Idaho schools ranked by test score
Latest ISAT year (2024-25). 103 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 53.7%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAYETTE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL MCCALL · MCCALL-DONNELLY JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 79.3% | +25.6pp |
| 2 | EAGLE MIDDLE SCHOOL EAGLE · JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 | Middle | 78.3% | +24.6pp |
| 3 | HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL MERIDIAN · JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 | Middle | 76.4% | +22.7pp |
| 4 | VICTORY MIDDLE SCHOOL MERIDIAN · JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 | Middle | 75.5% | +21.8pp |
| 5 | CANFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL COEUR D'ALENE · COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT | Middle | 73.8% | +20.1pp |
| 6 | MOSCOW MIDDLE SCHOOL MOSCOW · MOSCOW DISTRICT | Middle | 72.8% | +19.1pp |
| 7 | LOWELL SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL BOISE · JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 | Middle | 72.1% | +18.4pp |
| 8 | SAWTOOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL MERIDIAN · JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 | Middle | 71.8% | +18.1pp |
| 9 | BEUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL DAYTON · WEST SIDE JOINT DISTRICT | Middle | 71.4% | +17.7pp |
| 10 | FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL POCATELLO · POCATELLO DISTRICT | Middle | 71.2% | +17.5pp |
| 11 | EAST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BOISE · BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT | Middle | 70.4% | +16.7pp |
| 12 | STAR MIDDLE SCHOOL STAR · JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 | Middle | 70.0% | +16.3pp |
| 13 | SANDPOINT MIDDLE SCHOOL SANDPOINT · LAKE PEND OREILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 69.4% | +15.7pp |
| 14 | LES BOIS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BOISE · BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT | Middle | 68.6% | +14.9pp |
| 15 | NEW PLYMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL NEW PLYMOUTH · NEW PLYMOUTH DISTRICT | Middle | 67.4% | +13.7pp |
| 16 | RIGBY MIDDLE SCHOOL RIGBY · JEFFERSON COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT | Middle | 64.9% | +11.2pp |
| 17 | SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL LEWISTON · LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT | Middle | 63.8% | +10.1pp |
| 18 | LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL MERIDIAN · JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 | Middle | 63.4% | +9.7pp |
| 19 | LAKES MAGNET SCHOOL COEUR D'ALENE · COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT | Middle | 61.9% | +8.2pp |
| 20 | MALAD MIDDLE SCHOOL MALAD CITY · ONEIDA COUNTY DISTRICT | Middle | 61.9% | +8.2pp |
| 21 | BEAR LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL MONTPELIER · BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT | Middle | 61.3% | +7.6pp |
| 22 | VERA C O'LEARY MIDDLE SCHOOL TWIN FALLS · TWIN FALLS DISTRICT | Middle | 61.2% | +7.5pp |
| 23 | FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL RIGBY · JEFFERSON COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT | Middle | 60.6% | +6.9pp |
| 24 | ALAMEDA MIDDLE SCHOOL POCATELLO · POCATELLO DISTRICT | Middle | 60.4% | +6.7pp |
| 25 | LAKE HAZEL MIDDLE SCHOOL BOISE · JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 | Middle | 60.2% | +6.5pp |
| 26 | WOODLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL COEUR D'ALENE · COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT | Middle | 60.0% | +6.3pp |
| 27 | JENIFER MIDDLE SCHOOL LEWISTON · LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT | Middle | 59.7% | +6.0pp |
| 28 | LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL RATHDRUM · LAKELAND DISTRICT | Middle | 59.5% | +5.8pp |
| 29 | TIMBERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPIRIT LAKE · LAKELAND DISTRICT | Middle | 59.0% | +5.3pp |
| 30 | FILER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL FILER · FILER DISTRICT | Middle | 58.5% | +4.8pp |
| 31 | NORTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BOISE · BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT | Middle | 58.5% | +4.8pp |
| 32 | TAYLORVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL IDAHO FALLS · IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT | Middle | 58.4% | +4.7pp |
| 33 | DONALD J HOBBS MIDDLE SCHOOL SHELLEY · SHELLEY JOINT DISTRICT | Middle | 58.2% | +4.5pp |
| 34 | MIDDLETON MIDDLE SCHOOL MIDDLETON · MIDDLETON DISTRICT | Middle | 58.2% | +4.5pp |
| 35 | PRESTON JR HIGH SCHOOL PRESTON · PRESTON JOINT DISTRICT | Middle | 57.6% | +3.9pp |
| 36 | SNAKE RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL BLACKFOOT · SNAKE RIVER DISTRICT | Middle | 57.0% | +3.3pp |
| 37 | MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL MERIDIAN · JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 | Middle | 56.4% | +2.7pp |
| 38 | VALLIVUE MIDDLE SCHOOL CALDWELL · VALLIVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 56.4% | +2.7pp |
| 39 | HOMEDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL HOMEDALE · HOMEDALE JOINT DISTRICT | Middle | 56.2% | +2.5pp |
| 40 | BOUNDARY COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL BONNERS FERRY · BOUNDARY COUNTY DISTRICT | Middle | 55.2% | +1.5pp |
| 41 | HILLSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BOISE · BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT | Middle | 54.9% | +1.2pp |
| 42 | ST MARIES MIDDLE SCHOOL ST MARIES · ST MARIES JOINT DISTRICT | Middle | 54.7% | +1.0pp |
| 43 | TIGERT MIDDLE SCHOOL SODA SPRINGS · SODA SPRINGS JOINT DISTRICT | Middle | 54.7% | +1.0pp |
| 44 | RIVER CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL POST FALLS · POST FALLS DISTRICT | Middle | 54.6% | +0.9pp |
| 45 | SAGE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL CALDWELL · VALLIVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 54.6% | +0.9pp |
| 46 | IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL POCATELLO · POCATELLO DISTRICT | Middle | 54.5% | +0.8pp |
| 47 | ALPINE ACADEMY CHUBBUCK · THE ACADEMY INC. | Middle | 54.4% | +0.7pp |
| 48 | FREMONT H TEED MIDDLE SCHOOL KUNA · KUNA JOINT DISTRICT | Middle | 53.4% | -0.3pp |
| 49 | POST FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL POST FALLS · POST FALLS DISTRICT | Middle | 53.2% | -0.5pp |
| 50 | BLACK CANYON MIDDLE SCHOOL IDAHO FALLS · BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT | Middle | 52.6% | -1.1pp |
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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.