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
51	Taylors Crossing Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1445 North Wood River Drive	Idaho Falls	83401	Bonneville County	Taylor's Crossing Public Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 552-0397	375	18	21	37.9%	326 (86.9%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.1%)	12 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	$7,394			$1,032			$6,362	83.5	87.5	37	14		160001500892
52	Christine Donnell School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	K-5	7075 South Five Mile Road	Boise	83709	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4355	464	24	19.3	26.1%	377 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.3%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.1%)	$6,743			$609			$6,134	82.1	80.5	59	7		160210000366
53	Eliza Hart Spalding Stem Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12311 West Braddock Drive	Boise	83709	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 321-2150	610	34	17.9	22.0%	481 (78.9%)	5 (0.8%)	72 (11.8%)	15 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.4%)	$6,780			$609			$6,171	82.1	89.1	32	21		160210000595
54	A J Winters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	535 Clay Street	Montpelier	83254	Bear Lake County	Bear Lake County District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 847-0477	305	16	18.6	57.0%	283 (92.8%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,079			$1,155			$5,924	81.3	83.4	49	5		160024000016
55	Dallas Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3302 South Barnside Way	Boise	83716	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 854-6680	397	19	20.3	8.1%	295 (74.3%)	4 (1.0%)	46 (11.6%)	21 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.6%)								80.9			(n/a)		160036001166
56	Chief Joseph School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1100 East Chateau	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 350-4200	505	34	14.9	47.1%	303 (60.0%)	9 (1.8%)	160 (31.7%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$7,649			$1,034			$6,615	80.4	80.9	58	2		160210000717
57	Gate City Elementary School	Public	K-5	2288 Hiskey Street	Pocatello	83201	Bannock County	Pocatello District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 237-2503	425	20	21.2	22.6%	341 (80.2%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (9.2%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	24 (5.6%)	$6,556			$777			$5,780	80	78	64	7		160264000642
58	Deary School	Public, Alternative	4-12	502 1st Street	Deary	83823	Latah County	Whitepine Joint School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 877-1151	145	14	10.5	39.3%	144 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,557			$1,209			$13,349	79.9			(n/a)		160001000579
59	Pepper Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2252 South Sumpter Way	Boise	83709	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4130	472	27	17.8	35.4%	336 (71.2%)	8 (1.7%)	70 (14.8%)	18 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	32 (6.8%)	$6,440			$609			$5,831	79.8	81.1	57	2		160210000818
60	Mary McPherson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 East Amity Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 855-4300	494	26	18.9	25.9%	360 (72.9%)	12 (2.4%)	72 (14.6%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	$6,373			$609			$5,763	79.1	76.3	70	10		160210000368

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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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