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)
160000200087	41	Sandpoint High School	Public	9-12	410 South Division Street	Sandpoint	83864	Bonner County	Lake Pend Oreille School District	No	No	No	No	(208) 263-3034	1,080	57	18.8	16.9%	945 (87.5%)	3 (0.3%)	66 (6.1%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.9%)	$10,083			$714			$9,369	69.4	68.6	29	12
160336000271	42	Wendell High School	Public	9-12	850 East Main Street	Wendell	83355	Gooding County	Wendell District	No	No	No	No	(208) 536-2122	322	21	15.2	42.9%	130 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	188 (58.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,310			$1,038			$8,271	69.1	32.3	76	34
160017701073	43	Gem Prep: Pocatello School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4145 Yellowstone Avenue	Deary	83203	Bingham County	Gem Prep: Pocatello LLC	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 238-1388	456	23	19.4		323 (70.8%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (14.7%)	10 (2.2%)	9 (2.0%)	8 (1.8%)	38 (8.3%)	$6,513			$972			$5,540	68.3			(n/a)
160330000565	44	Wallace Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	Number 1 Miners' Alley	Wallace	83873	Shoshone County	Wallace District	No	No	No	No	(208) 753-5315	214	20	10.7	38.8%	190 (88.8%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.6%)	$12,763			$769			$11,994	68.3	68.1	31	13
160066000132	45	Oakley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	455 West Main	Oakley	83346	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 862-3328	187	16	11.5	34.8%	148 (79.1%)	2 (1.1%)	29 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	$8,237			$707			$7,530	68.3	62	39	6
160216000857	46	Midvale School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	56 North School Road	Midvale	83645	Washington County	Midvale District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 355-2234	135	12	11	41.5%	119 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$15,747			$1,419			$14,328	68.2			(n/a)
160014000949	47	Xavier Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1218 North College Road West	Twin Falls	83301	Twin Falls County	Xavier Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 734-3947	672	33	20.3	25.6%	501 (74.6%)	2 (0.3%)	126 (18.8%)	24 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	$5,824			$557			$5,266	67.2			(n/a)
160078000291	48	Lake City High School	Public	9-12	6101 Ramsey Road	Coeur D Alene	83815	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	No	No	(208) 769-0769	1,539	74	20.7	19.6%	1,289 (83.8%)	3 (0.2%)	143 (9.3%)	21 (1.4%)	11 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	68 (4.4%)	$7,901			$583			$7,318	67.1	63.3	36	12
160108000198	49	Firth High School	Public	9-12	329 Lincoln Street	Firth	83236	Bingham County	Firth District	No	No	No	No	(208) 346-6812	277	15	18	28.2%	234 (84.5%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$8,587			$760			$7,828	67	78.2	20	29
160093000169	50	Bonneville High School	Public	9-12	3165 East Iona Road	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 525-4406	1,128	52	21.7	22.8%	913 (80.9%)	3 (0.3%)	159 (14.1%)	14 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	31 (2.7%)	$8,504			$827			$7,678	66.7	58.6	43	7

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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:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds