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)
160045000100	91	Rimrock Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	39678 State Highway 78	Bruneau	83604	Owyhee County	Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 834-2260	161	12	13.2	36.0%	94 (58.4%)	3 (1.9%)	51 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	$11,846			$945			$10,901	46.1	23.7	86	5
160006000003	92	American Falls High School	Public	9-12	2966 South Frontage Road	American Falls	83211	Power County	American Falls Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 226-2531	452	26	17.4	48.7%	202 (44.7%)	1 (0.2%)	236 (52.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,830			$1,648			$8,182	45.3	26.2	82	10
160020501080	93	Gem Prep: Nampa	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	310 West Iowa Avenue	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Gem Prep: Nampa LLC	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 468-2848	465	23	20.2	51.4%	289 (62.2%)	4 (0.9%)	156 (33.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)								43.3			(n/a)
160013900936	94	Clearwater Valley Junior/Senior	Public	7-12	4643 Highway 13	Kooskia	83539	Idaho County	Mountain View School District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 926-4511	189	15	12.2	41.8%	150 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	$15,874			$1,008			$14,866	43.1	34.6	75	19
160036000044	95	Boise Senior High School	Public	9-12	1010 West Washington Street	Boise	83702	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 854-4270	1,588	85	18.6	15.1%	1,219 (76.8%)	87 (5.5%)	165 (10.4%)	46 (2.9%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	64 (4.0%)	$9,916			$553			$9,362	43	63.1	37	58
160069000137	96	Castleford School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 Main Street	Castleford	83321	Twin Falls County	Castleford District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 537-6511	306	21	14.5	66.3%	192 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (36.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,860			$1,304			$8,556	42.5			(n/a)
160066000134	97	Raft River Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	55 North 100 West Trojan Drive	Malta	83342	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 645-2220	164	15	10.8	28.0%	144 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,323			$720			$7,603	41.4	47.8	58	39
160252000440	98	Orofino High School	Public	7-12	300 Dunlap Road	Orofino	83544	Clearwater County	Orofino Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 476-5557	372	23	16.1	25.0%	335 (90.1%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$14,935			$2,066			$12,869	41.1	17.3	97	1
160234000515	99	Skyview High School	Public	9-12	1303 East Greenhurst	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	No	No	(208) 498-0561	1,152	67	17.3	31.8%	700 (60.8%)	11 (1.0%)	378 (32.8%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.3%)	$7,611			$850			$6,760	40.4	27.5	81	18
160033000040	100	Bliss School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	601 East Highway 30	Bliss	83314	Gooding County	Bliss Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 352-4445	125	12	10.4	68.0%	73 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$13,899			$1,536			$12,363	40.3			(n/a)

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences