MEADOWS VALLEY SCHOOL

MEADOWS VALLEY DISTRICT
500 NORTH MILLER AVENUE
NEW MEADOWS, ID 83654
142 Students
Other Pre-K - 12th
School Overview
Meadows Valley School, located in New Meadows, Idaho, serves as the central educational hub for the local rural community. As a combined K-12 facility, the school provides a close-knit learning environment where students from kindergarten through high school interact within a single campus setting. This structure fosters a unique community atmosphere, often allowing for smaller class sizes and personalized attention from faculty, which is characteristic of the small-town educational experience in the Idaho panhandle region.

The school functions as the heart of the Meadows Valley area, emphasizing both academic development and extracurricular engagement. Given its location in a remote, mountainous region, the school often plays a vital role in local civic life, hosting sports events and community gatherings. By providing a comprehensive curriculum that spans the entirety of a student’s primary and secondary education, Meadows Valley School aims to prepare its youth for success in higher education or the workforce while maintaining the close community ties inherent to a small-town school district.
142
Total Students
16.0
Full-Time Teachers
8.9
Student/Teacher Ratio
69.7%
Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • White
    118 (83.1%)
  • Hispanic
    21 (14.8%)
  • Two or More
    2 (1.4%)
  • American Indian
    1 (0.7%)
School Location
School Details
Status: Open
School Level: Other
School Type: Regular School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: Not reported
Shared Time Status: Not reported
District: MEADOWS VALLEY DISTRICT
Phone: (208)347-2118
Grade Range: Pre-K - 12th
Total Students: 142
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): 16.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 8.9
NSLP Participation:1 Not reported
Qualified Free Lunch: 76
Qualified Reduced Lunch: 23

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

1 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught
Pre-Kindergarten 17
Kindergarten 8
Grade 1 11
Grade 2 12
Grade 3 7
Grade 4 13
Grade 5 11
Grade 6 13
Grade 7 7
Grade 8 11
Grade 9 7
Grade 10 9
Grade 11 8
Grade 12 8
Gender Ratio