Best Schools for Low-income Students in Idaho (2026)

These are the Idaho public schools where low-income students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested low-income students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Meridian	75%	65%	36	B+
2	SORENSEN MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES Coeur D'alene	70%	70%	26	B
3	GREENSFERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Post Falls	65%	65%	48	B+
4	GRAND VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Grand View	50%	70%	22	B
5	DONNELLY ELEMENTARY Donnelly	50%	70%	22	A+
6	PIONEER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Boise	50%	70%	25	A+
7	JOPLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Boise	70%	50%	28	B+
8	CHIEF JOSEPH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Meridian	62%	57%	85	B+
9	HILLSDALE ELEMENTARY Meridian	50%	70%	27	A+
10	HAROLD B LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Dayton	57%	57%	70	A+
11	BURTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Rexburg	55%	55%	52	A
12	BARBARA R MORGAN ELEMENTARY Mccall	55%	55%	32	A+
13	HAYDEN MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Hayden Lake	65%	45%	45	A+
14	STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Star	65%	45%	46	C+
15	SIENA ELEMENTARY Meridian	55%	55%	37	A+
16	TENDOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Pocatello	55%	55%	53	B
17	CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY Meridian	55%	55%	32	B+
18	RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Shelley	52%	52%	118	A+
19	BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Coeur D'alene	57%	42%	88	C
20	CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Cambridge	50%	50%	23	A
21	NAPLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Naples	50%	50%	22	C
22	BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bellevue	50%	50%	25	B
23	A J WINTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Montpelier	55%	45%	54	A
24	ALTURAS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY Idaho Falls	57%	42%	124	B+
25	CONNOR ACADEMY Chubbuck	55%	45%	39	B+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	TROY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Troy	70%	90%	23	A+
2	LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL Nampa	75%	75%	49	A
3	INKOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Inkom	70%	70%	28	A+
4	UCON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Idaho Falls	70%	70%	26	C
5	PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Cottonwood	65%	65%	38	A+
6	DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Idaho Falls	75%	55%	44	C+
7	FERN-WATERS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL Salmon	75%	45%	35	A
8	HILLVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Ammon	65%	55%	40	B
9	MOUNTAIN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Ammon	70%	50%	21	C+
10	SUMMIT HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Idaho Falls	70%	50%	30	B
11	BEUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL Dayton	67%	52%	63	A+
12	ROCKY MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL Idaho Falls	67%	47%	93	B
13	NEW PLYMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL New Plymouth	62%	47%	86	A
14	PAYETTE LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL Mccall	75%	35%	55	A+
15	MALAD MIDDLE SCHOOL Malad City	57%	47%	77	A
16	HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL Meridian	62%	42%	108	B+
17	SYRINGA MOUNTAIN CHARTER SCHOOL Hailey	65%	35%	35	A+
18	FALCON RIDGE PUBLIC CHARTER Kuna	50%	50%	21	A
19	HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Hope	50%	50%	23	B+
20	KOOTENAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Kootenai	52%	47%	99	B
21	IDAHO HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Oldtown	65%	35%	36	C+
22	BASIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Idaho City	50%	50%	30	A
23	HAYDEN CANYON CHARTER SCHOOL Hayden	65%	35%	40	C
24	WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Idaho Falls	52%	47%	79	A
25	SUNNYSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Idaho Falls	50%	50%	21	B

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	COEUR D'ALENE CHARTER ACADEMY SCHOOL Coeur D'alene	95%	95%	43	A+
2	NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY Rathdrum	87%	87%	105	A
3	RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL Meridian	90%	70%	24	A+
4	COMPASS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL Meridian	82%	72%	101	A+
5	MARSING HIGH SCHOOL Marsing	70%	70%	24	A+
6	THOMAS JEFFERSON CHARTER Caldwell	67%	62%	72	A+
7	GEM PREP: ONLINE SCHOOL Meridian	77%	52%	83	A+
8	VICTORY CHARTER SCHOOL Nampa	65%	65%	39	A+
9	LIBERTY CHARTER SCHOOL Nampa	67%	57%	61	A+
10	GEM PREP: MERIDIAN Meridian	67%	57%	114	A+
11	GENESEE SCHOOL Genesee	55%	65%	35	A+
12	ROCKLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL Rockland	50%	70%	26	A+
13	MOSCOW HIGH SCHOOL Moscow	70%	50%	29	A+
14	KAMIAH SENIOR HIGH Kamiah	70%	50%	26	A
15	MURTAUGH SCHOOLS Murtaugh	62%	47%	140	A+
16	XAVIER CHARTER SCHOOL Twin Falls	62%	47%	86	A+
17	TAYLORS CROSSING CHARTER SCHOOL Idaho Falls	67%	42%	67	A
18	SOUTH FREMONT HIGH SCHOOL St Anthony	70%	35%	30	A
19	BEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL Montpelier	70%	30%	23	A
20	FIRTH HIGH SCHOOL Firth	70%	30%	21	A
21	NEW PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL New Plymouth	70%	30%	21	B
22	ST MARIES HIGH SCHOOL St Maries	70%	30%	22	A
23	GRACE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL Grace	55%	45%	53	A+
24	LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Rathdrum	65%	35%	31	A+
25	EAGLE HIGH SCHOOL Eagle	50%	50%	25	A+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

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