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)
160153000261	271	Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1520 South Boulvevard	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 525-7636	329	19	17.3	56.2%	243 (73.9%)	3 (0.9%)	67 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$7,785			$1,179			$6,607	11.4	10.4	234	37
160348001160	272	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)
160036000053	273	Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1914 Broadway Avenue	Boise	83706	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 854-4950	256	18	14.2	77.3%	145 (56.6%)	27 (10.5%)	44 (17.2%)	25 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	11 (4.3%)	$13,098			$2,388			$10,710	11.2	9.3	238	35
160219000382	274	Heyburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1151 7th Street	Heyburn	83336	Minidoka County	Minidoka County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 679-2400	523	30	17.7	65.0%	267 (51.1%)	4 (0.8%)	246 (47.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	$6,843			$1,356			$5,486	11.2	11.6	231	43
160036000070	275	Owyhee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3434 Pasadena Drive	Boise	83705	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 854-5850	170	14	12.5	47.6%	116 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (20.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.8%)	$13,218			$1,818			$11,400	10.9	26.9	187	88
160234000379	276	Sherman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1521 East Sherman Avenue	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 468-4628	513	29	17.6	87.5%	257 (50.1%)	0 (0.0%)	216 (42.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	29 (5.7%)	$8,277			$1,870			$6,406	10.9	7.7	244	32
160183000317	277	Lapwai Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	170 Agency Road	Lapwai	83540	Nez Perce County	Lapwai District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 843-2952	241	18	13.5	32.0%	21 (8.7%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	$17,819			$3,786			$14,032	10.8			(n/a)
160015901017	278	Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	500 South Lincoln Avenue	Jerome	83338	Jerome County	Heritage Academy Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 595-1617	155	11	13.5	65.2%	73 (47.1%)	1 (0.6%)	75 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	3 (1.9%)	$10,619			$2,541			$8,078	10.4			(n/a)
160153000252	279	A H Bush Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	380 West Anderson Street	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(208) 525-7602	322	19	16.9	73.6%	220 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (24.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	$7,055			$1,129			$5,926	10.2	15.2	220	59
160016101021	280	Heritage Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1803 East Ustick Road	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Heritage Community Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 453-8070	482	23	20.9	59.8%	139 (28.8%)	2 (0.4%)	336 (69.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$6,084			$917			$5,167	9.7			(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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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