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Best Public Schools in Boise County, ID

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Schools

690

Students

Districts

Top rankedBasin Elementary School198^th of 350 Idaho elementary schools

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Smallest classes

Idaho City High School 10.9 students per teacher

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Horseshoe Bend Elementary

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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
Basin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 North Elk Creek Road	Idaho City	83631	Boise County	Basin School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 392-6631	173	14	12.6	45.1%	155 (89.6%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.6%)	42.6	198^th of 350 public elementary schools	43.4%		49.5	164^th of 337 public elementary schools	51.3%	34	38.1	23.8	59.1	32.0				38.2	59.1				42.9	28.6	72.7	56.0				50.6	$12,308	$1,252	$11,056
Idaho City High School	Public	7-12	100 Centerville Road	Idaho City	83631	Boise County	Basin School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 392-4183	126	12	10.9	41.3%	115 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	27	96^th of 124 public high schools	22.6%		46.1	60^th of 112 public high schools	46.4%	36					34.8	28.6	30.0	31.0		< 47%	< 29%	30.6					47.8	42.9	45.0	45.1	$10,840	$977	$9,863
Lowman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3484 Banks Lowman Road	Lowman	83622	Boise County	Garden Valley District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 259-3333	1	1	1.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$8,969	$10	$8,960
Garden Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1053 Banks Lowman Road	Garden Valley	83622	Boise County	Garden Valley District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 462-3756	220	16	13.4	45.5%	200 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				29.4			25.0	< 35%			50.0	50.9				41.2	31.3		50.0	< 47%	$12,986	$1,478	$11,509
Horseshoe Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	398 School Drive	Horseshoe Bend	83629	Boise County	Horseshoe Bend School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 793-2225	84	6	13.2	58.3%	79 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	37.7	221^st of 350 public elementary schools	36.9%					(n/a)		44.4						45.0					50.0	44.4	50.0					47.5	$12,803	$1,538	$11,265
Horseshoe Bend Middle/Senior High	Public	6-12	398 School Drive	Horseshoe Bend	83629	Boise County	Horseshoe Bend School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 793-2225	86	11	7.8	52.3%	71 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.5%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	4 (4.7%)								(n/a)								17.4				< 45%					42.9			30.4	$11,547	$658	$10,889

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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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