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
51	Kendrick Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2001 Highway 3	Kendrick	83537	Latah County	Kendrick Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 289-4202	133	11	11.9	31.6%	124 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	$14,456			$1,086			$13,370	61.4			(n/a)		160168000299
52	Kootenai Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	13030 East O'Gara Road	Harrison	83833	Kootenai County	Kootenai District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 689-3311	111	10	11.1	36.0%	105 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,682			$813			$18,869	61.2			(n/a)		160174000303
53	Vera C O'Leary Middle School	Public	6-8	2350 Elizabeth Boulevard	Twin Falls	83301	Twin Falls County	Twin Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 733-2155	758	38	20.1	36.3%	641 (84.6%)	2 (0.3%)	97 (12.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	$7,074			$852			$6,222	60.6	57.7	55	2		160324000552
54	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	60	67.3	44	10		160016201044
55	Carey Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20 Panther Lane	Carey	83320	Blaine County	Blaine County District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 823-4391	272	24	11.3	37.1%	191 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	8 (2.9%)	$19,926			$830			$19,096	59.3	42.4	82	27		160030000034
56	Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4141 East Pine Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4270	898	42	21.2	40.9%	597 (66.5%)	28 (3.1%)	177 (19.7%)	32 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	55 (6.1%)	$6,819			$655			$6,164	59.1	60.4	50	6		160210000795
57	Lakeland Middle School	Public	6-8	15601 North Highway 41	Rathdrum	83858	Kootenai County	Lakeland District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 687-0661	635	35	17.9	24.6%	549 (86.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.3%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.7%)	$8,690			$1,191			$7,499	58.9	51.6	64	7		160180000312
58	Oakley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	455 West Main	Oakley	83346	Cassia County	Cassia County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 862-3328	179	14	12.9	40.8%	131 (73.2%)	1 (0.6%)	39 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	$8,237			$707			$7,530	58.3			(n/a)		160066000132
59	Taylorview Middle School	Public	7-8	350 Castlerock Lane	Idaho Falls	83404	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 524-7850	753	45	16.8	42.0%	571 (75.8%)	2 (0.3%)	132 (17.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.4%)	$7,573			$885			$6,689	56.5	48.8	70	11		160153000727
60	Butte County Middle/High School	Public	7-12	120 South Water Street	Arco	83213	Butte County	Butte County Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 527-8237	186	17	11.2	36.0%	166 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$9,553			$1,051			$8,503	56.4			(n/a)		160049000008

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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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