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Best Public Schools in Coeur D Alene, ID

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At a glance

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9,147

Students

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5-star schools

Top rankedCoeur D'Alene Charter Academy School2^nd of 122 Idaho high schools

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Biggest riser

Skyway Elementary School up 92 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Venture Academy 13.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Coeur D'Alene High School

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, is served by 14 schools across elementary, middle, and high school levels, including traditional public schools, magnet programs, and charter/alternative academies, with total enrollment of about 8,768 students and an overall district ranking of 13th out of 101 Idaho districts for the Coeur d'Alene District.

The strongest academic performers are spread across school types. Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy is the clear leader, ranking 2nd among Idaho high schools with 87.5% math proficiency, 95.3% ELA proficiency, and 89.3% science proficiency. Among elementary schools, Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities ranks 21st in the state, while Winton Elementary School is a notable high-poverty, high-performance standout with a 56.5% free/reduced lunch rate yet top-10% statewide ranking. At the middle school level, Canfield Middle School is clearly the best in the city, with math proficiency of 60.1% compared to 44.8% at Woodland Middle School and 40.4% at Lakes Magnet School. The two large traditional high schools, Coeur d'Alene High School and Lake City High School, are both solidly above average but not elite, ranking 22nd and 27th in the state respectively.

The biggest challenges are concentrated in alternative schools. Kootenai Bridge Academy ranks 103rd among high schools, with severe chronic absenteeism of 50.8%, a 53.3-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and math proficiency of just 9.4%. Venture Academy also struggles, ranking in the 16th percentile. Spending does not strongly predict success: Fernan Stem Academy spends the most per student ($10,010) but ranks in the middle, while the charter academy spends less and achieves far more. Trends also vary widely: Winton Elementary and Skyway Elementary School are improving rapidly, while Fernan and Ramsey Magnet School of Science have declined. Overall, Coeur d'Alene offers excellent options for motivated families, but school choice matters greatly because performance varies dramatically even within the same district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISAT Math (2026)								ISAT Science (2026)				ISAT English Language Arts (2026)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math End of Course	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science End of Course	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts End of Course	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kootenai Bridge Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	637 North Park Drive	Coeur D Alene	83814	Kootenai County	The Kootenai Bridge Academy Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 930-4515	347	7	53.3		317 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	20.9	103^rd of 122 public high schools	15.6%		2	112^th of 112 public high schools	0.0%	9							9.4				34.3								46.8		$4,036	$98	$3,938
Coeur D'Alene Charter Academy School	Public, Charter	6-12	4904 North Duncan Drive	Coeur D Alene	83815	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene Charter Academy Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 676-1667	593	33	17.8		485 (81.8%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.4%)	16 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.9%)	99.6	2^nd of 122 public high schools	98.4%		98.2	4^th of 112 public high schools	96.4%	2				92.2	89.0	81.9	85.2	87.5		88.6	90.7	89.3				95.6	94.6			95.3	$6,986	$114	$6,872
Bryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	802 Harrison Avenue	Coeur D Alene	83814	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 664-3237	390	24	16.4	52.3%	306 (78.5%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (12.3%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.2%)	64	111^th of 346 public elementary schools	67.9%		51.8	150^th of 337 public elementary schools	55.5%	39	62.0	55.9	42.9					53.5	50.7				63.4	64.4	54.3					60.5	$8,749	$1,310	$7,439
Canfield Middle School	Public	6-8	East 1800 Dalton Avenue	Coeur D Alene	83815	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 664-9188	746	41	18.3	26.4%	651 (87.3%)	5 (0.7%)	57 (7.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.5%)	81.2	26^th of 174 public middle schools	85.1%		88.5	13^th of 166 public middle schools	92.2%	13				61.0	62.9	56.3		60.1		51.8						69.1	81.3	66.1		72.3	$7,955	$863	$7,093
Coeur D'Alene High School	Public	9-12	North 5530 4th Street	Coeur D Alene	83815	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 667-4507	1,526	71	21.5	21.7%	1,317 (86.3%)	9 (0.6%)	100 (6.6%)	13 (0.9%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (4.9%)	82.1	22^nd of 122 public high schools	82.0%					(n/a)							49.4				62.1								77.7		$8,385	$560	$7,825
Lakes Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	930 North 15th Street	Coeur D Alene	83814	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 667-4544	539	35	15.4	47.3%	435 (80.7%)	5 (0.9%)	54 (10.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)								(n/a)								40.4												62.5	$8,206	$726	$7,481
Ramsey Magnet School Of Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	West 1351 Kathleen Avenue	Coeur D Alene	83815	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 765-2010	468	27	17.0	43.6%	368 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.8%)	50.6	168^th of 346 public elementary schools	51.4%		49.7	163^rd of 337 public elementary schools	51.6%	5	39.0	43.4	51.2					45.2	59.3				41.7	50.0	68.6					55.0	$7,543	$921	$6,623
Sorensen Magnet School Of The Arts And Humanities	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	311 North 9th Street	Coeur D Alene	83814	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 664-2822	318	16	20.5	23.0%	279 (87.7%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	92	21^st of 346 public elementary schools	93.9%		94.3	11^th of 337 public elementary schools	96.7%	10	75.0	63.3	72.9					70.2	78.0				73.1	68.3	88.1					76.6	$8,362	$515	$7,848
Winton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	920 La Crosse Avenue	Coeur D Alene	83814	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 664-3440	398	26	15.1	56.5%	325 (81.7%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.0%)	91.1	26^th of 346 public elementary schools	92.5%		64.9	100^th of 337 public elementary schools	70.3%	74	74.6	74.0	67.6					71.9	67.6				76.3	67.1	74.3					72.2	$8,298	$1,702	$6,597
Fernan Stem Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	520 North 21st	Coeur D Alene	83814	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 664-2659	356	22	16.3	42.4%	282 (79.2%)	5 (1.4%)	37 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	56.1	146^th of 346 public elementary schools	57.8%		54.9	138^th of 337 public elementary schools	59.1%	8	59.6	44.4	36.1					46.4					62.1	55.6	62.3					59.9	$10,010	$1,772	$8,239
Lake City High School	Public	9-12	6101 Ramsey Road	Coeur D Alene	83815	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 769-0769	1,530	74	20.6	25.7%	1,280 (83.7%)	9 (0.6%)	139 (9.1%)	21 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	74 (4.8%)	77.9	27^th of 122 public high schools	77.9%		72.9	31^st of 112 public high schools	72.3%	4											54.4								73.7		$7,901	$583	$7,318
Venture Academy	Public	6-12	1619 North 9th	Coeur D Alene	83814	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 667-7460	292	22	13.2	51.4%	246 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)								(n/a)												25.2									$2,255	$360	$1,896
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 Suite Michelle	Coeur D Alene	83815	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 667-5996	747	40	18.7	35.7%	608 (81.4%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (10.2%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.4%)	55.9	64^th of 174 public middle schools	63.2%		63.6	46^th of 166 public middle schools	72.3%	18				37.4	53.6	42.4		44.8		51.4						53.1	65.5	59.9		59.8	$7,860	$804	$7,056
Skyway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6621 Courcelles Parkway	Coeur D Alene	83815	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 664-8998	518	28	18.5	39.0%	447 (86.3%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	71.5	84^th of 346 public elementary schools	75.7%		47.3	176^th of 337 public elementary schools	47.8%	92	55.4	62.0	61.7					59.7	55.3				56.4	59.0	66.0					60.3	$7,777	$1,231	$6,547
Northwest Expedition Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2008 Prairie Avenue	Coeur D Alene	83815	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 763-0800	379	24	15.6	49.3%	308 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	27 (7.1%)	17.7	303^rd of 346 public elementary schools	12.4%		30.8	241^st of 337 public elementary schools	28.5%	62	38.6	21.7	26.8					29.4					37.1	29.5	53.6					40.5	$8,905	$1,664	$7,241

Cities Near Coeur D Alene

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dalton Gardens	2.38 mi	2	1^st
Hayden Lake	4.86 mi	2	4^th
Post Falls	5.77 mi	14	47^th
Hayden	7.51 mi	1	64^th
Rathdrum	8.25 mi	9	18^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Idaho Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.