Best High Schools in Idaho

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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)
160234000870	111	Columbia High School	Public	9-12	301 South Happy Valley Road	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	No	No	(208) 498-0571	1,239	60	20.5	38.9%	656 (52.9%)	5 (0.4%)	515 (41.6%)	12 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.6%)	40 (3.2%)	$8,147			$1,007			$7,140	32.6	32	77	34
160036000045	112	Borah Senior High School	Public	9-12	6001 Cassia Street	Boise	83709	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 854-4370	1,289	83	15.5	25.2%	928 (72.0%)	47 (3.6%)	219 (17.0%)	38 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.5%)	47 (3.6%)	$10,293			$775			$9,517	30.8	46.5	61	51
160219000385	113	Minico Senior High School	Public	9-12	292 W 100 S	Rupert	83350	Minidoka County	Minidoka County Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 436-4721	1,211	68	17.7	49.0%	614 (50.7%)	1 (0.1%)	586 (48.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	$8,542			$1,072			$7,469	29.8	38.8	68	45
160159000284	114	Jerome High School	Public	9-12	104 North Tiger Drive	Jerome	83338	Jerome County	Jerome Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 324-8137	1,215	62	19.6	44.8%	545 (44.9%)	2 (0.2%)	649 (53.4%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	$7,744			$894			$6,851	29.5	14.9	99	15
160291000510	115	Shelley Senior High School	Public	9-12	570 West Fir Street	Shelley	83274	Bingham County	Shelley Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 357-7400	743	38	19.6	19.1%	624 (84.0%)	5 (0.7%)	98 (13.2%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	$7,047			$798			$6,249	29.1	20.1	92	23
160036001135	116	Boise Online School - Secondary	Public, Virtual	7-12	8169 West Victory Road	Boise	83709	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	Yes	No	(208) 854-4000	236	10	23.4		177 (75.0%)	3 (1.3%)	28 (11.9%)	7 (3.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	16 (6.8%)								28.6	14.5	100	16
160000400859	117	Idaho Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1965 South Eagle Road Suite 1	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Idaho Virtual Academy Inc.	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(208) 322-3559	1,493	74	20.2		1,145 (76.7%)	7 (0.5%)	216 (14.5%)	20 (1.3%)	16 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	87 (5.8%)	$8,430			$859			$7,571	28.1			(n/a)
160309001177	118	Sugar-Salem Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	10 North Cutler	Sugar City	83448	Madison County	Sugar-Salem Joint District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(208) 356-4437	314	8	39.8		259 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.6%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)								26.8			(n/a)
160333000568	119	Weiser High School	Public	9-12	690 West Indianhead Road	Weiser	83672	Washington County	Weiser District	No	No	No	No	(208) 414-2595	557	28	19.6	32.3%	377 (67.7%)	2 (0.4%)	159 (28.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$6,986			$927			$6,060	25.7	51.1	53	66
160084000163	120	Council Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	101 East Bleeker Avenue	Council	83612	Adams County	Council District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 253-4217	166	11	14.6	33.1%	153 (92.2%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$12,736			$1,206			$11,529	23.2	6.1	106	14

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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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