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)
160024000018	61	Bear Lake High School	Public	9-12	330 Boise Street	Montpelier	83254	Bear Lake County	Bear Lake County District	No	No	No	No	(208) 847-0294	352	21	16.5	29.3%	334 (94.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	$8,389			$589			$7,800	59.2	60	42	19
160019901150	62	Alturas Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2280 East 17th Street	Idaho Falls	83404	Bonneville County	Alturas Preparatory Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 932-9440	383	20	18.9		307 (80.2%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (13.1%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)								59.1			(n/a)
160017101069	63	Idaho Technical Career Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1965 South Eagle Road Suite 1	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Idaho College And Career Readiness Academy Inc.	Yes	No	Yes	No	(208) 917-2420	151	12	12.1		103 (68.2%)	1 (0.7%)	36 (23.8%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	$9,675			$91			$9,584	58.5			(n/a)
160102000187	64	Emmett High School	Public	9-12	721 West 12th Street	Emmett	83617	Gem County	Emmett Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 365-6323	737	31	24	22.7%	614 (83.3%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (13.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.9%)	$6,906			$793			$6,113	58.2	57.7	47	17
160093001097	65	Thunder Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4941 East 1st Street	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 523-4739	1,708	76	22.3	23.3%	1,344 (78.7%)	8 (0.5%)	313 (18.3%)	8 (0.5%)	8 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.5%)	$7,963			$805			$7,158	56.6	46.4	62	3
160093000024	66	Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	2801 Sunnyside Road	Ammon	83406	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 525-4429	1,161	50	23.1	17.0%	975 (84.0%)	7 (0.6%)	121 (10.4%)	14 (1.2%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	32 (2.8%)	$7,531			$717			$6,814	56.4	47	60	6
160018201102	67	Project Impact Stem Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1422 S Tech Lane	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Project Impact Stem Academy Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 576-4811	252	18	14.1		221 (87.7%)	3 (1.2%)	25 (9.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,449			$577			$8,872	56.3			(n/a)
160279000429	68	Ririe Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	13809 N 130 E	Ririe	83443	Jefferson County	Ririe Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 538-5175	337	22	15.2	17.5%	301 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$8,035			$751			$7,283	55.8	44.5	63	5
160141000757	69	Hansen Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	550 South Main Street	Hansen	83334	Twin Falls County	Hansen District	No	No	No	No	(208) 423-5593	154	11	13.8	35.1%	107 (69.5%)	1 (0.6%)	42 (27.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$11,465			$1,762			$9,703	55.3	48.8	56	13
160255000451	70	Parma High School	Public	9-12	137 Panther Way	Parma	83660	Canyon County	Parma District	No	No	No	No	(208) 722-5115	334	19	17.8	31.1%	243 (72.8%)	2 (0.6%)	85 (25.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,393			$909			$8,484	54.9	31.5	79	9

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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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