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)
160036000062	51	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1511 North 9th Street	Boise	83702	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 854-5450	255	17	15.4	8.2%	207 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.2%)	8 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.1%)	$8,983			$449			$8,534	82.6	90.9	26	25
160111000204	52	Parker-Egin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	221 North Center Parker	Saint Anthony	83445	Fremont County	Fremont County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 624-7472	90	7	13.8	43.3%	88 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,783			$1,136			$7,646	82.3			(n/a)
160186000320	53	Camelot Elementary School	Public	K-5	1903 Grelle Avenue	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 748-3500	352	22	16.2	11.1%	315 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.8%)	$9,728			$742			$8,987	81.9	74.9	63	10
160120000845	54	Genesee School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	330 West Ash Street	Genesee	83832	Latah County	Genesee Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 285-1162	306	22	13.6	20.3%	287 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,943			$1,188			$12,755	81.8			(n/a)
160019601133	55	Gem Prep: Meridian North	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	5390 North McDermott Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Gem Prep: Meridian North LLC	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 917-9150	392	18	21.7		299 (76.3%)	5 (1.3%)	67 (17.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)								81.4			(n/a)
160213000376	56	Middleton Mill Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 North Middleton Road	Middleton	83644	Canyon County	Middleton District	No	No	No	No	(208) 585-3065	755	38	19.8	17.5%	661 (87.5%)	3 (0.4%)	59 (7.8%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.6%)	$6,395			$699			$5,695	81.3	81.5	45	11
160210000818	57	Pepper Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2252 South Sumpter Way	Boise	83709	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(208) 855-4130	514	29	17.7	26.1%	383 (74.5%)	4 (0.8%)	71 (13.8%)	16 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	34 (6.6%)	$6,440			$609			$5,831	81.1	79.4	53	4
160210000717	58	Chief Joseph School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1100 East Chateau	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	Yes	(208) 350-4200	521	33	15.7	42.2%	338 (64.9%)	9 (1.7%)	132 (25.3%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	$7,649			$1,034			$6,615	80.9	87.4	32	26
160210000366	59	Christine Donnell School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	K-5	7075 South Five Mile Road	Boise	83709	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	No	(208) 855-4364	471	25	18.6	21.2%	395 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	46 (9.8%)	$6,743			$609			$6,134	80.5	84.1	37	22
160036000706	60	White Pine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	401 East Linden Street	Boise	83706	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 854-6530	548	30	18.5	23.4%	327 (59.7%)	41 (7.5%)	72 (13.1%)	69 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	32 (5.8%)	$10,191			$708			$9,483	79.9	84.7	34	26

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection