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Towns with the best schools in Idaho

Ranked by our Schools score out of 100, which is based on how many high-school students take AP, IB or college classes, how many students miss a lot of school, the graduation rate and class size, for the public schools in the town. Of the 69 towns in Idaho with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

McCall ranks first with a score of 77. Rexburg and Grace follow, with 76 and 71. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

RankTownScore High-school students in AP or IB classesHigh-school students taking college classes Population
1 McCall 77 18.3%26.6% 3,946
2 Rexburg 76 41.9%65.1% 40,543
3 Grace 71 13.9%29.8% 1,349
4 Ammon 70 32.9%36.1% 19,064
5 Eagle 68 23.3%58.0% 32,855
6 Soda Springs 67 13.9%41.2% 3,158
7 St. Maries 67 31.1%14.1% 2,915
8 Meridian 62 14.4%47.3% 130,138
9 Carey 60 1.1%52.9% 1,196
10 Idaho Falls 60 24.8%24.7% 67,725
11 Homedale 60 0.0%58.9% 3,069
12 Coeur d'Alene 59 13.9%16.5% 56,447
13 Middleton 59 8.6%86.8% 10,649
14 Pocatello 58 19.4%15.0% 57,635
15 Fruitland 58 35.7%7.0% 6,663
16 Nampa 58 19.8%28.2% 110,319
17 New Plymouth 58 0.0%39.0% 1,794
18 Driggs 57 17.1%5.3% 2,925
19 Hailey 56 25.0%8.0% 9,665
20 Twin Falls 55 10.7%43.1% 54,164
21 Hansen 54 0.0%64.0% 1,225
22 Emmett 52 1.8%67.2% 8,275
23 Cottonwood 51 0.0%44.9% 1,131
24 Gooding 51 8.4%32.7% 3,778
25 Shelley 51 0.0%48.5% 5,092

This is not a test-score ranking, and graduation rates are from 2018 or 2019. Only towns with a high school of their own are listed, and a town does not show up when its students go to school elsewhere. Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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