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
81	Filer Middle School	Public	7-8	299 Highway 30	Filer	83328	Twin Falls County	Filer District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 326-5906	256	14	18.4	41.8%	210 (82.0%)	1 (0.4%)	44 (17.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,346			$1,064			$6,282	48.4	44.2	76	5		160105000631
82	Preston Junior High School	Public	6-8	450 East Valley View Drive	Preston	83263	Franklin County	Preston Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 852-0751	540	29	18.8	45.4%	461 (85.4%)	3 (0.6%)	62 (11.5%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$5,263			$881			$4,382	48	52.6	62	20		160096000612
83	Meadows Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 North Miller Avenue	New Meadows	83654	Adams County	Meadows Valley District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 347-2118	142	16	8.8	69.7%	118 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$13,302			$1,568			$11,734	47.6	33.3	104	21		160206000826
84	Xavier Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1218 North College Road West	Twin Falls	83301	Twin Falls County	Xavier Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 734-3947	654	35	18.6	30.7%	468 (71.6%)	3 (0.5%)	143 (21.9%)	21 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.4%)	$5,824			$557			$5,266	47.5	65.8	46	38		160014000949
85	Vallivue Middle School	Public	6-8	16412 South 10th Avenue	Caldwell	83607	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 454-1426	682	43	16	50.3%	349 (51.2%)	5 (0.7%)	304 (44.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.5%)	$7,529			$1,066			$6,463	47.2	44.3	75	10		160060000539
86	North Fremont Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	3581 East 1300 North	Ashton	83420	Fremont County	Fremont County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 652-7468	316	22	14.3	44.9%	253 (80.1%)	4 (1.3%)	48 (15.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$8,721			$823			$7,899	46.1	17.5	139	53		160111000203
87	Marsing Middle School	Public	6-8	209 8th Avenue West	Marsing	83639	Owyhee County	Marsing Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 649-5411	200	14	13.9	63.0%	106 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$8,342			$1,928			$6,414	45.7			(n/a)		160198000636
88	Idaho Science And Technology Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	21 N 550 W	Blackfoot	83221	Bingham County	Idaho Science And Technology Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 785-7827	301	22	14		238 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$8,782			$694			$8,088	45.5	43.5	80	8		160014500996
89	St Maries Middle School	Public	6-8	1315 Jefferson Avenue	Saint Maries	83861	Benewah County	St Maries Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 245-3495	189	11	17.1	50.3%	165 (87.3%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)	$9,634			$820			$8,815	44.5	44.1	77	12		160306000534
90	Kootenai Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	4318 North Fennecus Road	Post Falls	83854	Kootenai County	Kootenai Classical Academy Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 332-6800	528	25	21.1		461 (87.3%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)								44.5			(n/a)		160351301180

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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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