Best Elementary Schools in Idaho

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 301)	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)
160016001020	1	North Idaho Stem Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15633 North Meyer Road	Rathdrum	83858	Kootenai County	North Idaho Stem Charter Academy Inc.	Yes	No	No	No	(208) 687-8002	574	30	19.4		492 (85.7%)	3 (0.5%)	41 (7.1%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (4.0%)	$5,024			$150			$4,874	99.1			(n/a)
160210000955	2	Paramount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 West Producer Drive	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(208) 350-4120	501	26	19.2	10.8%	395 (78.8%)	5 (1.0%)	54 (10.8%)	13 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.2%)	$6,756			$609			$6,147	97.8	98.3	1	1
160078000156	3	Sorensen Magnet School Of The Arts And Humanities	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	311 North 9th Street	Coeur D Alene	83814	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	Yes	No	No	(208) 664-2822	314	16	20.2	15.9%	278 (88.5%)	4 (1.3%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$8,362			$515			$7,848	96.7	96.9	3
160264000467	4	Edahow Elementary School	Public	K-5	2020 Pocatello Creek Road	Pocatello	83201	Bannock County	Pocatello District	No	No	No	No	(208) 233-1844	298	17	17.7	29.9%	247 (82.9%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (10.1%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.0%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.7%)	$8,073			$959			$7,115	96.7	94.6	8	4
160001200867	5	Liberty Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9955 Kris Jensen Lane	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Liberty Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 466-7952	393	17	22.5	24.4%	328 (83.5%)	6 (1.5%)	38 (9.7%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$7,892			$1,140			$6,752	95.2			(n/a)
160036000055	6	Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3434 Bogus Basin Road	Boise	83702	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 854-5050	294	17	17.2	3.1%	262 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$8,870			$369			$8,501	94.8	94.6	9	3
160017400803	7	North Star Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	839 North Linder Road	Eagle	83616	Ada County	North Star Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	No	(208) 939-9600	958	48	19.7		800 (83.5%)	2 (0.2%)	88 (9.2%)	20 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.8%)	$6,410			$139			$6,271	94.3			(n/a)
160222000390	8	A B McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2323 East D Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	No	No	(208) 882-0228	354	23	15.3	24.3%	294 (83.1%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (6.8%)	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.2%)	$11,429			$527			$10,902	94.1	91	25	17
160210000902	9	Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 North Red Horse Way	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(208) 350-4000	532	29	18.2	14.8%	417 (78.4%)	9 (1.7%)	47 (8.8%)	19 (3.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.2%)	$6,599			$609			$5,990	93.9	94.6	7	2
160210000945	10	Galileo Stem Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4735 West Saguaro Drive	Eagle	83616	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	No	(208) 350-4105	753	36	20.7	5.8%	654 (86.9%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (8.5%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.9%)	$6,708			$609			$6,099	93.9	97.4	2	8

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide