Mary Mc Pherson Elementary Primary School
1050 East Amity Rd Meridian ID, 83642, Ada County Phone: 208-855-4300 Ranking:  (155 out of 489, top 32%)*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: | 21 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 524 | 470 | 469 | 450 | 470 | 470 | 554 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 24 | 4.6% | 14 | 3.0% | 14 | 3.0% | 17 | 3.8% | 30 | 6.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 3.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 89 | 17.0% | 61 | 13.0% | 78 | 16.6% | 56 | 12.4% | 78 | 16.6% | 71 | 15.1% | 92 | 16.6% |
| Grade 1: | 70 | 13.4% | 80 | 17.0% | 68 | 14.5% | 80 | 17.8% | 63 | 13.4% | 77 | 16.4% | 87 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 74 | 14.1% | 64 | 13.6% | 84 | 17.9% | 70 | 15.6% | 75 | 16.0% | 66 | 14.0% | 101 | 18.2% |
| Grade 3: | 83 | 15.8% | 92 | 19.6% | 78 | 16.6% | 69 | 15.3% | 60 | 12.8% | 89 | 18.9% | 105 | 19.0% |
| Grade 4: | 90 | 17.2% | 85 | 18.1% | 74 | 15.8% | 68 | 15.1% | 76 | 16.2% | 91 | 19.4% | 89 | 16.1% |
| Grade 5: | 94 | 17.9% | 74 | 15.7% | 73 | 15.6% | 90 | 20.0% | 88 | 18.7% | 76 | 16.2% | 63 | 11.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 285 | 54.4% | 249 | 53.0% | 243 | 51.8% | 240 | 53.3% | 240 | 51.1% | 232 | 49.4% | 292 | 52.7% |
| Female: | 239 | 45.6% | 221 | 47.0% | 226 | 48.2% | 210 | 46.7% | 222 | 47.2% | 230 | 48.9% | 258 | 46.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Asian: | 10 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 35 | 6.7% | 40 | 8.5% | 42 | 9.0% | 40 | 8.9% | 41 | 8.7% | 34 | 7.2% | 29 | 5.2% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.7% |
| White: | 457 | 87.2% | 407 | 86.6% | 407 | 86.8% | 394 | 87.6% | 421 | 89.6% | 420 | 89.4% | 506 | 91.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.5% | 10 | 2.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 83 | 15.8% | 99 | 21.1% | 106 | 22.6% | 80 | 17.8% | 80 | 17.0% | 51 | 10.9% | 53 | 9.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 5.0% | 18 | 3.8% | 19 | 4.1% | 19 | 4.2% | 18 | 3.8% | 28 | 6.0% | 15 | 2.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 24.50 | 21.47 | 23.33 | 17.86 | 17.54 | 17.80 | 19.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 76.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 79.1% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 77.4% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 75.3% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.7% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 74.8% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 90.5% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 89.4% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 89.5% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 89.8% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 88% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 89.3% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 86.9% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 89.3% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 90.3% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 90.3% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 88.6% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 90.6% | 89.4% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 82.3% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 85.4% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 83.9% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 83.3% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 86.2% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 83.9% | 83.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 85.7% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 88.7% | 85.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 85.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 82.8% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 86.4% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 85.9% | 86.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 85.8% | 82.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90.6% | 86.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 87.7% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 87.2% | 86.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 90% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 91.3% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 80% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.8% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 82.4% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 82.3% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81.6% | 79.4% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 82.4% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 81.3% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 79.1% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 81.7% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80.8% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 78.5% | 78.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 80.1% | 79.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 88.4% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 90.7% | 88% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 89.9% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 90.5% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 69.3% | 60.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75.1% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 72.8% | 64.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 72.1% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 75% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 77.7% | 72.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 80.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 19.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,282.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,554.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,836.0 |
* Mary Mc Pherson Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.