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Idaho schools ranked by test score

Latest ISAT year (2024-25). 334 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 53.7%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
151PRIEST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PRIEST LAKE · WEST BONNER COUNTY DISTRICT
Elementary52.9%-0.8pp
152EDGEMONT GARDENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IDAHO FALLS · IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT
Elementary52.7%-1.0pp
153ARCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ARCO · BUTTE COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary52.5%-1.2pp
154SUMMIT HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IDAHO FALLS · BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary52.2%-1.5pp
155ANSER CHARTER SCHOOL
GARDEN CITY · ANSER OF IDAHO INC.
Elementary52.1%-1.6pp
156SILVER SAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOISE · JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
Elementary52.1%-1.6pp
157CLOVERDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IDAHO FALLS · BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary52.0%-1.7pp
158CHALLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHALLIS · CHALLIS JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary51.9%-1.8pp
159INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POCATELLO · POCATELLO DISTRICT
Elementary51.8%-1.9pp
160LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IDAHO FALLS · IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT
Elementary51.6%-2.1pp
161RIVER VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MERIDIAN · JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
Elementary51.6%-2.1pp
162WEST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POST FALLS · POST FALLS DISTRICT
Elementary51.3%-2.4pp
163FALLS VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IDAHO FALLS · BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary51.1%-2.6pp
164RICHARD MCKENNA CHARTER SCHOOL - MONTESSORI
MOUNTAIN HOME · IDAHO VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL INC.
Elementary51.1%-2.6pp
165USTICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOISE · JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
Elementary51.0%-2.7pp
166MOUNT HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BONNERS FERRY · BOUNDARY COUNTY DISTRICT
Elementary50.7%-3.0pp
167INKOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
INKOM · MARSH VALLEY JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary50.4%-3.3pp
168MAPLE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOISE · BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
Elementary50.4%-3.3pp
169SHADOW HILLS ELEMENTARY
BOISE · BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
Elementary50.4%-3.3pp
170LAKEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAMPA · VALLIVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary50.2%-3.5pp
171PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MERIDIAN · JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
Elementary50.2%-3.5pp
172TIMBERLINE ELEMENTARY
WEIPPE · OROFINO JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-3.7pp
173WAPELLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BLACKFOOT · BLACKFOOT DISTRICT
Elementary50.0%-3.7pp
174DESERT SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAMPA · VALLIVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.7%-4.0pp
175MOSAICS PUBLIC SCHOOL
CALDWELL · MOSAICS PUBLIC SCHOOL INC.
Elementary49.5%-4.2pp
176INDIAN CREEK ELEMENTARY
KUNA · KUNA JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary49.4%-4.3pp
177J.R. SIMPLOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AMERICAN FALLS · AMERICAN FALLS JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary49.4%-4.3pp
178JULIAETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JULIAETTA · KENDRICK JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary49.4%-4.3pp
179LAKE RIDGE ELEMENTARY
NAMPA · NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.4%-4.3pp
180CLEARWATER VALLEY ELEMENTARY
KOOSKIA · MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary49.3%-4.4pp
181PONDEROSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POST FALLS · POST FALLS DISTRICT
Elementary49.2%-4.5pp
182MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MERIDIAN · JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2
Elementary49.1%-4.6pp
183OWYHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOISE · BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
Elementary49.1%-4.6pp
184MARSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MARSING · MARSING JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary48.9%-4.8pp
185PURPLE SAGE ELEMENTARY
CALDWELL · MIDDLETON DISTRICT
Elementary48.9%-4.8pp
186MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MCCAMMON · MARSH VALLEY JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary48.6%-5.1pp
187TIEBREAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IDAHO FALLS · BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary48.4%-5.3pp
188BIRCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAMPA · VALLIVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary48.2%-5.5pp
189PINECREST ACADEMY OF IDAHO
TWIN FALLS · PINECREST ACADEMY OF IDAHO INC.
Elementary48.2%-5.5pp
190EAST CANYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAMPA · VALLIVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary48.1%-5.6pp
191HILLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AMMON · BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary48.0%-5.7pp
192SOUTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIGBY · JEFFERSON COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary48.0%-5.7pp
193LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
POCATELLO · POCATELLO DISTRICT
Elementary47.7%-6.0pp
194COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY
RIGBY · JEFFERSON COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary47.6%-6.1pp
195TREATY ROCK ELEMENTARY
POST FALLS · POST FALLS DISTRICT
Elementary47.4%-6.3pp
196MCGHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEWISTON · LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
Elementary47.3%-6.4pp
197REAGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NAMPA · NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary47.2%-6.5pp
198AMITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOISE · BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
Elementary47.1%-6.6pp
199CENTRAL CANYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CALDWELL · VALLIVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary47.0%-6.7pp
200MORNINGSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TWIN FALLS · TWIN FALLS DISTRICT
Elementary46.8%-6.9pp
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About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the ISAT % Proficient threshold on the latest available ISAT English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.

Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.

The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Idaho, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.