Best Elementary Schools in Idaho

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 337)	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
21	Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1725 East Warm Springs Avenue	Boise	83712	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4190	200	13	15.4	12.5%	166 (83.0%)	3 (1.5%)	11 (5.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.0%)	$8,646			$399			$8,247	91.1	93	16	5		160036000042
22	Discovery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 East Leigh Field Drive	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4090	416	24	17.6	30.5%	305 (73.3%)	8 (1.9%)	69 (16.6%)	17 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$7,320			$609			$6,711	90.6	93.2	15	7		160210000801
23	Victory Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9779 Kris Jensen Lane	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Victory Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 442-9400	380	17	22.2	33.2%	307 (80.8%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (11.1%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	$7,065			$852			$6,213	90.2	91.5	23			160000300858
24	Lena Whitmore Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 South Blaine Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 882-2621	248	19	13.2	32.7%	216 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.6%)	$11,429			$1,061			$10,368	90.1	87.9	36	12		160222000392
25	Camelot Elementary School	Public	K-5	1903 Grelle Avenue	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 748-3500	310	21	14.8	15.2%	280 (90.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	$9,728			$742			$8,987	90.1	81.9	53	28		160186000320
26	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	420 South Boyer Avenue	Sandpoint	83864	Bonner County	Lake Pend Oreille School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 263-4759	329	17	19.4	35.6%	282 (85.7%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$8,283			$578			$7,705	89.8	91.2	25	1		160000200617
27	Riverview Elementary School	Public	3-4	1463 N 800 E	Shelley	83274	Bingham County	Shelley Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 357-5625	364	18	20.2	42.0%	292 (80.2%)	1 (0.3%)	66 (18.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,660			$1,327			$5,333	89.8			(n/a)		160291001012
28	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1511 North 9th Street	Boise	83702	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5450	248	15	16	15.3%	202 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.5%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.2%)	$8,983			$449			$8,534	89.7	82.6	51	23		160036000062
29	A B McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2323 East D Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 882-0228	341	23	14.9	28.2%	286 (83.9%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.1%)	11 (3.2%)	7 (2.1%)	5 (1.5%)	15 (4.4%)	$11,429			$527			$10,902	89.3	94.1	8	21		160222000390
30	Liberty Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9955 Kris Jensen Lane	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Liberty Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 466-7952	398	17	23	27.4%	332 (83.4%)	4 (1.0%)	38 (9.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.3%)	$7,892			$1,140			$6,752	89.3	95.2	5	25		160001200867

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds