Best School Districts in Idaho

Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score. Based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance. NCES CCD 2022-23.

50
Districts Ranked
237,021
Students
42/100
Avg Quality Score
ID
State
# District Avg Quality Grade
1. WALLACE DISTRICT SILVERTON 59 C
2. ABERDEEN DISTRICT ABERDEEN 55.7 C
3. BLAINE COUNTY DISTRICT HAILEY 54.9 C-
4. SODA SPRINGS JOINT DISTRICT SODA SPRINGS 53.5 C-
5. LEWISTON INDEPENDENT DISTRICT LEWISTON 52.2 C-
6. BLACKFOOT DISTRICT BLACKFOOT 50.8 C-
7. BOUNDARY COUNTY DISTRICT BONNERS FERRY 49.6 D
8. MARSING JOINT DISTRICT MARSING 49.3 D
9. MCCALL-DONNELLY JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT MCCALL 49.2 D
10. MOSCOW DISTRICT MOSCOW 48.1 D
11. PAYETTE JOINT DISTRICT PAYETTE 46.8 D
12. COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT COEUR D'ALENE 46 D
13. SALMON DISTRICT SALMON 45.7 D
14. GOODING JOINT DISTRICT GOODING 45.3 D
15. KUNA JOINT DISTRICT KUNA 44.4 D
16. SHOSHONE JOINT DISTRICT SHOSHONE 44 D
17. VALLEY DISTRICT HAZELTON 43 D
18. LAKELAND DISTRICT RATHDRUM 42.9 D
19. BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT BOISE 42.8 D
20. CALDWELL DISTRICT CALDWELL 42.6 D
21. WEST JEFFERSON DISTRICT TERRETON 42.5 D
22. MINIDOKA COUNTY JOINT DISTRICT RUPERT 41.8 D
23. JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2 MERIDIAN 41.1 D
24. POST FALLS DISTRICT POST FALLS 41 D
25. LAPWAI DISTRICT LAPWAI 41 D
26. SNAKE RIVER DISTRICT BLACKFOOT 40.9 D
27. EMMETT INDEPENDENT DISTRICT EMMETT 40.4 D
28. INSPIRE ACADEMICS INC. BOISE 40 D
29. PARMA DISTRICT PARMA 39.7 F
30. BONNEVILLE JOINT DISTRICT IDAHO FALLS 38.8 F
31. MADISON DISTRICT REXBURG 38.1 F
32. WENDELL DISTRICT WENDELL 37.7 F
33. NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT NAMPA 37.6 F
34. AMERICAN FALLS JOINT DISTRICT AMERICAN FALLS 37.4 F
35. JEROME JOINT DISTRICT JEROME 37.1 F
36. ONEIDA COUNTY DISTRICT MALAD 37 F
37. ST MARIES JOINT DISTRICT ST MARIES 37 F
38. IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT IDAHO FALLS 36.8 F
39. POCATELLO DISTRICT POCATELLO 36.6 F
40. MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT GRANGEVILLE 36.6 F
41. BEAR LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT PARIS 36.3 F
42. LAKE PEND OREILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT PONDERAY 36 F
43. WEISER DISTRICT WEISER 35.6 F
44. OROFINO JOINT DISTRICT OROFINO 35.4 F
45. WILDER DISTRICT WILDER 35 F
46. VALLIVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT CALDWELL 34.8 F
47. TETON COUNTY DISTRICT DRIGGS 34.7 F
48. GRACE JOINT DISTRICT GRACE 34.5 F
49. TWIN FALLS DISTRICT TWIN FALLS 34.4 F
50. KIMBERLY DISTRICT KIMBERLY 34.3 F

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best school districts in Idaho? ▼

The top-ranked district in Idaho is WALLACE DISTRICT in SILVERTON with 512 students across 2 schools. Average quality score: 59/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.

How are district rankings calculated? ▼

Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.

How many school districts are in Idaho? ▼

Idaho has 50+ school districts serving 315,098 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 17.3:1.

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Methodology

Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.