Best Middle 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 164)	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)
160276000497	141	Richfield School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	555 North Tiger Drive	Richfield	83349	Lincoln County	Richfield District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 487-2790	196	15	13	67.3%	144 (73.5%)	1 (0.5%)	44 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$12,525			$1,862			$10,663	15.7			(n/a)
160024001136	142	Bear Lake On-Line Learning	Public, Virtual	K-8	39 Fielding Street	Paris	83261	Bear Lake County	Bear Lake County District	No	No	Yes	No	(208) 945-2891	222				204 (91.9%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								14.7			(n/a)
160144000849	143	Highland School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	112 Boulevard	Craigmont	83523	Lewis County	Highland Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 924-5211	169	16	10.5	49.7%	141 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$15,707			$1,114			$14,593	12.9			(n/a)
160234000811	144	East Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	4085 East Greenhurst Road	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	No	No	(208) 468-4760	668	40	16.6	49.1%	322 (48.2%)	5 (0.7%)	303 (45.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.5%)	$7,274			$1,082			$6,192	12.9	13.5	93	51
160087000164	145	Culdesac School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 Culdesac Avenue	Culdesac	83524	Nez Perce County	Culdesac Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 843-5413	114	12	9.7	54.4%	77 (67.5%)	2 (1.8%)	7 (6.1%)	3 (2.6%)	15 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)	$19,993			$2,193			$17,801	12.7			(n/a)
160036000073	146	South Junior High School	Public	7-9	3101 Cassia Street	Boise	83705	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 854-6110	565	41	13.7	44.4%	369 (65.3%)	38 (6.7%)	111 (19.6%)	13 (2.3%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	25 (4.4%)	$11,445			$758			$10,687	12.6	25.5	78	68
160324001093	147	South Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1550 Harrison Street	Twin Falls	83301	Twin Falls County	Twin Falls District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 732-5161	625	37	17.1	29.3%	359 (57.4%)	21 (3.4%)	225 (36.0%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.3%)	$8,182			$1,256			$6,926	11.8	13.3	95	52
160348001160	148	Idaho Future Ready Academy For Virtual Learning	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	419 Huff Road	Wilder	83676	Canyon County	Wilder District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(208) 337-7400	195	13	14.7		121 (62.1%)	1 (0.5%)	65 (33.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)								11.3			(n/a)
160219000381	149	East Minico Middle School	Public	6-8	1805 H Street	Rupert	83350	Minidoka County	Minidoka County Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 436-3178	508	28	18	54.3%	260 (51.2%)	1 (0.2%)	241 (47.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$7,511			$1,021			$6,489	11.2	12.3	97	52
160192000340	150	Madison Junior High School	Public	7-9	134 Madison Avenue	Rexburg	83440	Madison County	Madison District	No	No	No	No	(208) 359-3310	1,247	55	22.6	30.5%	1,092 (87.6%)	7 (0.6%)	127 (10.2%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	$6,502			$1,048			$5,455	11	7.9	104	46

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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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