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
201	Crimson Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1941 North Shayla Avenue	Kuna	83634	Ada County	Kuna Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 955-0230	454	24	19	39.9%	387 (85.2%)	9 (2.0%)	33 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	17 (3.7%)	$6,910			$1,321			$5,588	41.6	44.7	167	34		160177000951
202	Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	815 Burrell Avenue	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 748-3550	358	23	15.6	43.3%	316 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	$9,236			$1,051			$8,185	41.1	37.6	188	14		160186000321
203	Marsing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	207 8th Avenue West	Marsing	83639	Owyhee County	Marsing Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 649-5411	360	17	21.4	70.6%	197 (54.7%)	0 (0.0%)	156 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$7,814			$1,544			$6,270	41.1	30.7	207	4		160198000351
204	River Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 East River Valley Street	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 884-1741	468	31	14.9	53.8%	261 (55.8%)	9 (1.9%)	149 (31.8%)	12 (2.6%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	26 (5.6%)	$6,929			$609			$6,320	41.1	52.2	140	64		160210000793
205	Whitman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1840 9th Avenue	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 748-3850	332	24	13.6	44.9%	289 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	$10,541			$1,376			$9,166	41.1	41.9	174	31		160186000330
206	McSorley Elementary School	Public	K-5	2020 15th Street	Lewiston	83501	Nez Perce County	Lewiston Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 748-3650	242	18	13.4	35.5%	192 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.0%)	$9,358			$898			$8,460	40.7	71	86	120		160186000325
207	Wapello Elementary School	Public	K-5	195 E 350 N	Blackfoot	83221	Bingham County	Blackfoot District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 785-8844	211	13	15.7	40.3%	155 (73.5%)	1 (0.5%)	33 (15.6%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.2%)	4 (1.9%)	4 (1.9%)	$7,566			$1,059			$6,506	40.5			(n/a)		160027000032
208	Desert Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18178 Santa Ana Avenue	Nampa	83687	Canyon County	Vallivue School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 466-1555	686	36	19	57.7%	343 (50.0%)	13 (1.9%)	300 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	21 (3.1%)	$7,529			$1,066			$6,463	40.5	35.1	197	11		160060000935
209	Ponderosa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3483 East Ponderosa Boulevard	Post Falls	83877	Kootenai County	Post Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 773-1508	466	22	21.1	59.2%	411 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.2%)	$7,250			$1,269			$5,982	40.4	42.4	171	38		160267000487
210	Greenacres Elementary School	Public	K-5	1250 East Oak Street	Pocatello	83201	Bannock County	Pocatello District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 233-2575	286	19	15	55.2%	190 (66.4%)	3 (1.0%)	71 (24.8%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$8,258			$1,397			$6,862	40.1	39.8	181	29		160264000470

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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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