The top reported proficiency rate is 55% in English language arts. The lowest is 44% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Peregrine Elementary School
Peregrine Elementary School sits on Waltman Street in Meridian, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of Joint School District No. 2, the West Ada system. It is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation. The enrollment is moderate for an elementary in this district, spread across seven grade levels with the largest cohorts in the intermediate grades.
The student body leans majority white, with a sizable Hispanic population and smaller groups representing Black, multiracial, Asian, Native American, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander backgrounds. Just under half the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which puts the school in a middle range for economic need within a growing suburban corridor. The data does not include rates for English learners or students with individualized education programs, so a parent wanting those figures would need to ask the school directly.
On state assessments, Peregrine's results tell a mixed but generally steady story. In math, roughly half of third, fourth, and fifth graders reached proficiency, with the share holding steady across those grades. English language arts shows a similar pattern in the lower grades, with about half meeting the proficiency bar, then climbing noticeably in fifth grade to where a clear majority of students were proficient. Science results for fifth grade were the softest area, with fewer than half demonstrating proficiency. A parent may want to look into science instruction and support further with the school. Participation rates and average scale scores were not available in the data provided. The assessment results reflect a single year, and the trend data does not allow for a clean year-over-year comparison, so there is no reliable read on whether performance is improving or declining.
Meridian itself shapes much of what families experience at Peregrine. The city has grown from a small dairy farming community into Idaho's second-largest city and, by publicly reported accounts, its fastest-growing. Suburban residential subdivisions spread across a flat plain crossed by irrigation canals, with commercial life concentrated along arterial corridors and at The Village at Meridian, a large open-air retail and dining center that functions as a de facto downtown. The built environment is car-dependent, and there is no traditional dense walkable grid. Eagle Island State Park sits to the north with its swimming, trails, and fishing, and the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area lies to the south. Blue Cross of Idaho, Jacksons Food Stores, and Scentsy are headquartered here, and the Idaho State Police maintains its headquarters and training academy in the city. The proximity to Boise means many residents commute into the broader metro for work.
The housing market around Peregrine reflects this growth pressure. Typical home values in the school's zip code sit well above the Idaho state benchmark and considerably above the national one, with values continuing to climb year over year. Rents have also risen. The estimated monthly cost of owning a home at current mortgage rates is meaningfully higher than renting, and the price-to-income ratio is elevated relative to national norms. For families weighing a purchase, the financial stretch is real. We looked for recent district-level changes that might affect families and found little of lasting impact reported, so we left that out rather than speculate.
Several pieces a parent might want were absent from the available data. There was no Title I status, no discipline or attendance information, no staffing ratios, no course or program offerings, and no civil rights reporting. The school's locale classification and any neighbor comparison were also unavailable. These gaps mean the picture here is partial. What the data does show is a growing-area elementary school with middling to solid proficiency in literacy and math, a weaker showing in science, a diverse but majority-white student body, and a housing market that reflects Meridian's rapid expansion.
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