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)
160015601007	61	Sage International School Of Boise	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	457 East Parkcenter Boulevard	Boise	83706	Ada County	The Sage International School Of Boise A Public Charter Sch	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 343-7243	1,008	64	15.6		774 (76.8%)	13 (1.3%)	76 (7.5%)	69 (6.8%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	66 (6.5%)	$6,733			$277			$6,456	79.7			(n/a)
160066000131	62	Oakley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	455 West Poplar	Oakley	83346	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 862-3203	192	11	18.2	42.2%	142 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$8,139			$1,372			$6,767	79	75.9	59	3
160093000909	63	Rimrock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4855 Brennan Bend	Ammon	83406	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 525-4400	551	24	22.8	12.7%	516 (93.6%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$5,692			$499			$5,193	78.4	77.8	54	9
160264000642	64	Gate City Elementary School	Public	K-5	2288 Hiskey Street	Pocatello	83201	Bannock County	Pocatello District	No	No	No	No	(208) 237-2503	478	22	22	17.6%	403 (84.3%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.3%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	24 (5.0%)	$6,556			$777			$5,780	78	77.8	55	9
160210000362	65	Eagle Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	475 North Eagle Road	Eagle	83616	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	No	No	(208) 855-4365	328	19	17.7	18.9%	246 (75.0%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (16.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	$6,912			$609			$6,303	77.3	84.2	36	29
160264000659	66	Rulon M Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11888 North Whitaker Road	Chubbuck	83202	Bannock County	Pocatello District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 237-4742	380	21	18.2	44.5%	298 (78.4%)	3 (0.8%)	44 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.5%)	$7,351			$1,091			$6,261	77	81.4	47	19
160060000119	67	West Canyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19548 Ustick Road	Caldwell	83607	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 459-6938	379	21	18	41.2%	224 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.2%)	$7,529			$1,066			$6,463	76.9	80.5	50	17
160078000152	68	Atlas Elementary School	Public	K-5	3000 West Honeysuckle	Hayden Lake	83835	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	No	No	(208) 762-0626	438	23	19.2	25.8%	366 (83.6%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)	$7,840			$808			$7,032	76.5	76.6	58	10
160020101152	69	Gem Prep: Meridian South	Public, Charter	K-8	1925 Lake Hazel Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Gem Prep: Meridian South LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 332-6800	203	13	16.2		154 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.3%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.4%)								76.4			(n/a)
160210000368	70	Mary McPherson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 East Amity Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(208) 855-4300	457	26	17.5	21.7%	359 (78.6%)	6 (1.3%)	50 (10.9%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	$6,373			$609			$5,763	76.3	82.1	43	27

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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