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)
160036000056	251	Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2045 South Pond Street	Boise	83705	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 854-5080	280	19	14.4	70.7%	176 (62.9%)	30 (10.7%)	46 (16.4%)	12 (4.3%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.9%)	$10,972			$1,876			$9,096	15.5	23.5	196	55
160234000677	252	Greenhurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 Discovery Place	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 468-4612	259	16	16	56.0%	146 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (36.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	12 (4.6%)	$9,258			$1,780			$7,477	14.7	10.5	233	19
160078000146	253	Borah Elementary School	Public	K-5	632 Borah Avenue	Coeur D Alene	83814	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 664-5844	307	21	14.4	56.7%	257 (83.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.1%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.6%)	$9,969			$1,731			$8,239	14.6	21.8	200	53
160258000456	254	Westside Elementary School	Public	4-5	609 North 5th Street	Payette	83661	Payette County	Payette Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 642-3241	202	9	22.4	78.7%	132 (65.3%)	2 (1.0%)	62 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$8,366			$2,101			$6,265	14.3			(n/a)
160249001094	255	Idaho Home Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	195 South 300 East	Malad City	83252	Oneida County	Oneida County District	No	No	Yes	No	(208) 534-6080	6,875	134	51.3		5,771 (83.9%)	45 (0.7%)	953 (13.9%)	55 (0.8%)	27 (0.4%)	9 (0.1%)	15 (0.2%)	$3,749			$64			$3,685	14.2	17	211	44
160024001136	256	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%)								13.9	16.6	214	42
160153000256	257	Dora Erickson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	850 Cleveland Street	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 525-7612	450	24	18.7	75.3%	267 (59.3%)	8 (1.8%)	156 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$8,165			$1,707			$6,459	13.9	8.6	241	16
160036000078	258	Whitney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1609 South Owyhee Street	Boise	83705	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 854-6580	476	29	16.1	98.9%	249 (52.3%)	47 (9.9%)	150 (31.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.8%)	$9,659			$1,588			$8,070	13.9	17.9	207	51
160051000609	259	Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 East Linden	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 455-3313	466	27	17.1	72.3%	211 (45.3%)	2 (0.4%)	233 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	$8,024			$1,440			$6,584	13.8	17	212	47
160014300968	260	North Valley Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	906 Main Street	Gooding	83330	Gooding County	North Valley Academy Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 934-4522	191	15	12.7	48.7%	132 (69.1%)	2 (1.0%)	46 (24.1%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.6%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	$9,994			$1,868			$8,126	13.8			(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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences