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Best Public Schools in Lemhi County, ID

At a glance

Schools

898

Students

Districts

Top rankedFern-Waters Public Charter School58^th of 350 Idaho elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Fern-Waters Public Charter School up 16 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Leadore School 7.8 students per teacher

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Fern-Waters Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	904 Fernwater Lane	Salmon	83647	Lemhi County	Fern-Waters Public Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 332-6800	141	9	16.4	—	141 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79.5	58^th of 350 public elementary schools	83.4%		73.7	74^th of 337 public elementary schools	78.0%	16		50.0	62.5		62.5	50.0		65.6	62.5	42.9		53.3	68.8	68.8	68.8			64.3		72.0
Salmon Pioneer Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Sharkey Street	Salmon	83467	Lemhi County	Salmon District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 756-3663	286	19	15.0	58.4%	266 (93.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	32.9	238^th of 350 public elementary schools	32.0%		29.6	247^th of 337 public elementary schools	26.7%	9	52.7	46.4	21.3					40.0	36.2				43.6	57.1	34.0					43.1	$8,842	$1,410	$7,432
Salmon Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	401 South Warpath Drive	Salmon	83467	Lemhi County	Salmon District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 756-2415	349	21	16.2	42.7%	321 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	28.7	94^th of 124 public high schools	24.2%		44.5	63^rd of 112 public high schools	43.8%	31				30.3	34.3	15.1	19.5	23.5		19.2	33.3	25.5				39.4	42.9	28.0	55.0	40.5	$8,842	$1,410	$7,432
Salmon Alternative High School	Public	9-12	1501 Bean Lane	Salmon	83467	Lemhi County	Salmon District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 756-6277	12	1	22.6	—	12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Salmon Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	206 Courthouse Drive	Salmon	83467	Lemhi County	Salmon District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 756-4201	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Leadore School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	111 South 3rd Street	Leadore	83464	Lemhi County	South Lemhi District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 768-2441	100	13	7.8	55.0%	89 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)								< 32%				25.0								< 46%	$19,303	$2,876	$16,427
Tendoy Elementary School	Public	K-5	2217 Lemhi Road	Tendoy	83468	Lemhi County	South Lemhi District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 756-3524	10	1	10.0	—	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (30.0%)								(n/a)																					$12,022	$1,209	$10,813

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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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