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GEM PREP: MERIDIAN SOUTH

Grades KG–11 · MERIDIAN, ID · NCES 160020101152

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1925 LAKE HAZEL ROAD · MERIDIAN, ID 83642

At a glance

Reported students

458

NCES CCD 2024–25

Teachers (FTE)

23

NCES CCD 2024–25

Student–teacher ratio

19.9:1

Calculated; not a class-size measure

Grades served

KG–11

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

School benchmarks

Idaho other enrollment

75th percentile

Compared with 75 same-level schools reporting enrollment.

District median enrollment

458

GEM PREP: MERIDIAN SOUTH: 458 reported students.

State peer staffing position

67th percentile

19.9:1 reported; state peer median 15:1. Ratio is not class size.

What the reported data says about GEM PREP: MERIDIAN SOUTH

GEM PREP: MERIDIAN SOUTH is a public combined / other school serving grades KG–11 in MERIDIAN. It is one of 1 current school records connected to GEM PREP: MERIDIAN SOUTH LLC. NCES reports 458 students for 2024–25.

Among 75 combined / other schools in Idaho with comparable records, this school is larger than the reported median of 207 students. Its enrollment is at approximately the 75th percentile for that peer group. Size describes the campus, not instructional quality.

The reported student–teacher ratio is 19.9:1, above the Idaho median of 15:1 for the same school level. This ratio uses total enrollment and teacher FTE; it is not an average classroom headcount and can be affected by special programs or part-time staffing.

The largest reported race and ethnicity groups are White (77.9%) and Hispanic or Latino (15.3%). These figures help families understand who the school serves; they are not rating inputs.

Questions worth asking GEM PREP: MERIDIAN SOUTH

  1. 1How do the reported 19.9:1 student–teacher ratio and 23 teacher FTE translate into actual class sizes by grade?
  2. 2Which advanced, gifted, career, arts, and computer-science courses are available this year, and how do students qualify?
  3. 3How many counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers currently serve students?
  4. 4What meal assistance, transportation, after-school, and family-support services are currently available?
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Enrollment needs

Lunch program
Not reported

Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White77.9%
  • Hispanic15.3%
  • Black0.2%
  • Asian1.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
  • Multiracial4.8%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22. Lunch eligibility: NCES CCD 2024–25. Privacy rules can produce missing values.