GEM PREP: MERIDIAN

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INSIGHT SCHOOL OF IDAHO → IDAHO TECHNICAL CAREER ACADEMY → MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL → RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL → REBOUND SCHOOL OF OPPORTUNITY → MERIDIAN ACADEMY → IDAHO FINE ARTS ACADEMY → Cole Valley Christian Schools-Secondary →

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
✅ Gifted & talented program

Academic signals

🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How GEM PREP: MERIDIAN compares for families

What families should know about GEM PREP: MERIDIAN.

▸ LocallyID students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: INSIGHT SCHOOL OF IDAHO, IDAHO TECHNICAL CAREER ACADEMY, MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

0.0

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

🏛️ Federal Title I context

Title I Targeted Assistance eligible

35-39% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Targeted Assistance

38.3%

FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).

0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

35-39% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school can receive Title I funds targeted to identified students (not schoolwide).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days

2.2%

Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.

Students absent 15+ days

Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

506:1

Well above the US median — a real constraint on individualized college and course planning.

Counselor FTE

1.0

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +0.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 506 students:

2025

510

2027

518

2029

527

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $9,873 per student in district revenue, the 21 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $207,333/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
INSIGHT SCHOOL OF IDAHO MERIDIAN	Public · charter	0.3	262	+23.0%
IDAHO TECHNICAL CAREER ACADEMY MERIDIAN	Public · charter	0.3	137	-27.1%
MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL MERIDIAN	Public	0.5	2,463	+4.0%
RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL MERIDIAN	Public	1.0	662	-2.9%
REBOUND SCHOOL OF OPPORTUNITY MERIDIAN	Public	1.1	182	+37.9%
MERIDIAN ACADEMY MERIDIAN	Public	1.2	182	+4.6%
IDAHO FINE ARTS ACADEMY MERIDIAN	Public	1.2	154	+24.2%
Cole Valley Christian Schools-Secondary Meridian	Private	2.3	562	-32.1%