Best Middle Schools in Idaho

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ISAT test scores by the Idaho Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 22, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 164)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
160213000378	71	Middleton Middle School	Public	6-8	511 West Main Street	Middleton	83644	Canyon County	Middleton District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 585-3251	1,007	46	22	20.9%	847 (84.1%)	6 (0.6%)	123 (12.2%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.9%)	$6,834			$799			$6,035	48.1	49.4	46	25
160267000844	72	River City Middle School	Public	6-8	1505 North Fir Street	Post Falls	83854	Kootenai County	Post Falls District	No	No	No	No	(208) 457-0933	589	32	18.1	29.4%	501 (85.1%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (8.0%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.6%)	$7,279			$750			$6,529	47	45.1	53	19
160000600863	73	Rolling Hills Public Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	8900 Horseshoe Bend Road	Boise	83714	Ada County	Rolling Hills Public Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 939-5400	238	16	14.9	25.6%	172 (72.3%)	2 (0.8%)	42 (17.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.4%)	$10,286			$3,178			$7,108	46.3			(n/a)
160210000931	74	Pathways Middle School	Public	6-8	1870 East Heritage Park Lane	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 350-4040	135	15	9.3	37.0%	120 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$10,779			$837			$9,943	44.5	43.9	56	18
160060000539	75	Vallivue Middle School	Public	6-8	16412 South 10th Avenue	Caldwell	83607	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	No	No	(208) 454-1426	677	42	16.3	40.8%	360 (53.2%)	3 (0.4%)	294 (43.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$7,529			$1,066			$6,463	44.3	47.2	50	25
160105000631	76	Filer Middle School	Public	7-8	299 Highway 30	Filer	83328	Twin Falls County	Filer District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 326-5906	266	15	17.9	34.6%	213 (80.1%)	4 (1.5%)	46 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$7,346			$1,064			$6,282	44.2	55.9	37	39
160306000534	77	St Maries Middle School	Public	6-8	1315 Jefferson Avenue	Saint Maries	83861	Benewah County	St Maries Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 245-3495	211	12	18	36.0%	181 (85.8%)	3 (1.4%)	10 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	$9,634			$820			$8,815	44.1			(n/a)
160264000474	78	Irving Middle School	Public	6-8	911 North Grant Avenue	Pocatello	83204	Bannock County	Pocatello District	No	No	No	No	(208) 232-3039	712	37	19	38.6%	566 (79.5%)	4 (0.6%)	90 (12.6%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.8%)	$7,793			$1,161			$6,633	43.9	48.3	48	30
160036000057	79	Hillside Junior High School	Public	7-9	3536 Hill Road	Boise	83703	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 854-5120	603	37	16.2	26.5%	443 (73.5%)	63 (10.4%)	54 (9.0%)	21 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$10,075			$866			$9,208	43.8	41.8	58	21
160014500996	80	Idaho Science And Technology Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	21 N 550 W	Blackfoot	83221	Bingham County	Idaho Science And Technology Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 785-9913	303	24	12.7		237 (78.2%)	2 (0.7%)	47 (15.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$8,782			$694			$8,088	43.5			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ISAT Math, ISAT Science, ISAT English Language Arts test scores released by the Idaho Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 22, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Idaho Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Idaho Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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