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)
160093000167	231	Ammon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2900 Central Avenue	Ammon	83406	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 525-4465	308	16	19.2	27.6%	255 (82.8%)	4 (1.3%)	44 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	$6,852			$935			$5,918	22.7	15.8	218	13
160006000816	232	J.R. Simplot Elementary School	Public	3-5	820 Tyhee	American Falls	83211	Power County	American Falls Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 226-5733	362	19	19	68.5%	169 (46.7%)	2 (0.6%)	185 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,496			$1,549			$7,947	22.6			(n/a)
160210000640	233	Silver Sage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7700 Snohomish Street	Boise	83709	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(208) 855-4485	329	19	17	44.7%	201 (61.1%)	44 (13.4%)	37 (11.2%)	23 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.7%)	$8,074			$609			$7,465	22.5	49.8	126	107
160234000773	234	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 West Roosevelt	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 468-4620	580	31	18.7	44.8%	351 (60.5%)	7 (1.2%)	188 (32.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	29 (5.0%)	$7,096			$1,115			$5,980	22.1	16	217	17
160066000387	235	White Pine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1900 Hiland Avenue	Burley	83318	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 878-6632	617	31	20.1	43.9%	399 (64.7%)	2 (0.3%)	209 (33.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$7,843			$1,133			$6,710	21.9	28	181	54
160036000982	236	Grace Jordan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6411 West Fairfield	Boise	83709	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 854-5580	374	23	16.2	45.5%	232 (62.0%)	9 (2.4%)	109 (29.1%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$9,698			$1,751			$7,947	21.2	19.8	204	32
160036000079	237	Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 North 29th Street	Boise	83702	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 854-6630	572	33	17.3	98.8%	258 (45.1%)	68 (11.9%)	207 (36.2%)	16 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (3.0%)	$9,813			$1,743			$8,071	21.2	27.7	183	54
160000100619	238	Priest River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	418 Harriet Street	Priest River	83856	Bonner County	West Bonner County District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 448-1181	425	23	18	47.1%	407 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	$11,553			$2,171			$9,383	19.9	27.4	185	53
160060001092	239	Skyway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19430 Ward Road	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 454-0445	738	38	19.4	49.9%	324 (43.9%)	8 (1.1%)	377 (51.1%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.3%)	$7,529			$1,066			$6,463	19.8	28.4	178	61
160102000798	240	Shadow Butte Elementary School	Public	K-5	3900 West Idaho Boulevard	Emmett	83617	Gem County	Emmett Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 365-0877	463	26	18	39.5%	377 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (5.0%)	$7,052			$1,455			$5,597	19.7	26.9	186	54

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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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