Discovery Elementary School
2100 East Leigh Field Dr Meridian ID, 83642, Ada County Phone: 208-855-4090 Ranking:  (135 out of 489, top 28%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Meridian Joint School District 2 Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 537 | 581 | 577 | 564 | 543 | 572 | 524 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 78 | 14.5% | 98 | 16.9% | 78 | 13.5% | 92 | 16.3% | 79 | 14.5% | 98 | 17.1% | 91 | 17.4% |
| Grade 1: | 88 | 16.4% | 87 | 15.0% | 103 | 17.9% | 82 | 14.5% | 97 | 17.9% | 99 | 17.3% | 84 | 16.0% |
| Grade 2: | 90 | 16.8% | 104 | 17.9% | 86 | 14.9% | 103 | 18.3% | 92 | 16.9% | 90 | 15.7% | 91 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | 96 | 17.9% | 88 | 15.1% | 104 | 18.0% | 104 | 18.4% | 90 | 16.6% | 103 | 18.0% | 95 | 18.1% |
| Grade 4: | 87 | 16.2% | 94 | 16.2% | 109 | 18.9% | 86 | 15.2% | 92 | 16.9% | 93 | 16.3% | 80 | 15.3% |
| Grade 5: | 98 | 18.2% | 110 | 18.9% | 96 | 16.6% | 97 | 17.2% | 93 | 17.1% | 89 | 15.6% | 83 | 15.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 279 | 52.0% | 286 | 49.2% | 284 | 49.2% | 286 | 50.7% | 276 | 50.8% | 287 | 50.2% | 264 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 258 | 48.0% | 295 | 50.8% | 293 | 50.8% | 278 | 49.3% | 259 | 47.7% | 277 | 48.4% | 256 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.6% | 11 | 2.0% | 20 | 3.5% | 13 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 54 | 10.1% | 53 | 9.1% | 59 | 10.2% | 56 | 9.9% | 48 | 8.8% | 35 | 6.1% | 29 | 5.5% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.8% | 17 | 3.0% | 12 | 2.3% |
| White: | 447 | 83.2% | 486 | 83.6% | 473 | 82.0% | 464 | 82.3% | 471 | 86.7% | 497 | 86.9% | 468 | 89.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 4.3% | 19 | 3.3% | 23 | 4.0% | 22 | 3.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 89 | 16.6% | 87 | 15.0% | 123 | 21.3% | 106 | 18.8% | 154 | 28.4% | 80 | 14.0% | 50 | 9.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 3.2% | 27 | 4.6% | 25 | 4.3% | 25 | 4.4% | 38 | 7.0% | 32 | 5.6% | 27 | 5.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.67 | 22.39 | 21.53 | 19.62 | 17.05 | 23.40 | 19.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 76.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 79.1% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 77.4% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 75.3% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 77.7% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 74.8% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 90.5% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 89.4% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 89.5% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 89.8% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 88% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.3% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 86.9% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 89.3% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 90.3% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 90.3% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 88.6% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 90.6% | 89.4% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 82.3% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 85.4% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 83.9% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 83.3% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 86.2% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 83.9% | 83.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 85.7% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 88.7% | 85.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 82.8% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 86.4% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 85.9% | 86.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 85.8% | 82.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 90.6% | 86.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 87.7% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 87.2% | 86.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 90% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 91.3% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 81.8% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82.4% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 82.3% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 81.6% | 79.4% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 82.4% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 81.3% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 79.1% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 81.7% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.8% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 78.5% | 78.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80.1% | 79.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 89% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 90.7% | 88% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 89.9% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 89% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 90.5% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.3% | 60.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 75.1% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.8% | 64.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72.1% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 75% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.7% | 72.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 78.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 22.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,128.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,378.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,607.0 |
* Discovery Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.