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Best Idaho public schools
Eight rankings of Idaho's public schools from the latest NCES + state-assessment data. Unlike most school rankings, this list leads with BeatsExpectations: a demographics-adjusted score that asks how a school performs relative to what its student population would predict, not just in absolute terms.
Idaho schools with the lowest student-teacher ratios
Schools with 200+ students reporting the fewest students per teacher. Excludes virtual.| # | School | City | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANK CHURCH HIGH SCHOOL | BOISE | 8.9:1 |
| 2 | HAILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | HAILEY | 10.6:1 |
| 3 | BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BELLEVUE | 10.9:1 |
| 4 | FORREST M BIRD CHARTER SCHOOL | SANDPOINT | 11.0:1 |
| 5 | CAREY PUBLIC SCHOOL | CAREY | 11.3:1 |
| 6 | ERNEST HEMINGWAY STEAM SCHOOL | KETCHUM | 11.4:1 |
| 7 | LAPWAI MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL | LAPWAI | 11.5:1 |
| 8 | WOOD RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL | HAILEY | 11.5:1 |
| 9 | FRONTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BOISE | 11.7:1 |
| 10 | ELEVATE ACADEMY | CALDWELL | 11.9:1 |
| 11 | HAGERMAN SCHOOL | HAGERMAN | 12.1:1 |
| 12 | McMillan Elementary | BOISE | 12.4:1 |
| 13 | UNION HIGH SCHOOL | NAMPA | 12.4:1 |
| 14 | ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | HAILEY | 12.4:1 |
| 15 | VALLEY SCHOOL | HAZELTON | 12.5:1 |
Fastest-growing Idaho public schools, 2017-2024
Schools open in both years with 200+ enrollment in 2017, ranked by % change.| # | School | City | Enrollment Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IDAHO HOME LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER | MALAD CITY | +1286% |
| 2 | iSUCCEED VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL | BOISE | +223% |
| 3 | COMPASS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL | MERIDIAN | +128% |
| 4 | LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL | RATHDRUM | +66% |
| 5 | AMERICAN HERITAGE CHARTER SCHOOL | IDAHO FALLS | +64% |
| 6 | NEW HORIZON MAGNET SCHOOL | NAMPA | +55% |
| 7 | PARK RIDGE ELEMENTARY | NAMPA | +55% |
| 8 | EAST CANYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | NAMPA | +53% |
| 9 | KOOTENAI BRIDGE ACADEMY | COEUR D'ALENE | +51% |
| 10 | FREMONT H TEED MIDDLE SCHOOL | KUNA | +50% |
| 11 | J.R. SIMPLOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | AMERICAN FALLS | +50% |
| 12 | WHITE PINE CHARTER SCHOOL | AMMON | +46% |
| 13 | LAKEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | NAMPA | +44% |
| 14 | HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | RIGBY | +43% |
| 15 | MCCALL-DONNELLY HIGH SCHOOL | MCCALL | +40% |
Most racially diverse Idaho public schools
Schools with 200+ students ranked by diversity index: the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.| # | School | City | Diversity index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEPHENSEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | MOUNTAIN HOME AFB | 70.7% |
| 2 | DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY | BLACKFOOT | 69.4% |
| 3 | DESERT SAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BOISE | 69.3% |
| 4 | MORLEY NELSON ELEMENTARY | BOISE | 67.4% |
| 5 | GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BOISE | 67.2% |
| 6 | TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BOISE | 66.9% |
| 7 | KOELSCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BOISE | 65.5% |
| 8 | WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BOISE | 63.8% |
| 9 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BOISE | 63.5% |
| 10 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | TWIN FALLS | 62.9% |
| 11 | WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BOISE | 62.6% |
| 12 | FAIRMONT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | BOISE | 62.4% |
| 13 | WHITE PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BOISE | 62.2% |
| 14 | HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BOISE | 62.2% |
| 15 | USTICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | BOISE | 62.0% |
Largest Idaho public schools
Brick-and-mortar schools ranked by total enrollment. Virtual schools excluded.| # | School | City | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IDAHO HOME LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER | MALAD CITY | 7,764 |
| 2 | MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL | MERIDIAN | 2,463 |
| 3 | RIGBY HIGH SCHOOL | RIGBY | 2,040 |
| 4 | OWYHEE HIGH SCHOOL | MERIDIAN | 1,884 |
| 5 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL | MERIDIAN | 1,848 |
| 6 | IDAHO VIRTUAL ACADEMY | MERIDIAN | 1,801 |
| 7 | MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL | MERIDIAN | 1,774 |
| 8 | EAGLE HIGH SCHOOL | EAGLE | 1,765 |
| 9 | SNAKE RIVER ONLINE | BLACKFOOT | 1,750 |
| 10 | CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL | BOISE | 1,743 |
| 11 | THUNDER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL | IDAHO FALLS | 1,693 |
| 12 | RIDGEVUE HIGH SCHOOL | NAMPA | 1,640 |
| 13 | KUNA HIGH SCHOOL | KUNA | 1,624 |
| 14 | POST FALLS HIGH SCHOOL | POST FALLS | 1,601 |
| 15 | LAKE CITY HIGH SCHOOL | COEUR D'ALENE | 1,530 |
About these rankings
These tables use the most recent NCES Common Core of Data (2024-25) for enrollment, demographics, and staffing, and state-native assessment data (typically 2023-24 or 2024-25) for proficiency. BeatsExpectations is computed via per-state ordinary-least-squares regression of composite proficiency on free-and-reduced-lunch share. Full methodology.
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