Best High Schools in Idaho

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ISAT test scores by the Idaho Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 22, 2024.

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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)
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	99.5			(n/a)
160017300765	2	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	99.2			(n/a)
160001200867	3	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	97.7			(n/a)
160017400803	4	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	97.4			(n/a)
160000300858	5	Victory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9779 Kris Jensen Lane	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Victory Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 442-9400	379	17	22.1	24.8%	312 (82.3%)	5 (1.3%)	41 (10.8%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.2%)	$7,065			$852			$6,213	96.6			(n/a)
160210001071	6	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	96.5	97.3	3	3
160000700864	7	Compass Public Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4667 West Aviator Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Compass Public Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 888-5847	1,250	64	19.5	15.4%	992 (79.4%)	15 (1.2%)	131 (10.5%)	37 (3.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	67 (5.4%)	$5,937			$683			$5,254	95.3			(n/a)
160017901107	8	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	94.8			(n/a)
160019400839	9	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%)								93.8			(n/a)
160222000394	10	Moscow High School	Public	9-12	402 East 5th Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	No	No	(208) 882-2591	769	44	17.3	15.7%	638 (83.0%)	21 (2.7%)	43 (5.6%)	12 (1.6%)	10 (1.3%)	5 (0.7%)	40 (5.2%)	$10,700			$842			$9,858	90.7	86	12	2

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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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