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)
160051000104	131	Caldwell Senior High School	Public	9-12	3401 South Indiana	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 455-3304	1,474	69	21.4	76.3%	436 (29.6%)	6 (0.4%)	972 (65.9%)	7 (0.5%)	9 (0.6%)	7 (0.5%)	37 (2.5%)	$7,929			$1,369			$6,561	14.5	25.2	84	47
160014300968	132	North Valley Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	906 Main Street	Gooding	83330	Gooding County	North Valley Academy Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 934-4522	191	15	12.7	48.7%	132 (69.1%)	2 (1.0%)	46 (24.1%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.6%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	$9,994			$1,868			$8,126	14.4			(n/a)
160111000203	133	North Fremont Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	3581 East 1300 North	Ashton	83420	Fremont County	Fremont County Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 652-7468	316	22	14.3	26.3%	263 (83.2%)	6 (1.9%)	40 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$8,721			$823			$7,899	14.3	11.8	101	32
160078000694	134	Venture Academy	Public	6-12	1619 North 9th	Coeur D Alene	83814	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 667-7460	155	18	8.7	52.3%	115 (74.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.0%)	$2,255			$360			$1,896	10.9	8.9	102	32
160210000466	135	Eagle Academy	Public	9-12	100 South Academy Avenue	Eagle	83616	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(208) 939-5386	185	14	13.7	28.6%	147 (79.5%)	2 (1.1%)	24 (13.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$9,399			$609			$8,790	9.3			(n/a)
160324001105	136	Twin Falls Virtual Schoolhouse	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 Main Avenue West	Twin Falls	83301	Twin Falls County	Twin Falls District	No	No	Yes	No	(208) 733-6900	96	0	384		78 (81.3%)	2 (2.1%)	12 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)								8.7			(n/a)
160285000504	137	Salmon Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	401 South Warpath Drive	Salmon	83467	Lemhi County	Salmon District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 756-2415	395	23	16.9	25.6%	371 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	$8,842			$1,410			$7,432	7.1	17.5	96	41
160087000164	138	Culdesac School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 Culdesac Avenue	Culdesac	83524	Nez Perce County	Culdesac Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 843-5413	114	12	9.7	54.4%	77 (67.5%)	2 (1.8%)	7 (6.1%)	3 (2.6%)	15 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)	$19,993			$2,193			$17,801	5.9			(n/a)
160144000849	139	Highland School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	112 Boulevard	Craigmont	83523	Lewis County	Highland Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 924-5211	169	16	10.5	49.7%	141 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$15,707			$1,114			$14,593	4.7			(n/a)
160147000248	140	Homedale High School	Public	9-12	203 East Idaho Avenue	Homedale	83628	Owyhee County	Homedale Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 337-4613	411	20	20.5	40.4%	259 (63.0%)	5 (1.2%)	135 (32.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$8,109			$684			$7,425	3.6	23.7	87	53

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection