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
171	Owyhee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3434 Pasadena Drive	Boise	83705	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5850	167	14	11.9	96.4%	102 (61.1%)	4 (2.4%)	34 (20.4%)	12 (7.2%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	11 (6.6%)	$13,218			$1,818			$11,400	48	10.9	275	104		160036000070
172	Birch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6900 Birch Lane	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 461-5960	663	33	20	47.8%	440 (66.4%)	7 (1.1%)	175 (26.4%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	26 (3.9%)	$7,529			$1,066			$6,463	47.9	50.2	147	25		160060000778
173	Gem Prep: Nampa	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	310 West Iowa Avenue	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Gem Prep: Nampa LLC	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 468-2848	529	23	23	62.8%	283 (53.5%)	3 (0.6%)	203 (38.4%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.5%)								47.9	43.2	168	5		160020501080
174	Melba Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	521 Carrie Rex Avenue	Melba	83641	Canyon County	Melba Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 495-2508	430	22	19.5	40.2%	336 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$6,750			$1,140			$5,609	47.7			(n/a)		160207000359
175	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%)								47.7			(n/a)		160351301180
176	Skyway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6621 Courcelles Parkway	Coeur D Alene	83815	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 664-8998	518	28	18.5	39.0%	447 (86.3%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	$7,777			$1,231			$6,547	47.3	48.5	158	18		160078000799
177	Mosaics Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	3121 Lincoln Road	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Mosaics Public School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 332-6800	527	27	19.2	45.0%	323 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	24 (4.6%)								46.4	37.8	186	9		160019101124
178	Summit Hills Elementary School	Public	K-6	2853 North Lucina Avenue	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Bonneville Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 525-4433	471	27	17.4	43.7%	335 (71.1%)	3 (0.6%)	126 (26.8%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$7,954			$1,691			$6,264	46.3	49.7	151	27		160093001062
179	Arco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	250 South Water Street	Arco	83213	Butte County	Butte County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 527-8503	186	14	13.7	50.0%	162 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	$9,774			$1,492			$8,282	46.2			(n/a)		160049000007
180	Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	882 Valley Road South	Hazelton	83335	Jerome County	Valley District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 829-5353	493	39	12.5	58.4%	247 (50.1%)	0 (0.0%)	244 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,154			$1,016			$8,138	46			(n/a)		160327000558

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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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