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Best Public Schools in Payette County, ID

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Schools

4,312

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedTreasure Valley Classical Academy Upper School9^th of 124 Idaho high schools

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Biggest riser

Fruitland Elementary School up 32 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Payette Academy 11.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Treasure Valley Classical Academy Upper School

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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
Treasure Valley Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	500 SW 3rd Street	Fruitland	83619	Payette County	Treasure Valley Classical Academy Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 779-4088	589	39	15.0	47.7%	433 (73.5%)	14 (2.4%)	113 (19.2%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	15 (2.5%)	72.8	78^th of 350 public elementary schools	77.7%		65	98^th of 337 public elementary schools	70.9%	20	75.4	56.9	60.0	65.5				64.4	52.7				58.6	59.6	58.2	58.9				58.8
Treasure Valley Classical Academy Upper School	Public, Charter	7-12	1860 7th Avenue North	Payette	83661	Payette County	Treasure Valley Classical Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 779-4088	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	92.8	9^th of 124 public high schools	92.7%					(n/a)					45.0	26.1	69.2	42.9		39.1	69.2	50.0					57.5	46.7	80.8	58.6
Fruitland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 South Pennsylvania Avenue	Fruitland	83619	Payette County	Fruitland District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 452-3999	557	31	17.8	46.7%	353 (63.4%)	1 (0.2%)	179 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	35.1	231^st of 350 public elementary schools	34.0%		25.4	263^rd of 337 public elementary schools	22.0%	32	50.0	31.3						40.2					54.8	40.0						47.0	$7,468	$1,138	$6,330
Fruitland High School	Public	9-12	501 Iowa Avenue	Fruitland	83619	Payette County	Fruitland District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 452-4411	509	27	18.5	31.2%	336 (66.0%)	1 (0.2%)	147 (28.9%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)								(n/a)							< 44%	< 44%			< 43%	< 43%							≥ 73%	≥ 73%	$7,561	$691	$6,870
Fruitland Middle School	Public	5-8	800 South Pennsylvania Avenue	Fruitland	83619	Payette County	Fruitland District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 452-3350	467	24	19.6	44.5%	292 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (32.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	34.8	113^th of 177 public middle schools	36.2%		33.7	117^th of 166 public middle schools	29.5%	4			43.6	26.8	29.4	46.7		36.5	43.6	36.1		39.5			59.6	45.3	51.9	60.2		54.0	$6,768	$704	$6,065
Fruitland Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	401 Iowa Avenue	Fruitland	83619	Payette County	Fruitland District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 452-3360	18	3	5.6	55.6%	10 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)																					$6,413	$340	$6,073
New Plymouth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	704 South Plymouth Avenue	New Plymouth	83655	Payette County	New Plymouth District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 278-5333	404	21	18.7	42.3%	325 (80.4%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	32.4	243^rd of 350 public elementary schools	30.6%		42	200^th of 337 public elementary schools	40.7%	43	48.7	45.6	25.8					40.3	34.8				44.9	55.4	40.9					46.5	$8,316	$930	$7,386
New Plymouth Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 Southwest 2nd Avenue	New Plymouth	83655	Payette County	New Plymouth District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 278-5788	225	13	17.2	37.3%	177 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (16.4%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	71.5	40^th of 177 public middle schools	77.4%		83.1	21^st of 166 public middle schools	87.3%	19				48.8	51.4	70.5		56.8		56.4						56.3	64.7	69.2		63.1	$5,435	$930	$4,505
New Plymouth High School	Public	9-12	207 Plymouth Avenue	New Plymouth	83655	Payette County	New Plymouth District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 278-5311	269	17	15.8	28.6%	226 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.5%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	44.4	69^th of 124 public high schools	44.4%		34.6	77^th of 112 public high schools	31.3%	8							34.4				40.6								57.8		$8,530	$930	$7,600
Payette Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1320 3rd Avenue North	Payette	83661	Payette County	Payette Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 642-3379	477	25	19.0	71.3%	310 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	5.6	343^rd of 350 public elementary schools	2.0%		8.9	322^nd of 337 public elementary schools	4.5%	21	31.6	21.2						26.1					26.6	22.1						24.2	$7,674	$1,993	$5,681
Payette High School	Public	9-12	1500 6th Avenue South	Payette	83661	Payette County	Payette Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 642-3327	319	18	17.2	60.8%	176 (55.2%)	1 (0.3%)	127 (39.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)								(n/a)							< 25%	< 25%			< 38%	< 38%							≥ 48%	≥ 48%	$8,017	$1,286	$6,731
McCain Middle School	Public	5-8	400 North Iowa Avenue	Payette	83661	Payette County	Payette Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 642-4122	375	23	16.3	65.1%	224 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (36.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)								(n/a)			22.7	< 20%	< 30%	< 24%		21.7	< 26%	< 25%		23.0			20.8	< 32%	< 45%	< 38%		30.8	$7,372	$1,029	$6,343
Payette Academy	Public	6-12	609 North 5th Street	Payette	83661	Payette County	Payette Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 642-3241	103	9	11.7	76.7%	54 (52.4%)	1 (1.0%)	44 (42.7%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)							< 24%	< 12%			< 24%	< 17%							< 24%	< 14%

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