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Best High Schools in Ada County, ID

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24,221

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Top rankedRenaissance High School1^st of 124 Idaho high schools

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Rocky Mountain High School up 18 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Frank Church High School 8.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

North Star High School and 4 more

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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 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math End of Course	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science End of Course	ISAT Science All Grades	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
Insight School Of Idaho	Public, Charter	9-12	1965 South Eagle Road Suite 1	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Idaho Virtual Academy Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 322-3559	262	7	38.8		190 (72.5%)	2 (0.8%)	58 (22.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	28.4	95^th of 124 public high schools	23.4%		27.3	87^th of 112 public high schools	22.3%	8				11.3			33.8					57.4
Empower Connections Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	9550 West Bethel Court	Boise	83709	Ada County	Inspire Academics Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 322-4002	163	4	38.5		113 (69.3%)	2 (1.2%)	33 (20.2%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.7%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.3%)								(n/a)			< 25%	< 15%	10.0	< 25%	< 40%	28.8			< 25%	< 51%	35.8
Robert Janss School	Public	9-12	1299 North Orchard Street	Boise	83706	Ada County	Idaho Department Of Corrections	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 658-2000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
iSUCCEED VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL	Public, Charter	7-12	6148 North Discovery Way Suit	Boise	83713	Ada County	Isucceed Virtual High School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 375-3116	1,290	54	23.8		1,009 (78.2%)	8 (0.6%)	186 (14.4%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	75 (5.8%)	13	115^th of 124 public high schools	7.3%					(n/a)		14.5	6.5	< 7%	< 8%	14.4	17.2	16.5		35.5	21.1	41.6	36.7	$6,828	$540	$6,287
iSucceed Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	6148 North Discovery Way Suit	Boise	83713	Ada County	Isucceed Virtual High School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 375-3116	345	11	31.2		232 (67.2%)	3 (0.9%)	86 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.4%)	3.7	124^th of 124 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)				< 6%	< 6%		11.7					25.0		$838	$00	$838
Idaho Connects Online Alternative School	Public, Charter	6-12	12639 Explorer Drive Suite 1	Boise	83713	Ada County	Idaho Virtual Education Partners Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 287-3668	155	16	9.4		111 (71.6%)	1 (0.6%)	32 (20.6%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)								(n/a)														$6,971	$00	$6,971
Idaho Technical Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1965 South Eagle Road Suite 1	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Idaho College And Career Readiness Academy Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 917-2420	137	10	13.4		110 (80.3%)	1 (0.7%)	20 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	53.1	56^th of 124 public high schools	54.8%		49.4	57^th of 112 public high schools	49.1%	1				26.2			52.5					65.6		$9,675	$91	$9,584
North Star High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8900 North Horseshoe Bend Road	Boise	83714	Ada County	North Star Charter School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 332-6800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	96.8	5^th of 124 public high schools	96.0%					(n/a)				70.7			79.1
Cardinal Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	9492 West Emerald Street	Boise	83704	Ada County	Cardinal Academy Incorporated	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 918-1693	53	6	9.2		36 (67.9%)	3 (5.7%)	12 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Boise Senior High School	Public	9-12	1010 West Washington Street	Boise	83702	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4270	1,512	82	18.4	19.2%	1,187 (78.5%)	82 (5.4%)	126 (8.3%)	30 (2.0%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	81 (5.4%)	38.9	80^th of 124 public high schools	35.5%		57.9	46^th of 112 public high schools	58.9%	34				39.1			36.2					49.8		$9,916	$553	$9,362
Borah Senior High School	Public	9-12	6001 Cassia Street	Boise	83709	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4370	1,308	78	16.8	38.0%	889 (68.0%)	79 (6.0%)	226 (17.3%)	34 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	11 (0.8%)	64 (4.9%)	29.6	92^nd of 124 public high schools	25.8%		31	84^th of 112 public high schools	25.0%	8				27.9			38.7					44.9		$10,293	$775	$9,517
Capital Senior High School	Public	9-12	8055 Goddard Road	Boise	83704	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4490	1,170	73	15.9	36.3%	693 (59.2%)	80 (6.8%)	288 (24.6%)	41 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	61 (5.2%)	29.1	93^rd of 124 public high schools	25.0%		27.1	90^th of 112 public high schools	19.6%	3				< 23%	< 23%		36.1					45.1		$11,072	$631	$10,441
Timberline High School	Public	10-12	701 East Boise Avenue	Boise	83706	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-6230	1,307	74	17.6	16.7%	973 (74.4%)	17 (1.3%)	130 (9.9%)	101 (7.7%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	79 (6.0%)	60.8	42^nd of 124 public high schools	66.1%		63	38^th of 112 public high schools	66.1%	4				45.0			50.1					60.1		$9,873	$563	$9,310
Ada County Juvenile Center	Public	5-12	6300 Denton Street	Boise	83704	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4150	11	1	11.0		5 (45.5%)	1 (9.1%)	4 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Dehryl A Dennis Prof-Technical Center	Public	7-12	8201 West Victory Road	Boise	83709	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5810	3	24	.1		3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Frank Church High School	Public	7-12	3608 South Milwaukee Lane	Boise	83713	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-5650	381	43	8.8	79.0%	248 (65.1%)	19 (5.0%)	76 (19.9%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.9%)	7 (1.8%)	15 (3.9%)								(n/a)				< 14%	< 11%		< 18%	12.0				< 22%	14.0	$16,964	$1,998	$14,966
Boise Online School - Secondary	Public	7-12	8169 West Victory Road	Boise	83709	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4000	254	12	20.7		160 (63.0%)	6 (2.4%)	64 (25.2%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.9%)								(n/a)				< 15%	11.4		< 20%	16.9			< 43%	40.5	37.8
Student Transition Education Program (Step)	Public	12	1325 Vista Avenue	Boise	83705	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 854-6879	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Horseshoe Bend Alternative School	Public	5-12	650 W State St	Boise	83702	Ada County	Horseshoe Bend School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 332-6800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Kuna High School	Public	9-12	637 East Deer Flat	Kuna	83634	Ada County	Kuna Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 955-0200	1,624	87	18.7	30.4%	1,273 (78.4%)	28 (1.7%)	238 (14.7%)	10 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	64 (3.9%)	40.3	76^th of 124 public high schools	38.7%		33.6	78^th of 112 public high schools	30.4%	2				29.0			37.9					59.8		$7,114	$650	$6,463
Initial Point High School	Public	6-12	1080 North Ten Mile Road	Kuna	83634	Ada County	Kuna Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 955-0200	104	7	14.5	44.2%	80 (76.9%)	1 (1.0%)	14 (13.5%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.7%)								(n/a)				< 21%	< 21%		< 22%	< 22%				34.5		$8,592	$418	$8,173
Kuna Career Technical School	Public	9-12	711 East Porter Road	Kuna	83634	Ada County	Kuna Joint District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 922-1000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Swan Falls High School	Public	9-12	7300 South Linder Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Kuna Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 332-6800	225	15	14.9	31.1%	167 (74.2%)	7 (3.1%)	46 (20.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)				< 35%	< 35%		< 54%	< 54%				67.4
Eagle High School	Public	9-12	574 North Park Lane	Eagle	83616	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 939-2189	1,765	77	22.8	11.0%	1,486 (84.2%)	12 (0.7%)	154 (8.7%)	19 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	84 (4.8%)	87.8	12^th of 124 public high schools	90.3%		75.1	27^th of 112 public high schools	75.9%	15				62.4			58.4					84.6		$6,685	$609	$6,075
Meridian High School	Public	9-12	1900 West Pine Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4160	1,774	94	18.8	32.2%	1,243 (70.1%)	33 (1.9%)	381 (21.5%)	29 (1.6%)	6 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	74 (4.2%)	46.3	66^th of 124 public high schools	46.8%		56.8	48^th of 112 public high schools	57.1%	18				33.2			38.4					63.6		$7,180	$609	$6,571
Eagle Academy	Public	9-12	100 South Academy Avenue	Eagle	83616	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 939-5386	160	13	12.3	45.0%	115 (71.9%)	5 (3.1%)	26 (16.3%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)								(n/a)				< 18%	< 18%		< 21%	< 21%				31.4		$9,399	$609	$8,790
Centennial High School	Public	9-12	12400 West McMillan Road	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4250	1,743	86	20.3	30.4%	1,293 (74.2%)	78 (4.5%)	220 (12.6%)	65 (3.7%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	79 (4.5%)	80.9	27^th of 124 public high schools	78.2%		74.9	28^th of 112 public high schools	75.0%	1				51.1			58.6					78.6		$6,696	$634	$6,061
Meridian Academy	Public	9-12	2311 East Lanark Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4315	182	13	14.5	51.6%	133 (73.1%)	2 (1.1%)	33 (18.1%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	7.2	122^nd of 124 public high schools	1.6%					(n/a)				< 16%	< 16%		17.9					30.8		$9,486	$609	$8,877
Meridian Technical Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3800 North Locust Grove Road	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 288-2928	206	14	14.7	15.5%	155 (75.2%)	1 (0.5%)	29 (14.1%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	94.5	8^th of 124 public high schools	93.5%		98.9	2^nd of 112 public high schools	98.2%	6				64.1			79.5					84.6		$11,232	$00	$11,232
Ada Professional-Technical Center	Public	9-12	1900 West Pine	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4198	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	2000 South Millennium Way	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4050	2,463	114	21.6	23.1%	1,827 (74.2%)	109 (4.4%)	304 (12.3%)	72 (2.9%)	9 (0.4%)	20 (0.8%)	122 (5.0%)	81.9	22^nd of 124 public high schools	82.3%		79	19^th of 112 public high schools	83.0%	3				54.7			54.5					83.0		$6,872	$609	$6,263
Meridian Medical Arts Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1789 East Heritage Park Lane	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4075	191	15	12.7	16.2%	139 (72.8%)	2 (1.0%)	32 (16.8%)	9 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.2%)								(n/a)				58.8			≥ 88%	≥ 88%				≥ 88%	≥ 88%	$11,226	$00	$11,226
Rocky Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5450 North Linder Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4340	1,848	80	22.9	15.4%	1,511 (81.8%)	23 (1.2%)	210 (11.4%)	23 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	72 (3.9%)	84.6	17^th of 124 public high schools	86.3%		69	35^th of 112 public high schools	68.8%	18				50.5			63.3					85.2		$6,471	$609	$5,861
Renaissance High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1307 East Central Drive	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4380	662	44	15.0	18.9%	489 (73.9%)	6 (0.9%)	52 (7.9%)	74 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	35 (5.3%)	99.7	1^st of 124 public high schools	99.2%		99.6	1^st of 112 public high schools	99.1%					87.3			94.9					≥ 96%	≥ 96%	$8,128	$609	$7,518
Rebound School Of Opportunity	Public	6-12	6075 North Locust Grove Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-5233	184	7	25.7		127 (69.0%)	5 (2.7%)	38 (20.7%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)								(n/a)
Virtual School House	Public	6-12	6075 North Locust Grove Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-5079	516	14	35.7		388 (75.2%)	12 (2.3%)	81 (15.7%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.3%)	13.3	114^th of 124 public high schools	8.1%		11.2	108^th of 112 public high schools	3.6%	6				11.1			17.7					46.4
Idaho Fine Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	915 East Central Drive	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4420	260	16	16.1	18.5%	212 (81.5%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (11.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	96.6	6^th of 124 public high schools	95.2%		89.6	9^th of 112 public high schools	92.0%	3	72.4	76.7	76.2	67.5	73.0	83.3	85.0	84.1	≥ 79%	≥ 80%	≥ 85%	≥ 85%	94.3	$9,056	$609	$8,447
Owyhee High School	Public	9-12	3650 North Owyhee Storm Avenue	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4500	1,884	83	22.6	17.5%	1,505 (79.9%)	18 (1.0%)	246 (13.1%)	14 (0.7%)	7 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	87 (4.6%)	80.4	28^th of 124 public high schools	77.4%		76.2	24^th of 112 public high schools	78.6%	4				50.3			55.8					84.1
Pathways In Education - West Ada	Public, Charter	9-12	6074 North Discovery Way	Boise	83713	Ada County	Pathways In Education - West Ada	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(986) 269-4522	79	5	14.4		53 (67.1%)	3 (3.8%)	14 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	5 (6.3%)	10.3	117^th of 124 public high schools	5.6%					(n/a)				< 15%	< 15%		18.4					36.8

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