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)
160267000487	171	Ponderosa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3483 East Ponderosa Boulevard	Post Falls	83877	Kootenai County	Post Falls District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 773-1508	409	22	18.5	39.1%	359 (87.8%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	$7,250			$1,269			$5,982	42.4	45.6	142	29
160030000034	172	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	42.4	56.6	105	67
160192000210	173	Madison Middle School	Public	4-6	575 West 7th South	Rexburg	83440	Madison County	Madison District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 359-3320	818	38	21.3	35.7%	693 (84.7%)	4 (0.5%)	110 (13.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,919			$1,639			$5,281	42.4	55.7	108	65
160186000330	174	Whitman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1840 9th Avenue	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 748-3850	372	24	15.7	33.3%	314 (84.4%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	$10,541			$1,376			$9,166	41.9	33	170	4
160093000173	175	Falls Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2455 Virlow Drive	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 525-4455	375	24	15.6	57.9%	258 (68.8%)	3 (0.8%)	93 (24.8%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$9,076			$1,417			$7,659	41.4	33.4	169	6
160019801149	176	Pinecrest Academy Of Idaho	Public, Charter	K-8	586 Orchard Drive	Twin Falls	83301	Twin Falls County	Pinecrest Academy Of Idaho Inc.	Yes	No	No	No	(208) 944-2129	252	15	16.8		187 (74.2%)	1 (0.4%)	49 (19.4%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)								41.2			(n/a)
160078001089	177	Northwest Expedition Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	9650 North Government Way	Hayden	83835	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 763-0800	432	27	16	45.6%	375 (86.8%)	5 (1.2%)	31 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$8,905			$1,664			$7,241	41.2	23.3	197	20
160018401096	178	Hayden Canyon Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	13732 North Government Way	Hayden	83835	Kootenai County	Hayden Canyon Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 332-6800	468	22	20.8		434 (92.7%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	10 (2.1%)								40.7			(n/a)
160195000349	179	Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	714 Center Street	McCammon	83250	Bannock County	Marsh Valley Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 254-3223	281	13	20.8	26.7%	263 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	$6,618			$869			$5,749	40.5	38.1	162	17
160180000309	180	Athol Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6333 East Menser Avenue	Athol	83801	Kootenai County	Lakeland District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 683-2231	319	20	15.9	29.2%	289 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.0%)	$8,738			$1,107			$7,630	40.3	49.3	128	52

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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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