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)
160153000725	91	Sunnyside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	165 Cobblestone Lane	Idaho Falls	83404	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	No	No	(208) 524-7880	679	30	23	8.2%	604 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.0%)	15 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.7%)	$6,207			$704			$5,503	69.3	70.1	72	19
160016201044	92	American Heritage Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1736 South 35th West	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	American Heritage Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 529-6570	488	25	19.6	23.2%	446 (91.4%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$7,414			$1,166			$6,248	68.9			(n/a)
160066000128	93	Dworshak Elementary School	Public	K-6	102 East 19th Street	Burley	83318	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 878-6615	405	19	21.2	60.0%	210 (51.9%)	5 (1.2%)	178 (44.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.5%)	$7,973			$1,085			$6,889	68.3	62.5	88	5
160186000327	94	Orchards Elementary School	Public	K-5	3429 12th Street	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 748-3700	276	19	14.4	40.2%	242 (87.7%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)	$9,673			$1,331			$8,343	67.6	68	76	18
160279000435	95	Ririe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	260 1st West Street	Ririe	83443	Jefferson County	Ririe Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 538-5175	396	20	19.8	22.5%	358 (90.4%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$7,842			$1,454			$6,388	67.1			(n/a)
160342000563	96	Harold B Lee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4726 West Highway 36	Dayton	83232	Franklin County	West Side Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 747-3303	394	19	20.7	42.6%	355 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	$6,142			$1,253			$4,889	67			(n/a)
160324001075	97	Pillar Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Harrison Street South	Twin Falls	83301	Twin Falls County	Twin Falls District	No	No	No	No	(208) 732-7570	607	33	18.3	23.2%	486 (80.1%)	6 (1.0%)	82 (13.5%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$6,658			$601			$6,057	66.1	72.9	66	31
160093000971	98	Discovery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2935 North Golden Rod Drive	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 552-7711	630	32	19.6	28.7%	535 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.9%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	$7,328			$1,379			$5,950	66	79.9	52	46
160213000675	99	Middleton Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 Cemetery Road	Middleton	83644	Canyon County	Middleton District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 585-3021	534	27	19.7	29.2%	453 (84.8%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (9.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	$6,678			$866			$5,812	65.5	70.6	70	29
160195000345	100	Inkom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	521 Holstein Street	Inkom	83245	Bannock County	Marsh Valley Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 775-3361	223	13	17.1	21.1%	203 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	$6,708			$764			$5,944	65.3	82.7	42	58

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide