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
31	Deary School	Public, Alternative	4-12	502 1st Street	Deary	83823	Latah County	Whitepine Joint School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 877-1151	145	14	10.5	39.3%	144 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,557			$1,209			$13,349	71.8			(n/a)		160001000579
32	Gem Prep: Pocatello School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4145 Yellowstone Avenue	Fort Hall	83203	Bannock County	Gem Prep: Pocatello LLC	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 238-1388	476	23	20.6		359 (75.4%)	8 (1.7%)	57 (12.0%)	9 (1.9%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	32 (6.7%)	$6,513			$972			$5,540	71.6	74.4	34	2		160017701073
33	Genesee School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	330 West Ash Street	Genesee	83832	Latah County	Genesee Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 285-1162	288	21	13.9	23.6%	263 (91.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$13,943			$1,188			$12,755	71.4	89.1	15	18		160120000845
34	Ririe Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	13809 N 130 E	Ririe	83443	Bonneville 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%)	$8,035			$751			$7,283	70.8	53.4	60	26		160279000429
35	Murtaugh Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 West Boyd Street	Murtaugh	83344	Twin Falls County	Murtaugh Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 432-5451	388	25	15.3	59.5%	218 (56.2%)	1 (0.3%)	164 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	$8,787			$1,620			$7,167	70.4	72.2	37	2		160231001034
36	Gem Prep: Meridian North	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	5390 North McDermott Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Gem Prep: Meridian North LLC	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 917-9150	474	23	20.6		359 (75.7%)	5 (1.1%)	81 (17.1%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)								68.9	86.5	20	16		160019601133
37	Alturas Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2280 East 17th Street	Idaho Falls	83404	Bonneville County	Alturas Preparatory Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 932-9440	463	28	16.6	26.8%	359 (77.5%)	4 (0.9%)	51 (11.0%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.8%)								68.7	50.1	67	30		160019901150
38	Malad Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Jenkins Avenue	Malad City	83252	Oneida County	Oneida County District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 766-9235	216	13	16.6	45.4%	199 (92.1%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$8,543			$785			$7,759	68.6	79.6	28	10		160249000629
39	Rolling Hills Public Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	8900 Horseshoe Bend Road	Boise	83714	Ada County	Rolling Hills Public Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 939-5400	176	14	12.5	19.9%	127 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (17.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.5%)	$10,286			$3,178			$7,108	67.7	46.3	73	34		160000600863
40	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%)	$6,249			$652			$5,597	67.4	63.8	48	8		160157001061

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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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