2020-03-30 West Ada
March 30, 2020
City of Meridian
33 E Broadway Ave., Ste. 102
Meridian, ID 83642
RE: Landing South
File No. H-2020-0005
Dear Planners:
Joint School District No. 2 (dba West Ada School District) has experienced significant and sustained growth in student
enrollment during the last ten years. Many of our schools throughout the district are operating at or above capacity. Based
on U.S. census data, we can predict that these homes, when completed, will house 9 (= # homes x 0.8 per census data)
school aged children. Approval of the Landing South Subdivision will affect enrollments at the following schools in West
Ada District:
Enrollment Capacity Miles
(Dev. to School)
Peregrine Elementary 556 405 .3
Meridian Middle School 1200 1000 1.9
Meridian High School 1978 2400 1.0
Due to the abundant amount of growth in the area, West Ada is actively building new schools, and boundaries are always
changing. These future students could potentially attend Pleasant View Elementary, and Owyhee High School.
West Ada School District supports economic growth; however, growth fosters the need for additional school capacity. In
order to meet the need for additional school capacity, West Ada School District will accept the donation of land
appropriate for a school site. Passage of a bond issue will be required prior to the commencement of new school
construction.
New residents cannot be assured of attending the neighborhood school as it may be necessary to bus students to available
classrooms across the district. The safety of our students is our first and foremost priority. With this in mind, we ask that
you encourage the developer to provide safe walkways, bike baths and pedestrian access for our students. School capacity
and transportation is addressed in Idaho Code 67-6508 - future development will continue to have an impact on the
district’s capacity.
Sincerely,
Joe Yochum
Assistant Superintendent – Operations
West Ada School District