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Best Public Schools in Moscow, ID

At a glance

Schools

2,480

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedA B McDonald Elementary School23^rd of 350 Idaho elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Palouse Prairie Charter School up 76 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lena Whitmore Elementary School 13.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Moscow Middle School and 2 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Moscow, Idaho, is served by 8 public schools—5 elementary schools (including two K–8 charter schools), 1 middle school, and 2 high schools—enrolling about 2,480 students total. Most schools belong to the Moscow District, which ranks 11th out of 101 Idaho districts (5 stars), while Palouse Prairie Charter School belongs to the even higher-ranked Palouse Prairie Educational Organization Inc., the 3rd-ranked district in the state.

The city's top performers are all elementary schools. A B McDonald Elementary School leads the city in math proficiency at 74.9% and posts an exceptional 83.1% in 3rd-grade math. Lena Whitmore Elementary School is the science leader at 83.7% proficiency in 5th grade and achieves top-tier results despite a 32.66% free/reduced lunch rate. Palouse Prairie Charter School is the efficiency standout—lowest absenteeism in the city (8.7%), strong scores (70.6% math, 77.7% ELA), and the lowest per-student spending at $7,073. Moscow High School ranks 9th of 122 high schools with 82.9% ELA proficiency, but math is a red flag at just 38%, especially since Moscow Middle School posts strong math scores at 68.4% overall, with a notable decline from 72.5% in 7th grade to 63.4% in 8th grade.

The struggling schools share clear patterns. West Park Elementary School has the highest poverty rate among traditional elementaries (47.08% free/reduced lunch) and the highest elementary absenteeism (21.7%), with math proficiency at just 48.1%. Moscow Charter School also sits at the 46th percentile with only 35% proficiency in 3rd-grade math. Paradise Creek Regional High School is difficult to compare—just 21 students, $21,748 spent per student, and a 7:1 student-teacher ratio, but 36.4% chronic absenteeism and below-average proficiency. The clearest takeaway: spending does not drive success in Moscow, and chronic absenteeism tracks closely with performance—West Park spends $11,524 per student yet gets far weaker results than A B McDonald and Lena Whitmore, which each spend about $11,429.

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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
Palouse Prairie Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	406 Powers Avenue	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Palouse Prairie Educational Organization Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 882-3684	185	12	15.4	20.0%	147 (79.5%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (9.2%)	9 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	91	30^th of 350 public elementary schools	91.4%		62.7	106^th of 337 public elementary schools	68.5%	76	77.3		65.0		61.5	64.7		70.6	75.0	64.7		70.3	73.9		70.0					77.7	$7,073	$508	$6,565
Paradise Creek Regional High School	Public	8-12	1314 South Main	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 882-3687	21	3	7.0	42.9%	17 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)	62.8	37^th of 124 public high schools	70.2%					(n/a)											61.5								53.8		$21,748	$1,518	$20,230
A B McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2323 East D Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 882-0228	341	23	14.9	28.2%	286 (83.9%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.1%)	11 (3.2%)	7 (2.1%)	5 (1.5%)	15 (4.4%)	91.6	23^rd of 350 public elementary schools	93.4%		89.3	29^th of 337 public elementary schools	91.4%	6	83.1	69.0	70.0					74.9	68.0				64.8	79.3	76.0					72.6	$11,429	$527	$10,902
Lena Whitmore Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 South Blaine Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 882-2621	248	19	13.2	32.7%	216 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.6%)	89.8	32^nd of 350 public elementary schools	90.9%		90.1	24^th of 337 public elementary schools	92.9%	8	65.3	72.1	81.4					72.6	83.7				65.3	65.1	79.1					69.6	$11,429	$1,061	$10,368
Moscow Middle School	Public	6-8	1410 East D Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 882-3577	500	35	14.1	24.6%	425 (85.0%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.4%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.4%)	89.4	17^th of 177 public middle schools	90.4%					(n/a)				69.1	72.5	63.4		68.4		≥ 71%		≥ 71%				≥ 60%	71.2	≥ 71%		68.5	$11,134	$860	$10,274
Moscow High School	Public	9-12	402 East 5th Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 882-2591	760	45	16.7	19.3%	626 (82.4%)	16 (2.1%)	43 (5.7%)	14 (1.8%)	14 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (5.8%)	88.7	11^th of 124 public high schools	91.1%					(n/a)							< 50%	< 50%			62.4								82.9		$10,700	$842	$9,858
West Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	510 Home Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 882-2714	240	18	13.5	47.1%	197 (82.1%)	6 (2.5%)	9 (3.8%)	8 (3.3%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.7%)	46.3	190^th of 350 public elementary schools	45.7%		58.8	125^th of 337 public elementary schools	62.9%	65	62.2	44.2	37.2					48.1	< 49%			< 49%	≥ 46%	< 53%	54.8					51.2	$11,524	$1,622	$9,902
Moscow Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1723 East F Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 883-3195	185	12	15.9	35.7%	143 (77.3%)	4 (2.2%)	8 (4.3%)	13 (7.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.6%)	46.5	189^th of 350 public elementary schools	46.0%		62.1	108^th of 337 public elementary schools	68.0%	81	35.0	60.0	33.3	50.0	47.6	60.0		47.0	< 53%			56.8	< 55%	≥ 50%	61.9		66.7			61.7	$7,401	$335	$7,065

Cities Near Moscow

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Troy	9.6 mi	2	8^th
Genesee	12.34 mi	1
Potlatch	13.77 mi	2	72^nd
Juliaetta	16.09 mi	1	69^th
Kendrick	17.1 mi	1	34^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.

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