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Discovery Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2100 East Leigh Field Drive, Meridian, ID 83642 · (208) 855-4090 · Part of Meridian Joint School District 2

Meridian’s School Grade A− better than 84% of Idaho school districts

Directions
Students
416
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Discovery Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Idaho’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 41 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Meridian kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

Where Meridian kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Discovery Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency81%
State average 39.6%
Reading / language arts85%
State average 54%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Idaho’s 671 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2100 East Leigh Field Drive, Meridian

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten52
Grade 178
Grade 246
Grade 366
Grade 476
Grade 580
Enrollment over time
401’20
491’21
463’22
477’23
416’24

Up 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%Hispanic 17%Asian 4%Two or more races 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Discovery Elementary School from Meridian families.

Other schools in Meridian Joint School District 2

The district →
Galileo STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Eagle
A+
796 students22:1
Hillsdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Meridian
A
769 students21:1
Pleasant View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Meridian
A
747 students22:1
Star Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Star
A−
727 students19:1
Pioneer School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boise
A+
658 students19:1
Eliza Hart Spalding STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boise
A
610 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Idaho’s other public schools; Meridian’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.