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)
160225000402	281	North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	290 E 12th North Street	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County	Mountain Home District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 587-2585	360	19	18.9	51.9%	248 (68.9%)	8 (2.2%)	80 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (5.0%)	$7,789			$881			$6,908	9.2	12.8	226	55
160017801101	282	Peace Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1845 South Federal Way	Boise	83705	Ada County	Peace Valley Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 205-8818	259	21	12.1		204 (78.8%)	2 (0.8%)	30 (11.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.1%)	$7,081			$126			$6,955	8.9			(n/a)
160234000947	283	Endeavor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2824 East Powerline Road	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 468-4629	474	28	16.9	73.8%	200 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	247 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.9%)	$7,330			$1,593			$5,736	8.5	8.9	240	43
160066000130	284	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	333 West 27th Street	Burley	83318	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 878-6608	492	24	20.5	53.7%	245 (49.8%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (47.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$7,862			$1,124			$6,738	8.3	7.1	246	38
160051000107	285	Van Buren Elementary School	Public	K-5	3115 Marble Front Road	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 455-3326	536	33	16.2	89.7%	186 (34.7%)	4 (0.7%)	324 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)	$7,967			$1,386			$6,581	7.7	12	228	57
160159000972	286	Summit Elementary	Public	2-5	200 10th Avenue West	Jerome	83338	Jerome County	Jerome Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 324-3396	613	31	19.8	62.3%	234 (38.2%)	2 (0.3%)	371 (60.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$6,399			$1,112			$5,287	7.4	16.4	216	70
160036000009	287	Horizon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	730 North Mitchell	Boise	83704	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 854-5170	485	28	17.4	53.4%	273 (56.3%)	24 (4.9%)	139 (28.7%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.9%)	$10,030			$1,515			$8,515	7.3	10.3	236	51
160324001105	288	Twin Falls Virtual Schoolhouse	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 Main Avenue West	Twin Falls	83301	Twin Falls County	Twin Falls District	No	No	Yes	No	(208) 733-6900	166	0	830		125 (75.3%)	2 (1.2%)	32 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)								6.9			(n/a)
160324000660	289	I B Perrine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	452 Caswell Avenue West	Twin Falls	83301	Twin Falls County	Twin Falls District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 733-4288	426	27	15.7	51.6%	257 (60.3%)	29 (6.8%)	97 (22.8%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	21 (4.9%)	$6,790			$1,205			$5,585	6.7	12	227	62
160027000031	290	Donald D Stalker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	991 West Center Street	Blackfoot	83221	Bingham County	Blackfoot District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 785-8855	243	16	15.1	78.6%	88 (36.2%)	1 (0.4%)	79 (32.5%)	1 (0.4%)	72 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$7,812			$1,098			$6,713	6.4	10.3	235	55

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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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