Best Elementary Schools in Boise, ID (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Boise, ID, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Boise, ID rankings: Elementary Schools
Boise, ID elementary schools ranked
How Boise, ID's elementary schools compare
A: 18B: 10C: 6D: 8F: 4
61% of the 46 ranked elementary schools in Boise, ID earn an A or B (18 A grades, 10 B, 6 C, 8 D, 4 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 32 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (70% here, 70% nationally), and 19 exceed it. On average 51% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 47% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Summerwind Stem Academy (65% against 46%, A), Frontier Elementary School (61% against 42%, A-), Pioneer School Of The Arts (77% against 61%, A+), Pepper Ridge Elementary (62% against 48%, A-), Monroe Elementary School (56% against 42%, B+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 12): Boise Independent District (7), Joint School District No. 2 (5).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Eliza Hart Spalding Stem Academy (678 students, A, #12), Pioneer School Of The Arts (667 students, A+, #3), Riverside Elementary School (616 students, A, #9).
Of the top 25, 4 are magnet schools and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Boise, ID that are not ranked
2 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (2)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Rolling Hills Public Charter, Boise
- Village Leadership Academy, Boise
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Boise, ID, as grouped on its schools page; the Idaho ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Boise, ID
What is the best elementary school in Boise, ID?
Highlands Elementary School in Boise ranks first among the 46 ranked elementary schools in Boise, ID with a SchoolGrade of A+, 81% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 80%.
How are elementary schools in Boise, ID ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Boise, ID have?
SchoolGrade grades 48 public elementary schools in Boise, ID; 46 are ranked here and 2 are listed as not ranked.