Best High Schools in Idaho

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 112)	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	Gem Prep: Meridian	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2750 East Gala Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Gem Prep: Meridian LLC	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 917-9150	506	23	22	38.3%	380 (75.1%)	8 (1.6%)	80 (15.8%)	11 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (4.0%)	$8,768			$937			$7,831	78.1	94.8	8	13		160017901107
22	Lakeland Senior High School	Public	9-12	7006 West Highway 53	Rathdrum	83858	Kootenai County	Lakeland District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 687-0181	830	43	19.3	18.6%	721 (86.9%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.5%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.1%)	$8,905			$734			$8,170	77.5	79.6	23	1		160180000311
23	Vision Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19291 Ward Road	Caldwell	83605	Canyon County	Vision Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 455-9220	760	34	22.6	31.1%	548 (72.1%)	1 (0.1%)	163 (21.4%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.6%)	$6,555			$605			$5,951	76.6	72.7	36	13		160014100942
24	Owyhee High School	Public	9-12	3650 North Owyhee Storm Avenue	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4500	1,884	83	22.6	17.5%	1,505 (79.9%)	18 (1.0%)	246 (13.1%)	14 (0.7%)	7 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	87 (4.6%)								76.2	76.7	29	5		160210001158
25	Twin Falls High School	Public	9-12	1615 Filer Avenue East	Twin Falls	83301	Twin Falls County	Twin Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 733-6551	1,381	64	21.4	29.8%	1,065 (77.1%)	25 (1.8%)	228 (16.5%)	26 (1.9%)	10 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	22 (1.6%)	$8,387			$656			$7,730	75.6	83.9	19	6		160324000555
26	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%)								75.2	43.3	93	67		160020501080
27	Eagle High School	Public	9-12	574 North Park Lane	Eagle	83616	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 939-2189	1,765	77	22.8	11.0%	1,486 (84.2%)	12 (0.7%)	154 (8.7%)	19 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	84 (4.8%)	$6,685			$609			$6,075	75.1	84.4	18	9		160210000318
28	Centennial High School	Public	9-12	12400 West McMillan Road	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4250	1,743	86	20.3	30.4%	1,293 (74.2%)	78 (4.5%)	220 (12.6%)	65 (3.7%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	79 (4.5%)	$6,696			$634			$6,061	74.9	71	38	10		160210000674
29	Murtaugh Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 West Boyd Street	Murtaugh	83344	Twin Falls County	Murtaugh Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 432-5451	388	25	15.3	59.5%	218 (56.2%)	1 (0.3%)	164 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	$8,787			$1,620			$7,167	73.8	71	39	10		160231001034
30	American Heritage Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1736 South 35th West	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	American Heritage Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 529-6570	560	29	19.6	33.0%	515 (92.0%)	5 (0.9%)	33 (5.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$7,414			$1,166			$6,248	73.5	74	34	4		160016201044

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ISAT Math, ISAT Science, ISAT English Language Arts 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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences