00
Rainy Day Fund Balance (% of Total Budget): $136,969,592.00 (36.4%)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Personnel: 0
Critical Social Justice Incidents: 12
School | Description | Link |
Provided access to Idaho Digital Ebook Alliance collection, which includes titles such as Felix Ever After and George, through students' school accounts (2021) | Visit | |
A newsletter made available to Meridian Middle School staff members and teachers encourages them to use "culturally relevant teaching," to see students' racial differences (a core tenet of critical race theory), and to believe that colorblindness is a myth. | Visit | |
Utilizes the Second Step social-emotional learning program, promoted by the Committee for Children, which trains kids to view their parents as "roadblocks" to their goals, believe that white children are privileged, and engage in activism for causes like Black Lives Matter. | Visit | |
Recommended Marxist scholar Howard Zinn's "A People's History" as an Honors US History Resource. | Visit | |
Contracted with equity consultant Education Elements, which endorses critical race theory, for $125,000 to create a new strategic plan for the district. | Visit | |
Uses the anti-racist ZONES of Regulation curriculum in several elementary schools. | Visit | |
Centennial High School | The GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) (LGBT club) exists at Centennial High School. | Visit |
Meridian High School | The Diversity Club (LGBT club) exists at Meridian High School. | Visit |
Mountain View High School | The GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) (LGBT club) exists at Mountain View High School. | Visit |
Owyhee High School | The GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) (LGBT club) exists at Owyhee High School. | Visit |
Rocky Mountain High School | The GSA (Gender and Sexuality Alliance) exists at Rocky Mountain High School. | Visit |
Circulated more than 50 books featuring sexually explicit or LGBTQ+ content, including "Trans+: Love, Sex, Romance, and Being You" and "Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human," among others. | Visit |
Resolved Critical Social Justice Incidents: 0
Nearby Alternative Educational Providers: 21
Provider | Link |
Compass Public Charter School (K-12 Compass Charter) | Visit |
Gem Prep: Meridian (K-8 Blended-Learning Charter) | Visit |
Gem Prep: Meridian North (K-12 Postsecondary Prep Charter) | Visit |
Gem Prep: Meridian South (K-12 Postsecondary Prep Charter) | Visit |
Idaho Technical Career Academy (K-12 Career-Technical Charter) | Visit |
Idaho Virtual Academy (K-12 Alternative, Virtual Charter) | Visit |
Doral Academy of Idaho (K-8 Arts Integration Charter) | Visit |
North Star Charter School (K-12 International Baccalaureate Charter) | Visit |
Cole Valley Christian Schools Meridian (7-12 Private, Religious School) | Visit |
A Child's Choice Montessori School (PreK-6 Private, Montessori School) | Visit |
Challenger School (PreK-8 Private School) | Visit |
Eagle Adventist Christian School & Preschool (PreK-8 Private, Religious School) | Visit |
Innovate Academy & Preparatory School (PreK-8 Private School) | Visit |
Joshua Institute (3-12 Private, Religious School) | Visit |
Montessori Academy (PreK-6 Private Montessori School) | Visit |
St. Ignatious Catholic School (PreK-8 Private, Religious School) | Visit |
North Meridian Classical Conversations chapter (Religious, Classical Homeschool Group) | Visit |
Meridian West Classical Conversations chapter (Religious, Classical Homeschool Group) | Visit |
Meridian South Classical Conversations chapter (Religious, Classical Homeschool Group) | Visit |
Hoeper Classical Conversations chapter (Religious, Classical Homeschool Group) | Visit |
Meridian Technical Charter High School (9-12 Technical Charter) | Visit |