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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
301DORA ERICKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IDAHO FALLS · IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT
Elementary32.7%-21.0pp
302ACEQUIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RUPERT · MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary32.1%-21.6pp
303HEYBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HEYBURN · MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary31.7%-22.0pp
304SHERMAN ELEMENTARY
NAMPA · NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Elementary31.7%-22.0pp
305HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER
CALDWELL · HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL INC.
Elementary31.6%-22.1pp
306NOTUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CALDWELL · NOTUS DISTRICT
Elementary31.2%-22.5pp
307WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CALDWELL · CALDWELL DISTRICT
Elementary30.7%-23.0pp
308HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IDAHO FALLS · IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT
Elementary30.1%-23.6pp
309WHITE PINE ELEMENTARY
BURLEY · CASSIA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary29.7%-24.0pp
310DOWNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DOWNEY · MARSH VALLEY JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary29.3%-24.4pp
311ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROBERTS · JEFFERSON COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary29.1%-24.6pp
312VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CALDWELL · CALDWELL DISTRICT
Elementary28.9%-24.8pp
313ALTURAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HAILEY · BLAINE COUNTY DISTRICT
Elementary28.6%-25.1pp
314LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TWIN FALLS · TWIN FALLS DISTRICT
Elementary27.5%-26.2pp
315PAYETTE PRIMARY SCHOOL
PAYETTE · PAYETTE JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary27.4%-26.3pp
316TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOISE · BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
Elementary26.9%-26.8pp
317ETHEL BOYES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IDAHO FALLS · IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT
Elementary25.8%-27.9pp
318MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY
BURLEY · CASSIA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary24.6%-29.1pp
319KOELSCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOISE · BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
Elementary24.4%-29.3pp
320WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CALDWELL · CALDWELL DISTRICT
Elementary24.2%-29.5pp
321HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JEROME · JEROME JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary24.1%-29.6pp
322COUNCIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COUNCIL · COUNCIL DISTRICT
Elementary23.8%-29.9pp
323MORLEY NELSON ELEMENTARY
BOISE · BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
Elementary23.4%-30.3pp
324GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOISE · BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
Elementary23.0%-30.7pp
325LEWIS AND CLARK ELEMENTARY
CALDWELL · CALDWELL DISTRICT
Elementary22.8%-30.9pp
326HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TWIN FALLS · TWIN FALLS DISTRICT
Elementary21.2%-32.5pp
327FRONTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JEROME · JEROME JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary20.7%-33.0pp
328I B PERRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TWIN FALLS · TWIN FALLS DISTRICT
Elementary20.3%-33.4pp
329WILDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILDER · WILDER DISTRICT
Elementary20.2%-33.5pp
330LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLUMMER · PLUMMER-WORLEY JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary19.2%-34.5pp
331DONALD D STALKER ELEMENTARY
BLACKFOOT · BLACKFOOT DISTRICT
Elementary18.6%-35.1pp
332SACAJAWEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CALDWELL · CALDWELL DISTRICT
Elementary17.9%-35.8pp
333SUMMIT ELEMENTARY
JEROME · JEROME JOINT DISTRICT
Elementary17.6%-36.1pp
334FORT HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FORT HALL · BLACKFOOT DISTRICT
Elementary13.7%-40.0pp
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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.