Best High Schools in Zip Code 83422

ZIP code 83422, serving the Driggs, Idaho area, contains two high schools within the Teton County District: Teton High School, a traditional 9–12 school with 616 students, and Basin Alternative High School, a much smaller 6–12 program with just 27 students. These two schools serve very different student populations and present starkly different profiles in terms of attendance, academic performance, and available data.

Teton High School is the primary traditional high school and the only one with comprehensive testing and ranking data. Its state ranking has improved significantly over three years, moving from the 14th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 36th percentile in 2023–2024, with its star rating rising from 1 to 2 stars. The school's biggest academic challenge is math, where only 26.6% of students are proficient—a full 16.5 percentage points below the state average of 43.1%. In contrast, its ELA proficiency of 48.4% exceeds the district average of 45.9% and is just 5.5 points behind the state. About 26% of Teton students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school maintains a healthy chronic absenteeism rate of 10.8%, well below both district and state averages. Per-student spending is $10,049 with a student-teacher ratio of 16.7.

Basin Alternative High School presents a very different picture. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 76.5% is about five times the district average of 15.3% and seven times the rate at Teton High School, meaning roughly 20 of its 27 students are chronically absent. This likely reflects its mission to serve at-risk students who need an alternative to traditional schooling. No test scores, free/reduced lunch data, or state rankings are reported for Basin, and its graduation rate of 82.5% matches the district and state figures exactly, suggesting it may be an aggregate placeholder rather than a reliable school-specific metric. The school does offer smaller class sizes with a 14.2 student-teacher ratio and spends $9,117 per student, slightly less than Teton High School.