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
101	Irving Middle School	Public	6-8	911 North Grant Avenue	Pocatello	83204	Bannock County	Pocatello District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 232-3039	702	37	19.1	46.9%	549 (78.2%)	5 (0.7%)	100 (14.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.0%)	$7,793			$1,161			$6,633	39.5	43.9	78	23		160264000474
102	Grangeville Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Idaho Street	Grangeville	83530	Idaho County	Mountain View School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 983-0400	505	29	17.6	47.5%	450 (89.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	$9,493			$990			$8,503	39.2	34.3	101	1		160013900946
103	Salmon River Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	711 Ace's Place	Riggins	83549	Idaho County	Salmon River Joint School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 628-3431	81	9	9.3	51.9%	66 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.2%)	$20,090			$1,671			$18,419	38.8			(n/a)		160013800944
104	Hawthorne Middle School	Public	6-8	1025 West Eldredge Street	Pocatello	83201	Bannock County	Pocatello District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 237-1680	612	35	17.3	56.0%	413 (67.5%)	4 (0.7%)	95 (15.5%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.9%)	$6,204			$777			$5,428	38.5	38.1	90	14		160264000471
105	Donald J Hobbs Middle School	Public	7-8	350 East Pine Street	Shelley	83274	Bingham County	Shelley Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 357-7667	391	23	17.2	38.4%	327 (83.6%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (13.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	$6,737			$799			$5,938	38.4	28.5	120	15		160291000723
106	Buhl Middle School	Public	6-8	525 Sawtooth Boulevard	Buhl	83316	Twin Falls County	Buhl Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 543-8292	298	16	18.1	54.7%	199 (66.8%)	1 (0.3%)	96 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$8,358			$1,255			$7,103	36.9			(n/a)		160048000103
107	Teton Middle School	Public	6-8	935 North 5th East	Driggs	83422	Teton County	Teton County District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 228-5925	455	27	16.9	32.3%	299 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (33.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$8,848			$924			$7,924	36.5			(n/a)		160318000544
108	Firth Middle School	Public	5-8	410 Roosevelt	Firth	83236	Bingham County	Firth District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 346-6240	247	16	15.1	39.3%	202 (81.8%)	2 (0.8%)	37 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$6,437			$1,349			$5,087	36.3			(n/a)		160108000326
109	Rimrock Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	39678 State Highway 78	Bruneau	83604	Owyhee County	Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 834-2260	136	12	11.5	51.5%	79 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.6%)	$11,846			$945			$10,901	35.9	38.9	87	22		160045000100
110	Kuna Middle School	Public	6-8	1360 West Boise Street	Kuna	83634	Ada County	Kuna Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 922-1002	672	38	17.4	43.8%	515 (76.6%)	11 (1.6%)	122 (18.2%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$6,934			$851			$6,082	35.8	31.8	113	3		160177000306

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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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