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)
160015801019	11	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	93.7			(n/a)
160078000114	12	Hayden Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 East Hayden Avenue	Hayden Lake	83835	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	No	No	(208) 772-5006	521	25	20.4	19.2%	448 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (3.8%)	$7,244			$649			$6,596	93.7	94.3	10	2
160210000624	13	Eagle Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Ranch Drive	Eagle	83616	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(208) 350-4085	409	22	18.5	10.3%	355 (86.8%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.3%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	$6,183			$609			$5,574	93.6	96	4	9
160210000593	14	Cecil D Andrus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 Park Meadow Drive	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(208) 939-3400	421	27	15.5	17.6%	346 (82.2%)	7 (1.7%)	34 (8.1%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.5%)	$6,957			$609			$6,348	93.3	90.9	27	13
160210000801	15	Discovery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 East Leigh Field Drive	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(208) 855-4090	463	26	17.8	19.7%	372 (80.3%)	7 (1.5%)	45 (9.7%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	$7,320			$609			$6,711	93.2	91.4	24	9
160036000042	16	Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1725 East Warm Springs Avenue	Boise	83712	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 854-4190	272	15	18.1	7.7%	232 (85.3%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (8.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	$8,646			$399			$8,247	93	89.8	28	12
160000200621	17	Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7881 Colburn-Culver Road	Sandpoint	83864	Bonner County	Lake Pend Oreille School District	No	No	No	No	(208) 263-2734	187	13	14.8	27.3%	168 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$8,875			$781			$8,094	93	94.1	11	6
160210000010	18	Pioneer School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	13255 West McMillian Road	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	No	(208) 855-4100	667	34	19.8	15.1%	552 (82.8%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (7.8%)	20 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.8%)	$6,560			$609			$5,951	92.5	95	6	12
160017901107	19	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	92.4			(n/a)
160036000049	20	Collister Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4426 Catalpa Drive	Boise	83703	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 854-4650	261	16	16.3	6.5%	188 (72.0%)	2 (0.8%)	21 (8.0%)	37 (14.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$10,048			$595			$9,452	92.3	95.6	5	15

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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.

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