Idaho · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced Public Schools in Idaho

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled from official source data by .
69/100
Top score
B-
Top grade
57/100
Avg score (top 50)
50
Schools ranked

The ranking in one line

Rimrock Jr/Sr High School in BRUNEAU is Idaho's top-resourced public school, scoring 69/100 on the NCES resource index.

69/100
top score (grade B-)
4
schools at the top grade (B-)
57/100
average across the top 50
# School GradeScore
1 Rimrock Jr/Sr High School BRUNEAU B- 69
2 Technical Careers High School IDAHO FALLS B- 69
3 Idaho City High School IDAHO CITY B- 68
4 Groveland Elementary School BLACKFOOT B- 65
5 Wallace Jr/Sr High School WALLACE C+ 63
6 Wood River Middle School HAILEY C+ 61
7 Garden Valley School GARDEN VALLEY C+ 61
8 Challis Elementary School CHALLIS C+ 61
9 Payette High School PAYETTE C+ 60
10 Wendell High School WENDELL C 59
11 Webster Elementary School LEWISTON C 59
12 Marsing Middle School MARSING C 59
13 Meridian Medical Arts Charter MERIDIAN C 59
14 Renaissance High School MERIDIAN C 58
15 Salmon Jr/Sr High School SALMON C 58
16 Riverside Elementary School BOISE C 58
17 Frontier Elementary School BOISE C 58
18 West Jefferson High School TERRETON C 58
19 Carey Public School CAREY C 57
20 Mcsorley Elementary School LEWISTON C 57
21 Tendoy Elementary School POCATELLO C 57
22 Cascade Jr/Sr High School CASCADE C 57
23 Silver Hills Elementary School OSBURN C 56
24 Jefferson Elementary School BOISE C 56
25 Adams Elementary School BOISE C 56
26 Mccall-Donnelly High School MCCALL C 55
27 Twin Lakes Elementary School RATHDRUM C 55
28 Orchards Elementary School LEWISTON C 55
29 Monroe Elementary School BOISE C 55
30 Meridian Technical Charter High School MERIDIAN C 55
31 Moscow Charter School MOSCOW C 55
32 Lakeside Elementary School PLUMMER C 55
33 J Russell Elementary School MOSCOW C 55
34 Council Jr/Sr High School COUNCIL C 55
35 Kamiah Senior High KAMIAH C 55
36 Bonners Ferry High School BONNERS FERRY C- 54
37 Idaho Fine Arts Academy MERIDIAN C- 54
38 Oakley Jr/Sr High School OAKLEY C- 54
39 Meadows Valley School NEW MEADOWS C- 54
40 Challis Jr/Sr High School CHALLIS C- 54
41 Palouse Prairie Charter School MOSCOW C- 53
42 Hansen Jr/Sr High School HANSEN C- 53
43 Sacajawea Middle School LEWISTON C- 52
44 Gooding Middle School GOODING C- 52
45 Kellogg High School KELLOGG C- 52
46 Athol Elementary School ATHOL C- 52
47 Salmon Pioneer Primary School SALMON C- 52
48 Hawthorne Elementary School BOISE C- 52
49 Mcghee Elementary School LEWISTON C- 52
50 Soda Springs High School SODA SPRINGS C- 52

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Idaho? ▼

The highest-ranked school in Idaho is Rimrock Jr/Sr High School in BRUNEAU with a quality score of 69/100 (grade B-). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

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