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)
160234000383	291	Park Ridge Elementary	Public	K-8	3313 Parkridge Drive	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 468-4622	302	18	17.2	54.3%	203 (67.2%)	1 (0.3%)	85 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$8,558			$1,532			$7,025	6.2	4	250	41
160051000835	292	Lewis And Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1102 Laster Street	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 455-3345	414	28	14.6	84.3%	171 (41.3%)	3 (0.7%)	221 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	$8,562			$1,443			$7,119	5.4	8.2	242	50
160051000108	293	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2918 Washington Avenue	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 455-3317	508	32	15.8	90.7%	131 (25.8%)	3 (0.6%)	352 (69.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)	$7,860			$1,714			$6,146	5.3	9.2	239	54
160234000507	294	Snake River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Stampede Drive	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 468-4614	341	23	14.8	39.0%	141 (41.3%)	2 (0.6%)	162 (47.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.8%)	$8,881			$1,993			$6,887	5.1	6.4	249	45
160234001130	295	Nampa Online Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3313 Parkridge Drive	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	Yes	No	(208) 468-2808	261	21	12.7		145 (55.6%)	1 (0.4%)	94 (36.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	11 (4.2%)								4.8			(n/a)
160036000074	296	Taft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3722 Anderson Street	Boise	83703	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 854-6181	270	19	14	99.3%	138 (51.1%)	54 (20.0%)	32 (11.9%)	29 (10.7%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	11 (4.1%)	$12,390			$2,517			$9,873	4.2	13	225	71
160324000549	297	Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Harrison Street	Twin Falls	83301	Twin Falls County	Twin Falls District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 733-4229	389	25	15.5	65.3%	217 (55.8%)	22 (5.7%)	100 (25.7%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	27 (6.9%)	$9,238			$1,897			$7,341	4.2	8.1	243	54
160036000060	298	Koelsch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2015 North Curtis Road	Boise	83706	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 854-5300	320	20	16.4	99.1%	170 (53.1%)	40 (12.5%)	88 (27.5%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (4.1%)	$10,259			$1,897			$8,362	4	6.7	247	51
160051000731	299	Sacajawea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1710 North Illinois	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 455-3333	405	26	15.8	91.4%	98 (24.2%)	2 (0.5%)	294 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	$7,562			$1,297			$6,265	3.6	2.2	252	47
160051000106	300	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Grant Street	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 455-3321	322	22	14.5	88.5%	157 (48.8%)	1 (0.3%)	153 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	$8,366			$1,310			$7,056	3.2	2.7	251	49

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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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