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)
160036000076	21	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1607 North 15th Street	Boise	83702	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 854-6420	260	15	16.9	8.5%	219 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.0%)	$9,432			$564			$8,868	91.9	93.9	12	9
160210000824	22	Hunter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2051 West McMillan Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(208) 855-4285	517	27	19.2	9.9%	425 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$6,295			$609			$5,686	91.7	93.1	16	6
160000300858	23	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	91.5			(n/a)
160210000637	24	Frontier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11851 Musket Drive	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 350-4190	269	23	11.5	60.6%	187 (69.5%)	30 (11.2%)	23 (8.6%)	12 (4.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	$10,116			$1,487			$8,629	91.4	91.4	23	1
160000200617	25	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	420 South Boyer Avenue	Sandpoint	83864	Bonner County	Lake Pend Oreille School District	No	No	No	No	(208) 263-4759	308	17	17.7	30.8%	260 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$8,283			$578			$7,705	91.2	89.1	31	6
160210001081	26	Hillsdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5225 South Howry Lane	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(208) 350-4432	690	34	20.4	7.2%	586 (84.9%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.2%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.4%)	$6,115			$609			$5,506	90.9	92.7	18	8
160000700864	27	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	90.9			(n/a)
160019400839	28	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%)								90.7			(n/a)
160036001004	29	Hidden Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5480 West Hidden Springs	Hidden Springs	83714	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 854-4920	288	16	17.5	4.5%	242 (84.0%)	7 (2.4%)	18 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	$8,728			$542			$8,186	90.1	81.5	46	17
160078000150	30	Dalton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6335 North Mt Carroll	Dalton Gardens	83815	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	No	No	(208) 772-5364	385	19	20.5	16.1%	345 (89.6%)	4 (1.0%)	23 (6.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	$7,267			$745			$6,522	90	83.7	38	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.

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