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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 83843

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At a glance

Schools

2,480

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedA B McDonald Elementary School23^rd of 346 Idaho elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Palouse Prairie Charter School up 76 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lena Whitmore Elementary School 13.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Moscow Middle School and 2 more

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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Summary:

In zip code 83843 (Moscow, Idaho), 8 schools serve approximately 2,480 students across 5 elementary schools (including two K-8 charters), 1 middle school, and 2 high schools. Most schools belong to the 5-star Moscow District, ranked 11th out of 101 districts in Idaho, while Palouse Prairie Charter School operates under the Palouse Prairie Educational Organization Inc., the 3rd-ranked district in the state.

Moscow High School stands out as the top high school, ranked 9th out of 122 schools in the 93rd percentile, with impressive 82.9% English Language Arts proficiency. Moscow Middle School also earns 5 stars, ranking in the 90th percentile, while A B McDonald Elementary (93rd percentile) and Lena Whitmore Elementary (91st percentile) lead the elementary schools. Palouse Prairie Charter School is a high-performing, low-cost outlier, ranking in the 91st percentile while spending just $7,073 per student. In contrast, West Park Elementary and Moscow Charter School both sit near the 46th percentile with 2-star ratings. West Park has the highest poverty rate among regular elementary schools (47.1% free/reduced lunch) and shows a troubling math decline from 62.2% in 3rd grade to 37.2% in 5th grade.

Chronic absenteeism is a systemic issue, with Paradise Creek Regional High School (36.4%), West Park (21.7%), and Moscow High School (18.8%) far exceeding the state rate of 13.8%. Paradise Creek, with just 21 students and a 7:1 student-teacher ratio, spends $21,748 per student yet posts only mid-range results, though its science proficiency is a relative strength. Lena Whitmore is a science standout at 83.7% proficiency. Moscow High's reported 38% math proficiency appears anomalous given its strong ELA scores, so parents should interpret this data point cautiously. Overall, this is a generally strong school area, but families should carefully weigh school-level differences in poverty, absenteeism, and academic growth — particularly between the high-performing traditional elementary schools and the lower-ranked West Park and Moscow Charter options.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISAT Math (2026)							ISAT Science (2026)				ISAT English Language Arts (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science End of Course	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts End of Course	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palouse Prairie Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	406 Powers Avenue	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Palouse Prairie Educational Organization Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 882-3684	185	12	15.4	20.0%	147 (79.5%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (9.2%)	9 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	90.9	30^th of 346 public elementary schools	91.3%		62.7	106^th of 337 public elementary schools	68.5%	76	77.3		65.0		61.5	64.7	70.6	75.0	64.7		70.3	73.9		70.0			77.7	$7,073	$508	$6,565
Paradise Creek Regional High School	Public	8-12	1314 South Main	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 882-3687	21	3	7.0	42.9%	17 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)	63.2	36^th of 122 public high schools	70.5%					(n/a)										61.5						53.8		$21,748	$1,518	$20,230
A B McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2323 East D Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 882-0228	341	23	14.9	28.2%	286 (83.9%)	3 (0.9%)	14 (4.1%)	11 (3.2%)	7 (2.1%)	5 (1.5%)	15 (4.4%)	91.6	23^rd of 346 public elementary schools	93.4%		89.3	29^th of 337 public elementary schools	91.4%	6	83.1	69.0	70.0				74.9	68.0				64.8	79.3	76.0			72.6	$11,429	$527	$10,902
Lena Whitmore Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 South Blaine Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 882-2621	248	19	13.2	32.7%	216 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.6%)	89.7	32^nd of 346 public elementary schools	90.8%		90.1	24^th of 337 public elementary schools	92.9%	8	65.3	72.1	81.4				72.6	83.7				65.3	65.1	79.1			69.6	$11,429	$1,061	$10,368
Moscow Middle School	Public	6-8	1410 East D Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 882-3577	500	35	14.1	24.6%	425 (85.0%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.4%)	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.4%)	89.4	17^th of 174 public middle schools	90.2%					(n/a)				69.1	72.5	63.4	68.4								71.2		68.5	$11,134	$860	$10,274
Moscow High School	Public	9-12	402 East 5th Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 882-2591	760	45	16.7	19.3%	626 (82.4%)	16 (2.1%)	43 (5.7%)	14 (1.8%)	14 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (5.8%)	89.2	9^th of 122 public high schools	92.6%					(n/a)										62.4						82.9		$10,700	$842	$9,858
West Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	510 Home Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 882-2714	240	18	13.5	47.1%	197 (82.1%)	6 (2.5%)	9 (3.8%)	8 (3.3%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.7%)	46.2	188^th of 346 public elementary schools	45.7%		58.8	125^th of 337 public elementary schools	62.9%	63	62.2	44.2	37.2				48.1							54.8			51.2	$11,524	$1,622	$9,902
Moscow Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1723 East F Street	Moscow	83843	Latah County	Moscow District	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 883-3195	185	12	15.9	35.7%	143 (77.3%)	4 (2.2%)	8 (4.3%)	13 (7.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.6%)	46.5	186^th of 346 public elementary schools	46.2%		62.1	108^th of 337 public elementary schools	68.0%	78	35.0	60.0	33.3	50.0	47.6	60.0	47.0				56.8			61.9	66.7		61.7	$7,401	$335	$7,065

Cities Near Zip Code 83843

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moscow	0.62 mi	8	12^th
Troy	9.6 mi	2	8^th
Genesee	12.34 mi	1
Potlatch	13.77 mi	2	72^nd
Juliaetta	16.09 mi	1	69^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Idaho Department of Education.

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