Best schools in Idaho (2025)
The top five of 683 schools in each category, with links to the full top 100. Rankings use the Success Index (US), built only from official American data.
Idaho has 683 schools educating 305,135 students in 2025: 614 public, 69 charter.
The median Enrollment across Idaho is 370. Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
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Best elementary schools in Idaho
Schools classified as elementary by NCES.
Collister Elementary School
Boise · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
262 students
Highlands Elementary School
Boise · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
291 students
Troy Elementary School
Troy · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
185 students
Falcon Ridge Public Charter
Kuna · Charter elementary · Grades PK–8
275 students
Paramount Elementary School
Meridian · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
460 students
Best middle schools in Idaho
Schools classified as middle schools by NCES.
Payette Lakes Middle School
McCall · Public middle · Grades 6–8
331 students
Heritage Middle School
Meridian · Public middle · Grades 6–8
1,003 students
Victory Middle School
Meridian · Public middle · Grades 6–8
1,075 students
Eagle Middle School
Eagle · Public middle · Grades 6–8
836 students
Canfield Middle School
Coeur D'alene · Public middle · Grades 6–8
746 students
Best high schools in Idaho
Schools classified as high schools by NCES.
Renaissance High School
Meridian · Public high · Grades 9–12
662 students
Idaho Fine Arts Academy
Meridian · Public high · Grades 6–12
260 students
Coeur D'alene Charter Academy School
Coeur D'alene · Charter high · Grades 6–12
593 students
Troy JR/SR High School
Troy · Public high · Grades 7–12
151 students
McCall-Donnelly High School
McCall · Public high · Grades 9–12
447 students
Best traditional public schools in Idaho
District-run public schools.
Renaissance High School
Meridian · Public high · Grades 9–12
662 students
Collister Elementary School
Boise · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
262 students
Highlands Elementary School
Boise · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
291 students
Troy Elementary School
Troy · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
185 students
Idaho Fine Arts Academy
Meridian · Public high · Grades 6–12
260 students
Best charter schools in Idaho
Publicly funded charter schools.
Falcon Ridge Public Charter
Kuna · Charter elementary · Grades PK–8
275 students
Coeur D'alene Charter Academy School
Coeur D'alene · Charter high · Grades 6–12
593 students
Palouse Prairie Charter School
Moscow · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
185 students
Rolling Hills Public Charter
Boise · Charter elementary · Grades K–8
176 students
Idaho Novus Classical Academy
Boise · Charter elementary · Grades K–6
338 students
Best schools by math proficiency in Idaho
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in math on the state assessment (EDFacts, all students), for schools with 30 or more tested students.
Marsing High School
Marsing · Public high · Grades 9–12
256 students
Renaissance High School
Meridian · Public high · Grades 9–12
662 students
Troy Elementary School
Troy · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
185 students
Collister Elementary School
Boise · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
262 students
Coeur D'alene Charter Academy School
Coeur D'alene · Charter high · Grades 6–12
593 students
Best schools by reading proficiency in Idaho
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students).
Renaissance High School
Meridian · Public high · Grades 9–12
662 students
Idaho Fine Arts Academy
Meridian · Public high · Grades 6–12
260 students
Coeur D'alene Charter Academy School
Coeur D'alene · Charter high · Grades 6–12
593 students
Troy Elementary School
Troy · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
185 students
Collister Elementary School
Boise · Public elementary · Grades PK–6
262 students
Best lowest student–teacher ratio in Idaho
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students.
Challis JR/SR High School
Challis · Public high · Grades 7–12
136 students
Wallace JR/SR High School
Wallace · Public high · Grades 7–12
195 students
Camas County Elem/JR High School
Fairfield · Public elementary · Grades PK–8
105 students
Notus JR/SR High School
Caldwell · Public high · Grades 7–12
157 students
Hailey Elementary School
Hailey · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
291 students
Best largest schools in Idaho
Schools with the highest enrollment.
Mountain View High School
Meridian · Public high · Grades 9–12
2,463 students
Rigby High School
Rigby · Public high · Grades 9–12
2,040 students
Owyhee High School
Meridian · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,884 students
Rocky Mountain High School
Meridian · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,848 students
Meridian High School
Meridian · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,774 students
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best elementary school in Idaho?
Collister Elementary School in Boise ranks first among elementary schools in Idaho with a Success Index (US) of 86.8 out of 100 (Enrollment: 262).
How are elementary schools in Idaho ranked?
Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.