Best Middle Schools in Idaho

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 164)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
160017200846	21	Gem Prep: Online School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2750 East Gala Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Gem Prep: Online LLC	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(208) 672-1155	276	15	19		239 (86.6%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (10.9%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)								85.1			(n/a)
160036001002	22	East Junior High School	Public	7-9	5600 East Warm Springs Avenue	Boise	83716	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	No	(208) 854-4730	619	37	16.9	12.0%	463 (74.8%)	5 (0.8%)	60 (9.7%)	56 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	$9,315			$771			$8,545	84.3	83.9	10	12
160222000393	23	Moscow Middle School	Public	6-8	1410 East D Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	No	No	(208) 882-3577	498	35	14.2	21.3%	427 (85.7%)	9 (1.8%)	27 (5.4%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	$11,134			$860			$10,274	84	69.9	23
160078000148	24	Canfield Middle School	Public	6-8	East 1800 Dalton Avenue	Coeur D Alene	83815	Kootenai County	Coeur D'Alene District	No	No	No	No	(208) 664-9188	746	40	18.8	22.1%	658 (88.2%)	5 (0.7%)	48 (6.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.5%)	$7,955			$863			$7,093	83.7	87.1	8	16
160210000819	25	Sawtooth Middle School	Public	6-8	3730 North Linder Road	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(208) 855-4200	892	41	21.9	13.5%	745 (83.5%)	7 (0.8%)	93 (10.4%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.0%)	$6,444			$609			$5,835	81.7	80.3	14	11
160210000367	26	Lowell Scott Middle School	Public	6-8	13600 West McMillan Road	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(208) 350-4060	802	42	19.2	24.4%	619 (77.2%)	21 (2.6%)	80 (10.0%)	29 (3.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.0%)	$7,081			$609			$6,472	80.1	84.6	9	17
160264000469	27	Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	2271 East Terry Street	Pocatello	83201	Bannock County	Pocatello District	No	No	No	No	(208) 233-5590	742	35	21.3	28.8%	602 (81.1%)	9 (1.2%)	76 (10.2%)	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (5.0%)	$6,818			$865			$5,953	79.8	83.7	12	15
160249000629	28	Malad Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Jenkins Avenue	Malad City	83252	Oneida County	Oneida County District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 766-9235	220	13	17.1	35.9%	210 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,543			$785			$7,759	79.6	77.5	16	12
160020101152	29	Gem Prep: Meridian South	Public, Charter	K-8	1925 Lake Hazel Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Gem Prep: Meridian South LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(208) 332-6800	203	13	16.2		154 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.3%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.4%)								78.8			(n/a)
160000200724	30	Sandpoint Middle School	Public	7-8	310 South Division Street	Sandpoint	83864	Bonner County	Lake Pend Oreille School District	No	No	No	No	(208) 265-4169	514	29	17.9	32.3%	450 (87.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	$8,654			$450			$8,204	77.4	68.4	25	5

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About our rankings:

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 22, 2024, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences