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Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, ID

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At a glance

Schools

7,834

Students

Districts

Top rankedRigby Middle School35^th of 174 Idaho middle schools

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Biggest riser

Cottonwood Elementary up 93 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

West Jefferson High School 14.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Roberts Elementary School

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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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
Midway Elementary School	Public	K-5	623 N 3500 E	Menan	83434	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 754-8604	372	18	20.3	37.9%	327 (87.9%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	33.6	233^rd of 346 public elementary schools	32.7%		24.8	268^th of 337 public elementary schools	20.5%	35	50.7	40.3	39.4					43.6	39.4				52.2	31.3	48.5					44.1	$5,997	$857	$5,140
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	306 N 3700 E	Rigby	83442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 745-0758	490	29	17.0	24.5%	440 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	59.9	129^th of 346 public elementary schools	62.7%		61.2	112^th of 337 public elementary schools	66.8%	17	62.2	54.3	52.0					56.2	50.0				47.2	48.6	66.3					54.9	$5,730	$653	$5,077
Rigby High School	Public	9-12	3833 East Rigby High Lane	Rigby	83442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 745-7704	2,040	86	23.6	26.4%	1,790 (87.7%)	2 (0.1%)	189 (9.3%)	5 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	45 (2.2%)								(n/a)											44.4										$6,792	$610	$6,182
Roberts Elementary School	Public	K-5	682 N 2858 E	Roberts	83444	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 228-3111	184	12	14.8	51.1%	125 (67.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	27	267^th of 346 public elementary schools	22.8%					(n/a)	29.6	45.2	36.4					37.4	36.4				25.9	38.7	60.6					42.9	$7,566	$1,118	$6,449
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	529 N 3470 E	Menan	83434	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 754-4550	99	7	13.8	54.5%	65 (65.7%)	1 (1.0%)	27 (27.3%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)								(n/a)											15.8										$7,117	$1,066	$6,050
Harwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 West 3rd North	Rigby	83442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 745-7613	423	25	17.2	40.7%	325 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	29.9	256^th of 346 public elementary schools	26.0%		29.1	251^st of 337 public elementary schools	25.5%	5	50.0	50.8	37.5					46.3	31.3				41.3	37.7	42.9					40.7	$6,633	$927	$5,706
South Fork Elementary School	Public	K-5	327 N 4100 E	Rigby	83442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 745-7085	654	32	20.7	25.8%	567 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.0%)	59	134^th of 346 public elementary schools	61.3%		51.2	154^th of 337 public elementary schools	54.3%	20	59.6	62.9	53.6					58.4	48.8				42.2	51.4	60.0					51.6	$5,832	$658	$5,175
Rigby Middle School	Public	6-8	290 N 3800 E	Rigby	83442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 745-7704	938	52	17.9	32.9%	793 (84.5%)	3 (0.3%)	111 (11.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.7%)	75.4	35^th of 174 public middle schools	79.9%		67.4	40^th of 166 public middle schools	75.9%	5				56.1	56.4	57.4		56.6		55.0						61.1	69.9	66.7		66.0	$6,249	$652	$5,597
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-5	3955 East 200 North	Rigby	83442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 332-6800	682	32	21.6	23.9%	565 (82.8%)	2 (0.3%)	97 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.1%)	65.7	106^th of 346 public elementary schools	69.4%		42.2	199^th of 337 public elementary schools	40.9%	93	63.2	51.4	54.8					56.5	47.6				61.4	58.9	60.3					60.2
Farnsworth Middle School	Public	6-8	305 North 3700 East	Rigby	83442	Jefferson County	Jefferson County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 745-8347	611	37	16.4	36.3%	518 (84.8%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	58	61^st of 174 public middle schools	64.9%		55.9	61^st of 166 public middle schools	63.3%					39.4	42.9	58.7		47.2		46.3						54.3	61.5	68.0		61.4
Ririe Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	13809 N 130 E	Ririe	83443	Jefferson County	Ririe Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 538-5175	354	21	16.8	24.6%	317 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	38.5	82^nd of 122 public high schools	32.8%		33.3	79^th of 112 public high schools	29.5%	3					35.1	40.5	21.0	31.1		51.2	35.5	41.9					57.1	52.4	65.0	58.9	$8,035	$751	$7,283
Ririe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	260 1st West Street	Ririe	83443	Jefferson County	Ririe Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 538-5175	365	21	17.3	27.7%	340 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48	178^th of 346 public elementary schools	48.6%		50.9	156^th of 337 public elementary schools	53.7%	22	67.3	44.2	42.1	57.7				53.1	42.1				47.3	42.9	54.4	50.0				49.0	$7,842	$1,454	$6,388
Hamer Elementary School	Public	K-4	2450 E 2100 N	Hamer	83425	Jefferson County	West Jefferson District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 662-5238	39	3	13.0	48.7%	31 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				50.0	$10,433	$1,073	$9,360
Terreton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1252 E 1500 N	Terreton	83450	Jefferson County	West Jefferson District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 663-4393	296	14	21.8	59.5%	231 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	30.1	254^th of 346 public elementary schools	26.6%		15.6	303^rd of 337 public elementary schools	10.1%	49			42.6	44.4				44.4	34.0						40.4	44.4				36.1	$10,253	$1,033	$9,220
West Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	1260 E 1500 N	Terreton	83450	Jefferson County	West Jefferson District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 663-4391	204	14	14.5	52.0%	155 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	52.6	56^th of 122 public high schools	54.1%		37.8	73^rd of 112 public high schools	34.8%	17											38.9								63.9		$10,143	$1,126	$9,017
West Jefferson Junior High	Public	7-8	1252 E 1500 N	Terreton	83450	Jefferson County	West Jefferson District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 663-4393	83	6	14.0	61.4%	53 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.8	173^rd of 174 public middle schools	0.6%		8.2	160^th of 166 public middle schools	3.6%	13								25.3		18.6							19.2	25.6		22.1	$9,050	$983	$8,066

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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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