Best Middle Schools in Idaho

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the ISAT test scores by the Idaho Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 166)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
151	Idaho Virtual Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1965 South Eagle Road Suite 1	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Idaho Virtual Academy Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 322-3559	1,801	55	32.5		1,331 (73.9%)	8 (0.4%)	326 (18.1%)	16 (0.9%)	12 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (5.9%)	$8,430			$859			$7,571	13.5			(n/a)		160000400859
152	Council Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	101 East Bleeker Avenue	Council	83612	Adams County	Council District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 253-4217	117	10	11.5	45.3%	106 (90.6%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.1%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,736			$1,206			$11,529	12.8			(n/a)		160084000163
153	Lone Star Middle School	Public	6-8	11055 Lone Star Road	Nampa	83651	Canyon County	Nampa School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 468-4745	927	48	19.2	53.5%	493 (53.2%)	10 (1.1%)	366 (39.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	49 (5.3%)	$6,929			$1,058			$5,871	12.6	24.2	127	26		160234000969
154	Sugar-Salem Online	Public, Alternative	K-12	10 North Cutler	Sugar City	83448	Madison County	Sugar-Salem Joint District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 356-4437	688	13	54		605 (87.9%)	4 (0.6%)	54 (7.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.8%)								12			(n/a)		160309001177
155	Kellogg Middle School	Public	6-8	790 Bunker Avanue	Kellogg	83837	Shoshone County	Kellogg Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 784-1311	238	15	15.5	55.5%	214 (89.9%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$11,421			$1,758			$9,663	11.3			(n/a)		160165000292
156	Syringa Middle School	Public	7-8	1100 Willow Street	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Caldwell District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 455-3305	695	41	16.9	76.5%	223 (32.1%)	1 (0.1%)	436 (62.7%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (2.9%)	$7,966			$1,174			$6,792	10.7	11	151	5		160051000109
157	East Minico Middle School	Public	6-8	1805 H Street	Rupert	83350	Minidoka County	Minidoka County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 436-3178	483	24	20	61.1%	250 (51.8%)	2 (0.4%)	228 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$7,511			$1,021			$6,489	10.4	11.2	149	8		160219000381
158	Inspire Virtual Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9550 Bethel Court	Boise	83709	Ada County	Inspire Academics Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 322-4002	1,210	37	32.3		882 (72.9%)	10 (0.8%)	226 (18.7%)	16 (1.3%)	16 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (4.7%)	$6,932			$401			$6,531	9.5			(n/a)		160001100866
159	Wendell Middle School	Public	5-8	920 East Main Street	Wendell	83355	Gooding County	Wendell District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 536-5531	350	19	18.2	72.3%	141 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	202 (57.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$7,016			$1,228			$5,787	9.4	9.1	156	3		160336000571
160	West Jefferson Middle School	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	61.4%	53 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,050			$983			$8,066	8.2			(n/a)		160340001053

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ISAT Math, ISAT English Language Arts, ISAT Science test scores released by the Idaho Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 26, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Idaho Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Idaho Department of Education.
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