Best Middle Schools in Idaho

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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)
160018201102	61	Project Impact Stem Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1422 S Tech Lane	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Project Impact Stem Academy Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 576-4811	252	18	14.1		221 (87.7%)	3 (1.2%)	25 (9.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,449			$577			$8,872	53.4			(n/a)
160096000612	62	Preston Junior High School	Public	6-8	450 East Valley View Drive	Preston	83263	Franklin County	Preston Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 852-0751	558	33	16.7	33.5%	479 (85.8%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	$5,263			$881			$4,382	52.6	49.9	43	19
160019500758	63	Anser Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	202 East 42nd Street	Garden City	83714	Ada County	Anser Of Idaho Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 426-9840	502	37	13.7	20.9%	417 (83.1%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (10.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)								52.2			(n/a)
160180000312	64	Lakeland Middle School	Public	6-8	15601 North Highway 41	Rathdrum	83858	Kootenai County	Lakeland District	No	No	No	No	(208) 687-0661	643	36	18.1	25.0%	565 (87.9%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	$8,690			$1,191			$7,499	51.6	49.8	45	19
160210000370	65	Meridian Middle School	Public	6-8	1507 West 8th Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 855-4225	1,078	55	19.7	41.5%	743 (68.9%)	20 (1.9%)	237 (22.0%)	16 (1.5%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	53 (4.9%)	$6,956			$801			$6,155	51.1	49.8	44	21
160300000527	66	Tigert Middle School	Public	5-8	250 East 2nd South Street	Soda Springs	83276	Caribou County	Soda Springs Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 547-4922	274	17	15.9	30.7%	242 (88.3%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.7%)	$7,337			$599			$6,738	50.7			(n/a)
160019901150	67	Alturas Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2280 East 17th Street	Idaho Falls	83404	Bonneville County	Alturas Preparatory Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 932-9440	383	20	18.9		307 (80.2%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (13.1%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)								50.1			(n/a)
160066000610	68	Declo Junior High School	Public	6-8	205 East Main Street	Declo	83323	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 654-9960	279	14	20.6	31.2%	223 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (19.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,444			$670			$6,774	49.7	63.6	28	40
160180000842	69	Timberlake Middle School	Public	6-8	5830 West Blackwell Boulevard	Spirit Lake	83869	Kootenai County	Lakeland District	No	No	No	No	(208) 623-2582	380	22	17.2	31.1%	337 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$8,974			$716			$8,258	49.6	31.7	70	1
160153000727	70	Taylorview Middle School	Public	7-8	350 Castlerock Lane	Idaho Falls	83404	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 524-7850	776	47	16.5	34.5%	596 (76.8%)	3 (0.4%)	130 (16.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.4%)	$7,573			$885			$6,689	48.8	47.9	49	21

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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