Best Elementary 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 Thursday, August 22, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 301)	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)
160036000980	261	Morley Nelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7701 West Northview Street	Boise	83704	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 854-4610	429	24	17.6	99.1%	209 (48.7%)	63 (14.7%)	123 (28.7%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.2%)	$10,218			$1,645			$8,573	13.6	10.7	232	29
160015300796	262	Blackfoot Charter Community	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	92 North 415 West	Blackfoot	83221	Bingham County	Blackfoot Charter Community Learning Center Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(208) 782-0744	398	25	15.7	55.0%	284 (71.4%)	3 (0.8%)	66 (16.6%)	4 (1.0%)	19 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.3%)	$5,432			$430			$5,002	13			(n/a)
160276000497	263	Richfield School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	555 North Tiger Drive	Richfield	83349	Lincoln County	Richfield District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 487-2790	211	16	13.1	69.2%	157 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$12,525			$1,862			$10,663	13			(n/a)
160144000849	264	Highland School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	112 Boulevard	Craigmont	83523	Lewis County	Highland Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 924-5211	171	16	10.6	50.3%	142 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,707			$1,114			$14,593	12.8			(n/a)
160087000164	265	Culdesac School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 Culdesac Avenue	Culdesac	83524	Nez Perce County	Culdesac Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 843-5413	115	12	9.4	53.9%	80 (69.6%)	2 (1.7%)	7 (6.1%)	2 (1.7%)	16 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	$19,993			$2,193			$17,801	12.7			(n/a)
160219000380	266	Acequia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	360 N 350 E	Rupert	83350	Minidoka County	Minidoka County Joint District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 436-6985	282	17	16.4	17.4%	211 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,204			$1,504			$6,700	12.5	11.8	230	36
160264000475	267	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1455 Gwen Drive	Pocatello	83204	Bannock County	Pocatello District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 232-2914	347	21	16.6	69.7%	269 (77.5%)	2 (0.6%)	45 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$7,767			$1,528			$6,239	12.4	14.7	222	45
160324000548	268	Bickel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	607 2nd Avenue East	Twin Falls	83301	Twin Falls County	Twin Falls District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 733-4116	196	15	13.5	75.5%	109 (55.6%)	11 (5.6%)	57 (29.1%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	8 (4.1%)	7 (3.6%)	$10,022			$2,050			$7,973	11.7	16.4	215	53
160153000260	269	Ethel Boyes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1875 Brentwood Drive	Idaho Falls	83402	Bonneville County	Idaho Falls District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 525-7630	528	24	21.5	61.4%	308 (58.3%)	1 (0.2%)	190 (36.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	$6,562			$1,154			$5,408	11.6	17.1	210	59
160324000316	270	Oregon Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Park Avenue	Twin Falls	83301	Twin Falls County	Twin Falls District	No	No	No	Yes	(208) 733-8480	486	29	16.7	71.4%	248 (51.0%)	21 (4.3%)	193 (39.7%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$7,410			$1,500			$5,909	11.5	13.1	224	46

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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.

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