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Best public schools in Boise, ID

80 public schools in Boise: 49 elementary · 10 middle · 12 high · 2 K-8 · 7 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Idaho.

Elementary schools

49 schools in Boise, best first
1
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 98.9
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 247 students
ELA 86%Math 78%Science 64%
#4 of 313 in Idaho
2
COLLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 98.6
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 257 students
ELA 77%Math 74%Science 81%
#5 of 313 in Idaho
3
ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 97.6
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 240 students
ELA 83%Math 77%Science 64%
#8 of 313 in Idaho
4
SUMMERWIND STEM ACADEMY 97.0
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades PK-5 · 357 students
ELA 77%Math 75%Science 68%
#10 of 313 in Idaho
5
HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 96.6
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 280 students
ELA 77%Math 72%Science 78%
#11 of 313 in Idaho
6
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 94.7
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 267 students
ELA 78%Math 73%Science 64%
#17 of 313 in Idaho
7
PIONEER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 93.8
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades PK-5 · 644 students
ELA 74%Math 71%Science 77%
#20 of 313 in Idaho
8
DALLAS HARRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 93.1
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 308 students
ELA 75%Math 74%Science 66%
#22 of 313 in Idaho
9
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 92.2
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 312 students
ELA 73%Math 70%Science 76%
#25 of 313 in Idaho
10
CHRISTINE DONNELL SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 89.3
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades K-5 · 460 students
ELA 69%Math 65%Science 68%
#34 of 313 in Idaho
11
ELIZA HART SPALDING STEM ACADEMY 88.0
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades PK-5 · 649 students
ELA 68%Math 65%Science 61%
#38 of 313 in Idaho
12
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 87.7
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 289 students
ELA 68%Math 68%Science 56%
#39 of 313 in Idaho
13
CECIL D ANDRUS ELEMENTARY 85.5
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades PK-5 · 407 students
ELA 72%Math 57%Science 69%
#46 of 313 in Idaho
14
LAKE HAZEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 83.9
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades PK-5 · 348 students
ELA 62%Math 63%Science 62%
#51 of 313 in Idaho
15
WHITE PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 83.2
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 543 students
ELA 63%Math 62%Science 59%
#53 of 313 in Idaho
16
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 82.6
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 273 students
ELA 64%Math 56%Science 71%
#55 of 313 in Idaho
17
PEPPER RIDGE ELEMENTARY 81.9
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades PK-5 · 506 students
ELA 67%Math 59%Science 53%
#57 of 313 in Idaho
18
FRONTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 81.0
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades PK-5 · 271 students
ELA 58%Math 60%Science 72%
#60 of 313 in Idaho
19
CYNTHIA MANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 79.7
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 392 students
ELA 61%Math 58%Science 60%
#64 of 313 in Idaho
20
IDAHO NOVUS CLASSICAL ACADEMY 77.2
Idaho Novus Classical Academy Llc · Grades K-6 · Charter
ELA 65%Math 58%Science 47%
#72 of 313 in Idaho
21
MAPLE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 76.5
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 368 students
ELA 58%Math 59%Science 58%
#74 of 313 in Idaho
22
VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 73.0
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 354 students
ELA 64%Math 52%Science 58%
#85 of 313 in Idaho
23
LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 71.4
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 428 students
ELA 64%Math 55%Science 44%
#90 of 313 in Idaho
24
McMillan Elementary 67.3
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades PK-5 · 242 students
ELA 54%Math 57%Science 50%
#103 of 313 in Idaho
25
MONROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 66.6
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 216 students
ELA 51%Math 54%Science 68%
#105 of 313 in Idaho
26
LOWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 63.4
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 308 students
ELA 56%Math 51%Science 51%
#115 of 313 in Idaho
27
TRAIL WIND ELEMENTARY 62.1
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 490 students
ELA 56%Math 51%Science 51%
#119 of 313 in Idaho
28
USTICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 60.5
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades PK-5 · 369 students
ELA 57%Math 50%Science 49%
#124 of 313 in Idaho
29
JOPLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 58.0
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades PK-5 · 245 students
ELA 50%Math 53%Science 55%
#132 of 313 in Idaho
30
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 55.8
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 278 students
ELA 56%Math 50%Science 42%
#139 of 313 in Idaho
31
SILVER SAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 52.2
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades PK-5 · 309 students
ELA 54%Math 48%Science 39%
#150 of 313 in Idaho
32
AMITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 43.9
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 384 students
ELA 48%Math 46%Science 37%
#176 of 313 in Idaho
33
PIERCE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 40.7
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 242 students
ELA 45%Math 40%Science 46%
#186 of 313 in Idaho
34
SHADOW HILLS ELEMENTARY 25.4
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 447 students
ELA 42%Math 38%Science 34%
#234 of 313 in Idaho
35
DESERT SAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 22.5
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades PK-5 · 497 students
ELA 42%Math 36%Science 35%
#243 of 313 in Idaho
36
WHITTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18.4
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 531 students
ELA 35%Math 29%Science 44%
#256 of 313 in Idaho
37
WHITNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 15.8
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 520 students
ELA 37%Math 32%Science 34%
#264 of 313 in Idaho
38
GRACE JORDAN ELEMENTARY 12.3
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 375 students
ELA 38%Math 31%Science 18%
#275 of 313 in Idaho
39
HORIZON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 10.4
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 485 students
ELA 37%Math 27%Science 21%
#281 of 313 in Idaho
40
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 9.4
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 222 students
ELA 35%Math 28%Science 23%
#284 of 313 in Idaho
41
TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6.9
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 288 students
ELA 31%Math 21%Science 31%
#292 of 313 in Idaho
42
KOELSCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5.3
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 318 students
ELA 24%Math 22%Science 30%
#297 of 313 in Idaho
43
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4.0
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 274 students
ELA 27%Math 23%Science 21%
#301 of 313 in Idaho
44
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2.4
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 303 students
ELA 26%Math 19%
#306 of 313 in Idaho
45
MORLEY NELSON ELEMENTARY 1.4
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 429 students
ELA 24%Math 16%Science 19%
#309 of 313 in Idaho
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BOISE ONLINE SCHOOL - ELEMENTARY —
Boise Independent District · Grades K-6 · 33 students
No published test results
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FLYERS CENTER —
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades K-5
No published test results
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LINCOLN EARLY LEARNING CENTER —
Boise Independent District · Grades PK · 32 students
No published test results
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OWYHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL —
Boise Independent District · Grades PK-6 · 148 students
No published test results

Middle schools

10 schools in Boise, best first
1
LOWELL SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL 95.5
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades 6-8 · 794 students
ELA 75%Math 61%Science 68%
#5 of 101 in Idaho
2
EAST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 93.6
Boise Independent District · Grades 7-9 · 594 students
ELA 69%Math 70%Science 59%
#7 of 101 in Idaho
3
NORTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 89.6
Boise Independent District · Grades 7-9 · 924 students
ELA 68%Math 65%Science 53%
#11 of 101 in Idaho
4
LES BOIS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 88.6
Boise Independent District · Grades 6-9 · 668 students
ELA 65%Math 64%Science 58%
#12 of 101 in Idaho
5
LAKE HAZEL MIDDLE SCHOOL 80.7
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades 6-8 · 1,015 students
ELA 62%Math 56%Science 61%
#20 of 101 in Idaho
6
HILLSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 58.9
Boise Independent District · Grades 7-9 · 595 students
ELA 53%Math 46%Science 41%
#42 of 101 in Idaho
7
WEST JUNIOR HIGH 40.1
Boise Independent District · Grades 7-9 · 746 students
ELA 49%Math 41%Science 32%
#61 of 101 in Idaho
8
RIVERGLEN JR HIGH SCHOOL 39.1
Boise Independent District · Grades 7-9 · 520 students
ELA 50%Math 35%Science 42%
#62 of 101 in Idaho
9
SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 26.2
Boise Independent District · Grades 7-9 · 560 students
ELA 46%Math 35%Science 33%
#75 of 101 in Idaho
10
FAIRMONT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 11.4
Boise Independent District · Grades 7-9 · 633 students
ELA 37%Math 25%Science 26%
#90 of 101 in Idaho

High schools

12 schools in Boise, best first
1
CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL 89.7
Joint School District No. 2 · Grades 9-12 · 1,770 students
ELA 79%Math 51%Science 59%
#8 of 73 in Idaho
2
TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOL 71.9
Boise Independent District · Grades 10-12 · 1,391 students
ELA 60%Math 45%Science 50%
#21 of 73 in Idaho
3
BOISE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 43.2
Boise Independent District · Grades 9-12 · 1,517 students
ELA 50%Math 39%Science 36%
#42 of 73 in Idaho
4
BORAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 24.0
Boise Independent District · Grades 9-12 · 1,295 students
ELA 45%Math 28%Science 39%
#56 of 73 in Idaho
5
BOISE ONLINE SCHOOL - SECONDARY 0.7
Boise Independent District · Grades 7-12 · 278 students
ELA 38%Math 11%Science 17%
#73 of 73 in Idaho
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CAPITAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL —
Boise Independent District · Grades 9-12 · 1,162 students
ELA 45%
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CARDINAL ACADEMY —
Cardinal Academy Incorporated · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 46 students
No published test results
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DEHRYL A DENNIS PROF-TECH CENTER —
Boise Independent District · Grades 7-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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FRANK CHURCH HIGH SCHOOL —
Boise Independent District · Grades 7-12 · 386 students
ELA 14%
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iSucceed Academy —
Isucceed Virtual High School Inc. · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 292 students
ELA 25%
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iSUCCEED VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL —
Isucceed Virtual High School Inc. · Grades 7-12 · Charter · 932 students
ELA 37%
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Robert Janss School —
Idaho Department of Corrections · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

2 schools in Boise
1
PEACE VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL 33.8
Peace Valley Charter School Inc. · Grades K-8 · Charter · 259 students
ELA 46%Math 26%Science 46%
#23 of 34 in Idaho
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ROLLING HILLS PUBLIC CHARTER —
Rolling Hills Public Charter School Inc. · Grades K-8 · Charter · 231 students
No published test results

Combined schools

7 schools in Boise, best first
1
SAGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BOISE 75.0
The Sage International School of Boise A Public Charter Sch · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,022 students
ELA 66%Math 58%Science 62%
#17 of 66 in Idaho
2
SAGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MIDDLETON 38.6
Sage International School Middleton Llc · Grades K-11 · Charter · 421 students
ELA 43%Math 40%Science 48%
#41 of 66 in Idaho
3
INSPIRE VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOL 22.0
Inspire Academics Inc. · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,150 students
ELA 42%Math 23%Science 37%
#52 of 66 in Idaho
4
EMPOWER CONNECTIONS ACADEMY 8.3
Inspire Academics Inc. · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 151 students
ELA 36%Math 10%Science 29%
#61 of 66 in Idaho
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ADA COUNTY JUVENILE CENTER —
Boise Independent District · Grades 5-12 · 9 students
No published test results
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IDAHO CONNECTS ONLINE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL —
Idaho Virtual Education Partners Inc. · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 171 students
No published test results
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TREASURE VALLEY MATH/SCIENCE —
Boise Independent District · Grades 4-12 · 6 students
No published test results

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