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Joint School District No. 2 Schools
Joint School District No. 2 is a public school district in Idaho, based in Ada County (Meridian). SchoolGrade grades 60 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Joint School District No. 2 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Joint School District No. 2
59 of 60 schools in Joint School District No. 2 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 40B: 11C: 3D: 5
Best schools in Joint School District No. 2
Statewide rankings: all 171 high schools in Idaho · all 96 middle schools in Idaho · all 354 elementary schools in Idaho
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Renaissance High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Discovery Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Meridian Technical Charter High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Galileo Magnet School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Paramount Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Pioneer School Of The Arts (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Eagle Elementary School Of The Arts (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Eagle Hills Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Cecil D Andrus Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Heritage Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Joint School District No. 2
High schools (9)
- A- Centennial High School, Boise
- D- Central Academy High School, Meridian
- A- Eagle High School, Eagle
- B- Meridian High School, Meridian
- A+ Meridian Technical Charter High School, Meridian
- B+ Mountain View High School, Meridian
- Owyhee High School, Meridian
- A+ Renaissance High School, Meridian
- A- Rocky Mountain High School, Meridian
Middle and junior high schools (11)
- D- Crossroads Middle School, Meridian
- A Eagle Middle School, Eagle
- A+ Heritage Middle School, Meridian
- A- Lake Hazel Middle School, Boise
- A- Lewis And Clark Middle School, Meridian
- A- Lowell Scott Middle School, Boise
- B+ Meridian Middle School, Meridian
- D+ Pathways Middle School, Meridian
- A Sawtooth Middle School, Meridian
- A- Star Middle School, Star
- A Victory Middle School, Meridian
Elementary and primary schools (27)
- A+ Cecil D Andrus Elementary, Boise
- A- Chaparral Elementary, Meridian
- C+ Desert Sage Elementary School, Boise
- A+ Discovery Elementary School, Meridian
- A+ Eagle Elementary School Of The Arts, Eagle
- A+ Eagle Hills Elementary School, Eagle
- B+ Frontier Elementary School, Boise
- A Hillsdale Elementary, Meridian
- A Hunter Elementary School, Meridian
- A- Joplin Elementary School, Boise
- A- Lake Hazel Elementary School, Boise
- A- Mary Mcpherson Elementary, Meridian
- B- Mcmillan Elementary, Boise
- B- Meridian Elementary School, Meridian
- A+ Paramount Elementary School, Meridian
- A- Pepper Ridge Elementary, Boise
- B+ Peregrine Elementary School, Meridian
- A Pleasant View Elementary, Meridian
- B+ Ponderosa Elementary School, Meridian
- A- Prospect Elementary School, Meridian
- B+ River Valley Elementary School, Meridian
- A- Seven Oaks Elementary, Eagle
- A Siena Elementary, Meridian
- B- Silver Sage Elementary School, Boise
- A- Star Elementary School, Star
- C Ustick Elementary School, Boise
- A Willow Creek Elementary School, Meridian
Other schools and academies (13)
- A Barbara Morgan Stem Academy, Meridian
- A Chief Joseph School Of The Arts, Meridian
- A- Christine Donnell School Of The Arts, Boise
- D- Eagle Academy, Eagle
- A Eliza Hart Spalding Stem Academy, Boise
- A+ Galileo Magnet School, Eagle
- A Idaho Fine Arts Academy, Meridian
- D- Meridian Academy, Meridian
- A Meridian Medical Arts Charter, Meridian
- A+ Pioneer School Of The Arts, Boise
- C+ Rebound School Of Opportunity, Meridian
- B+ Summerwind Stem Academy, Boise
- A Virtual School House, Meridian
Where Joint School District No. 2 schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Idaho
- County: Ada County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 38,991 students with 2,103 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,562 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1602100
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Kuna Joint District (11 schools, 12 mi)
- Nampa School District (24 schools, 14 mi)
- Vallivue School District (13 schools, 20 mi)
- Caldwell District (10 schools, 20 mi)
- Middleton District (6 schools, 21 mi)
- Boise Independent District (50 schools, 23 mi)
- Marsing Joint District (3 schools, 31 mi)
- Wilder District (4 schools, 31 mi)
Questions about Joint School District No. 2
How many schools are in Joint School District No. 2?
SchoolGrade grades 60 public schools in Joint School District No. 2, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Joint School District No. 2 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Meridian, Boise, Eagle, Star.
How good are the schools in Joint School District No. 2?
Across the 59 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 57.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 55.7%. 81% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Joint School District No. 2?
38,991 students were enrolled in Joint School District No. 2 in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Joint School District No. 2?
Joint School District No. 2 is in Idaho, based in Ada County, with its district office in Meridian. Its boundary covers about 331 sq mi.