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
131	Ernest Hemingway Steam School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 8th Street West	Ketchum	83340	Blaine County	Blaine County District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 578-5050	431	38	11.4	23.9%	277 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	145 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$14,942			$824			$14,117	57	58.5	117	14		160030000035
132	Joplin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12081 West Demeyer Street	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4345	241	16	15.4	45.6%	186 (77.2%)	5 (2.1%)	33 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.4%)	$6,573			$609			$5,964	56.7	58.7	116	16		160210000598
133	Carey Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20 Panther Lane	Carey	83320	Blaine County	Blaine County District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 823-4391	272	24	11.3	37.1%	191 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	8 (2.9%)	$19,926			$830			$19,096	56.4	42.4	172	39		160030000034
134	Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1507 North 28th Street	Boise	83703	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5480	324	20	15.8		247 (76.2%)	6 (1.9%)	45 (13.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	$9,865			$828			$9,037	56.2	58.8	115	19		160036000063
135	Prairie View Elementary	Public	K-5	2478 East Poleline Road	Post Falls	83854	Kootenai County	Post Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 773-8327	349	18	19.5	42.7%	307 (88.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	$7,834			$1,008			$6,825	56	71.9	83	52		160267000209
136	Inkom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	521 Holstein Street	Inkom	83245	Bannock County	Marsh Valley Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 775-3361	210	13	16.1	29.5%	191 (91.0%)	4 (1.9%)	9 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	$6,708			$764			$5,944	55.7	65.3	100	36		160195000345
137	Parker-Egin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	221 North Center Parker	Saint Anthony	83445	Fremont County	Fremont County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 624-7472	95	7	14.5	49.5%	88 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,783			$1,136			$7,646	55.4	82.3	52	85		160111000204
138	Fernan Stem Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	520 North 21st	Coeur D Alene	83814	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 664-2659	356	22	16.3	42.4%	282 (79.2%)	5 (1.4%)	37 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.1%)	$10,010			$1,772			$8,239	54.9	74	75	63		160078000208
139	Alturas International Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	151 North Ridge Avenue	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Alturas International Academy Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 522-5145	572	25	22.4	33.6%	414 (72.4%)	4 (0.7%)	113 (19.8%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.8%)	$6,935			$380			$6,555	54.7	62.3	106	33		160017501082
140	Spirit Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32605 North 5th Avenue	Spirit Lake	83869	Kootenai County	Lakeland District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 623-2501	290	17	17	37.2%	258 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	$8,368			$1,101			$7,267	54.3	56.1	127	13		160180000313

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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

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