Best Elementary Schools in Idaho

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ISAT test scores by the Idaho Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 22, 2024.

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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)
160017701073	121	Gem Prep: Pocatello School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4145 Yellowstone Avenue	Deary	83203	Bingham County	Gem Prep: Pocatello LLC	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 238-1388	456	23	19.4		323 (70.8%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (14.7%)	10 (2.2%)	9 (2.0%)	8 (1.8%)	38 (8.3%)	$6,513			$972			$5,540	58			(n/a)
160066000126	122	Declo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 East Main Street	Declo	83323	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 654-2391	450	19	23.6	39.6%	375 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,859			$1,149			$6,711	57	53.4	115	7
160171001103	123	Stricker Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 West Polk Street	Kimberly	83341	Twin Falls County	Kimberly District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 332-6800	450	25	18.3	24.4%	375 (83.3%)	4 (0.9%)	60 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$6,272			$661			$5,611	56.8	45	145	22
160000200615	124	Farmin Stidwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1626 Spruce Street	Sandpoint	83864	Bonner County	Lake Pend Oreille School District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 265-2417	505	33	15.5	40.0%	424 (84.0%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.1%)	$9,557			$1,587			$7,971	56.8	57.8	103	21
160252000439	125	Orofino Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Michigan Avenue	Orofino	83544	Clearwater County	Orofino Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 476-4212	376	26	14.2	41.0%	331 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	$14,537			$2,241			$12,296	56.3	58.2	101	24
160264000481	126	Syringa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	388 East Griffith Road	Pocatello	83201	Bannock County	Pocatello District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 237-4040	356	20	17.9	44.7%	270 (75.8%)	3 (0.8%)	54 (15.2%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.1%)	5 (1.4%)	10 (2.8%)	$7,004			$1,284			$5,721	56.1	50.4	123	3
160180000313	127	Spirit Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32605 North 5th Avenue	Spirit Lake	83869	Kootenai County	Lakeland District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 623-2501	298	18	16.5	40.3%	268 (89.9%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$8,368			$1,101			$7,267	56.1	64.8	82	45
160078000157	128	Winton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	920 La Crosse Avenue	Coeur D Alene	83814	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 664-3440	400	27	14.8	60.0%	323 (80.8%)	3 (0.8%)	36 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.5%)	$8,298			$1,702			$6,597	55.6	30.2	175	47
160042000094	129	Valley View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6750 Augusta Street	Bonners Ferry	83805	Boundary County	Boundary County District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 267-5519	417	22	18.9	50.4%	367 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$9,012			$1,129			$7,882	54.7	51.7	120	9
160210000770	130	Ponderosa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2950 North Naomi	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(208) 855-4040	428	25	17.1	32.7%	310 (72.4%)	8 (1.9%)	73 (17.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.0%)	$6,095			$609			$5,486	54.5	65.1	81	49

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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