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)
160051000109	151	Syringa Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 Willow Street	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 455-3305	558	37	15	88.2%	165 (29.6%)	3 (0.5%)	360 (64.5%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	14 (2.5%)	$7,966			$1,174			$6,792	11	20	84	67
160258000455	152	McCain Middle School	Public	6-8	400 North Iowa Avenue	Payette	83661	Payette County	Payette Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 642-4122	301	18	16.6	67.8%	179 (59.5%)	1 (0.3%)	110 (36.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	$7,372			$1,029			$6,343	10.1	11.2	99	53
160051000105	153	Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	3311 South 10th Avenue	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 455-3309	567	36	15.7	85.5%	203 (35.8%)	7 (1.2%)	331 (58.4%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.0%)	$8,002			$1,487			$6,515	10	9.2	102	51
160015901017	154	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	9.6			(n/a)
160219000389	155	West Minico Middle School	Public	6-8	155 S 600 W	Paul	83347	Minidoka County	Minidoka County Joint District	No	No	No	No	(208) 438-5018	529	30	17.8	54.6%	261 (49.3%)	2 (0.4%)	254 (48.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	$7,271			$1,029			$6,242	9.4	12.6	96	59
160336000571	156	Wendell Middle School	Public	5-8	920 East Main Street	Wendell	83355	Gooding County	Wendell District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 536-5531	341	21	16.3	59.2%	126 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	212 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$7,016			$1,228			$5,787	9.1	7.5	105	51
160016101021	157	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	9.1			(n/a)
160183000854	158	Lapwai Middle/High School	Public	6-12	404 South Main	Lapwai	83540	Nez Perce County	Lapwai District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 843-2241	273	19	14.7	29.3%	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	207 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.2%)	$15,000			$2,972			$12,027	8.8			(n/a)
160234000383	159	Park Ridge Elementary	Public	K-8	3313 Parkridge Drive	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 468-4622	302	18	17.2	54.3%	203 (67.2%)	1 (0.3%)	85 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$8,558			$1,532			$7,025	7.2	3.4	106	53
160324001105	160	Twin Falls Virtual Schoolhouse	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 Main Avenue West	Twin Falls	83301	Twin Falls County	Twin Falls District	No	No	Yes	No	(208) 733-6900	96	0	384		78 (81.3%)	2 (2.1%)	12 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)								6.9			(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