Best High Schools in Idaho

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 140)	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)
160177001127	31	Swan Falls High School	Public	9-12	7300 South Linder Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Kuna Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 332-6800	80	17	4.8	11.3%	69 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)								75.1	57.5	48	17
160264000646	32	Century High School	Public	9-12	7801 Diamondback Drive	Pocatello	83204	Bannock County	Pocatello District	No	No	No	No	(208) 478-6863	1,092	55	19.8	32.9%	860 (78.8%)	12 (1.1%)	139 (12.7%)	13 (1.2%)	20 (1.8%)	6 (0.5%)	42 (3.8%)	$7,455			$887			$6,568	74.6	81.4	17	15
160129000742	33	Grace Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	704 South Main Street	Grace	83241	Caribou County	Grace Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 425-3731	247	19	12.8	32.8%	226 (91.5%)	3 (1.2%)	14 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,993			$701			$9,293	74.4	81.7	16	17
160016201044	34	American Heritage Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1736 South 35th West	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	American Heritage Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 529-6570	488	25	19.6	23.2%	446 (91.4%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$7,414			$1,166			$6,248	74			(n/a)
160174000303	35	Kootenai Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	13030 East O'Gara Road	Harrison	83833	Kootenai County	Kootenai District	No	No	No	No	(208) 689-3311	107	8	12.8	37.4%	95 (88.8%)	2 (1.9%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,682			$813			$18,869	72.9			(n/a)
160014100942	36	Vision Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19291 Ward Road	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Vision Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 455-9220	751	32	23.5	21.4%	578 (77.0%)	1 (0.1%)	126 (16.8%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.9%)	$6,555			$605			$5,951	72.7			(n/a)
160157000277	37	Rigby High School	Public	9-12	3833 East Rigby High Lane	Rigby	83442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 745-7704	2,038	87	23.5	21.7%	1,744 (85.6%)	4 (0.2%)	235 (11.5%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	41 (2.0%)	$6,792			$610			$6,182	71.7	65.5	35	2
160210000674	38	Centennial High School	Public	9-12	12400 West McMillan Road	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(208) 855-4250	1,931	91	21.1	21.7%	1,424 (73.7%)	77 (4.0%)	239 (12.4%)	91 (4.7%)	12 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	85 (4.4%)	$6,696			$634			$6,061	71	83.7	13	25
160231001034	39	Murtaugh Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 West Boyd Street	Murtaugh	83344	Twin Falls County	Murtaugh Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 432-5451	399	24	16.7	56.6%	244 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$8,787			$1,620			$7,167	71			(n/a)
160078000149	40	Coeur D'Alene High School	Public	9-12	North 5530 4th Street	Coeur D Alene	83815	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	No	No	(208) 667-4507	1,548	78	19.9	15.3%	1,358 (87.7%)	11 (0.7%)	94 (6.1%)	14 (0.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (4.1%)	$8,385			$560			$7,825	70.5	73.4	26	14

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education