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)
160030000034	81	Carey Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20 Panther Lane	Carey	83320	Blaine County	Blaine County District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 823-4391	254	24	10.4	26.8%	176 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.5%)	$19,926			$830			$19,096	50.5	53.2	51	30
160264000478	82	Pocatello High School	Public	9-12	325 North Arthur Avenue	Pocatello	83204	Bannock County	Pocatello District	No	No	No	No	(208) 233-2056	1,352	60	22.4	28.4%	1,084 (80.2%)	2 (0.1%)	177 (13.1%)	4 (0.3%)	19 (1.4%)	7 (0.5%)	59 (4.4%)	$8,094			$949			$7,146	50.5	74.4	24	58
160237000736	83	New Plymouth High School	Public	9-12	207 Plymouth Avenue	New Plymouth	83655	Payette County	New Plymouth District	No	No	No	No	(208) 278-5311	306	17	18.2	26.5%	261 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.8%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$8,530			$930			$7,600	50.1	32	78	5
160210001070	84	Virtual School House	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1303 East Central Drive	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	Yes	No	(208) 350-5079	607	38	15.9		451 (74.3%)	10 (1.6%)	91 (15.0%)	14 (2.3%)	10 (1.6%)	6 (1.0%)	25 (4.1%)								49.9	25.6	83	1
160153000262	85	Idaho Falls Senior High School	Public	9-12	601 South Holmes Avenue	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	No	No	(208) 525-7740	1,334	66	20.3	22.9%	993 (74.4%)	8 (0.6%)	254 (19.0%)	11 (0.8%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.4%)	$7,967			$864			$7,103	49.8	67.8	33	52
160020400834	86	Idaho Arts Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1220 5th Street North	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Idaho Arts Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 463-4324	1,303	75	17.3	46.2%	862 (66.2%)	8 (0.6%)	351 (26.9%)	9 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	62 (4.8%)								48.5			(n/a)
160162000457	87	Kamiah Senior High	Public	9-12	711 Ninth Street	Kamiah	83536	Lewis County	Kamiah Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 935-4067	127	9	13.8	55.1%	92 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.2%)	$9,859			$1,937			$7,921	48.2			(n/a)
160225000397	88	Mountain Home Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 South 11th East Street	Mountain Home	83647	Elmore County	Mountain Home District	No	No	No	No	(208) 587-2570	960	52	18.4	33.2%	612 (63.8%)	20 (2.1%)	250 (26.0%)	15 (1.6%)	9 (0.9%)	6 (0.6%)	48 (5.0%)	$7,876			$784			$7,092	47.3	23.3	89	1
160060000118	89	Vallivue High School	Public	9-12	1407 Homedale Road	Caldwell	83607	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	No	No	(208) 454-9253	1,235	66	18.7	34.8%	614 (49.7%)	15 (1.2%)	556 (45.0%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.1%)	$7,529			$1,066			$6,463	46.9	47.3	59	30
160016500772	90	Forrest M Bird Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	614 South Madison Avenue	Sandpoint	83864	Bonner County	Sandpoint Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 255-7771	262	21	12.4		219 (83.6%)	3 (1.1%)	25 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$9,367			$559			$8,808	46.5			(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:

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

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