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Best High Schools in Idaho

The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Idaho, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 65%.

#SchoolCityEnrollmentProficiency
1Idaho Home Learning AcademyMalad City, ID6,87558%
2Mountain View High SchoolMeridian, ID2,46255%
3Rigby High SchoolRigby, ID2,03857%
4Centennial High SchoolBoise, ID1,93155%
5Rocky Mountain High SchoolMeridian, ID1,91775%
6Eagle High SchoolEagle, ID1,80260%
7Meridian High SchoolMeridian, ID1,78353%
8Owyhee High SchoolMeridian, ID1,77374%
9Kuna High SchoolKuna, ID1,73672%
10Thunder Ridge High SchoolIdaho Falls, ID1,70862%
11Highland High SchoolPocatello, ID1,58965%
12Ridgevue High SchoolNampa, ID1,57868%
13Post Falls High SchoolPost Falls, ID1,56561%
14Lake City High SchoolCoeur D'alene, ID1,53968%
15Canyon Ridge High SchoolTwin Falls, ID1,40964%
16Timberline High SchoolBoise, ID1,39862%
17Lewiston High SchoolLewiston, ID1,37367%
18Borah Senior High SchoolBoise, ID1,28967%
19Twin Falls High SchoolTwin Falls, ID1,28671%
20Madison Senior High SchoolRexburg, ID1,27862%
21Compass Public Charter SchoolMeridian, ID1,25069%
22Hillcrest High SchoolAmmon, ID1,16169%
23Bonneville High SchoolIdaho Falls, ID1,12866%
24Century High SchoolPocatello, ID1,09262%
25Sandpoint High SchoolSandpoint, ID1,08065%
26Wood River High SchoolHailey, ID98668%
27Mountain Home Sr High SchoolMountain Home, ID96066%
28North Junior High SchoolBoise, ID87675%
29Lakeland Senior High SchoolRathdrum, ID83966%
30Shelley Senior High SchoolShelley, ID74367%
31Renaissance High SchoolMeridian, ID65869%
32Teton High SchoolDriggs, ID59165%
33Sugar-Salem High SchoolSugar City, ID56565%
34Timberlake Senior High SchoolSpirit Lake, ID56164%
35Weiser High SchoolWeiser, ID55762%
36Riverglen Jr High SchoolBoise, ID54066%
37American Heritage Charter SchoolIdaho Falls, ID48866%
38Compass AcademyIdaho Falls, ID48161%
39Gem Prep: MeridianMeridian, ID45465%
40Marsh Valley High SchoolArimo, ID40572%
41Salmon Jr/Sr High SchoolSalmon, ID39562%
42Gooding High SchoolGooding, ID37463%
43Thomas Jefferson CharterCaldwell, ID36669%
44Priest River Lamanna HighPriest River, ID31668%
45Genesee SchoolGenesee, ID30665%
46Declo Senior High SchoolDeclo, ID29868%
47Lapwai Middle/High SchoolLapwai, ID27362%
48Idaho Fine Arts AcademyMeridian, ID26665%
49West Side Senior High SchoolDayton, ID26364%
50Butte County Middle/High SchoolArco, ID21469%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best high school in Idaho?

The largest high school in Idaho is Idaho Home Learning Academy in Malad City with 6,875 students and a 58% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many high schools are in Idaho?

This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Idaho by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.

For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.

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Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.