Best Middle Schools in Idaho

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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)
160093001171	1	Praxium Mastery Academy	Public	6-12	3497 North Ammon Road	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 525-4466	208	10	21.8	25.0%	192 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)								99.1	79.3	15	14
160016001020	2	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	98.7			(n/a)
160017300765	3	Coeur D'Alene Charter Academy School	Public, Charter	6-12	4904 North Duncan Drive	Coeur D Alene	83815	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene Charter Academy Inc.	Yes	No	No	No	(208) 676-1667	597	32	18.6		499 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.5%)	16 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.5%)	$6,986			$114			$6,872	97.7			(n/a)
160210000945	4	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	97.6	99	1	3
160210001071	5	Idaho Fine Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	915 East Central Drive	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	No	(208) 350-4420	266	16	16.5	9.4%	220 (82.7%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.9%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$9,056			$609			$8,447	97.6	97.5	2	3
160015801019	6	Legacy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4015 South Legacy Way	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Legacy Public Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 467-0947	310	13	24.8	20.0%	243 (78.4%)	7 (2.3%)	46 (14.8%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.3%)	$7,353			$957			$6,396	95.8			(n/a)
160001200867	7	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	94.8			(n/a)
160017400803	8	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	93.6			(n/a)
160017901107	9	Gem Prep: Meridian	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2750 Gala Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Gem Prep: Meridian LLC	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 917-9150	454	22	20.6	30.8%	356 (78.4%)	15 (3.3%)	53 (11.7%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.1%)	$8,768			$937			$7,831	93.3			(n/a)
160019400839	10	Thomas Jefferson Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1209 Adam Smith Ave	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Thomas Jefferson Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 455-8772	366	20	17.9	11.7%	239 (65.3%)	4 (1.1%)	110 (30.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)								93.2			(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.

Educational resources:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison