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
11	Sorensen Magnet School Of The Arts And Humanities	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	311 North 9th Street	Coeur D Alene	83814	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 664-2822	318	16	20.5	23.0%	279 (87.7%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$8,362			$515			$7,848	94.3	96.7	3	8		160078000156
12	Collister Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4426 Catalpa Drive	Boise	83703	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4650	262	16	16.6	10.7%	187 (71.4%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (9.5%)	33 (12.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	$10,048			$595			$9,452	94	92.3	20	8		160036000049
13	Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1916 East Street	Cottonwood	83522	Idaho County	Cottonwood Joint District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 962-3122	222	17	12.9	32.9%	213 (95.9%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$9,603			$1,161			$8,441	93.9			(n/a)		160081000160
14	Hillsdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5225 South Howry Lane	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4432	769	36	21.2	9.2%	637 (82.8%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (6.8%)	29 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (5.9%)	$6,115			$609			$5,506	93.7	90.9	26	12		160210001081
15	Eagle Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Ranch Drive	Eagle	83616	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4085	363	21	17.7	17.9%	304 (83.7%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.1%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	$6,183			$609			$5,574	93.3	93.6	13	2		160210000624
16	Prospect Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 North Red Horse Way	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4000	456	24	19.2	26.5%	338 (74.1%)	8 (1.8%)	54 (11.8%)	22 (4.8%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.1%)	$6,599			$609			$5,990	93.1	93.9	9	7		160210000902
17	Compass Public Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4667 West Aviator Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Compass Public Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 888-5847	1,265	68	18.6	24.6%	989 (78.2%)	14 (1.1%)	149 (11.8%)	43 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	65 (5.1%)	$5,937			$683			$5,254	92.5	90.9	27	10		160000700864
18	Hidden Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5480 West Hidden Springs	Hidden Springs	83714	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4920	247	15	16.5	4.9%	209 (84.6%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.9%)	$8,728			$542			$8,186	92.3	90.1	29	11		160036001004
19	Gem Prep: Online School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2750 East Gala Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Gem Prep: Online LLC	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 672-1155	378	13	29		305 (80.7%)	3 (0.8%)	51 (13.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.6%)								91.4	85.9	40	21		160017200846
20	Legacy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4015 South Legacy Way	Nampa	83686	Canyon County	Legacy Public Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 467-0947	311	13	24.8	29.6%	238 (76.5%)	6 (1.9%)	51 (16.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.6%)	$7,353			$957			$6,396	91.2	93.7	11	9		160015801019

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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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