Best Middle Schools in Idaho (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

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Every ranked middle school in Idaho, 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.

Idaho rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools

Idaho middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Moscow Middle School	Moscow	Moscow District	74%	61%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	498
#2	A+	Eagle Middle School	Eagle	Joint School District No. 2	72%	62%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	854
#3	A+	Beutler Middle School	Dayton	West Side Joint District	69%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	192
#4	A+	Payette Lakes Middle School	Mccall	Mccall-Donnelly Joint School District	69%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	310
#5	A+	Canfield Middle School	Coeur Dalene	Coeur D'alene District	67%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	746
#6	A+	Heritage Middle School (Magnet)	Meridian	Joint School District No. 2	67%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,062
#7	A+	Sandpoint Middle School	Sandpoint	Lake Pend Oreille School District	67%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	514
#8	A+	Victory Middle School	Meridian	Joint School District No. 2	67%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,048
#9	A	Lowell Scott Middle School	Boise	Joint School District No. 2	65%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	802
#10	A	Franklin Middle School	Pocatello	Pocatello District	63%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	742
#11	A	Les Bois Junior High School	Boise	Boise Independent District	63%	69%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	705
#12	A	New Plymouth Middle School	New Plymouth	New Plymouth District	63%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	228
#13	A	Sawtooth Middle School	Meridian	Joint School District No. 2	63%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	892
#14	A	Bear Lake Middle School	Montpelier	Bear Lake County District	62%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	289
#15	A	East Junior High School	Boise	Boise Independent District	62%	68%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	619
#16	A	Star Middle School	Star	Joint School District No. 2	61%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	895
#17	A	Timberlake Middle School	Spirit Lake	Lakeland District	61%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	380
#18	A-	Sacajawea Middle School	Lewiston	Lewiston Independent District	59%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	524
#19	A-	Malad Middle School	Malad City	Oneida County District	55%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	220
#20	A-	Rigby Middle School	Rigby	Jefferson County Joint District	55%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	935
#21	A-	North Junior High School	Boise	Boise Independent District	54%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	876
#22	A-	Lake Hazel Middle School	Boise	Joint School District No. 2	53%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	1,065
#23	A-	Lakeland Middle School	Rathdrum	Lakeland District	52%	52%	Meets Expectations	643
#24	A-	Woodland Middle School	Coeur Dalene	Coeur D'alene District	52%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	821
#25	A-	Alameda Middle School	Pocatello	Pocatello District	51%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	645
#26	B+	Declo JR High School	Declo	Cassia County Joint District	50%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	279
#27	B+	Lewis And Clark Middle School (Magnet)	Meridian	Joint School District No. 2	50%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	882
#28	B+	Tigert Middle School	Soda Springs	Soda Springs Joint District	50%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	274
#29	B+	Boundary County Middle School	Bonners Ferry	Boundary County District	49%	47%	Meets Expectations	361
#30	B+	Farnsworth Middle School	Rigby	Jefferson County Joint District	49%	49%	Meets Expectations	635
#31	B+	Meridian Middle School	Meridian	Joint School District No. 2	49%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,078
#32	B+	River City Middle School	Post Falls	Post Falls District	49%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	589
#33	B+	Taylorview Middle School	Idaho Falls	Idaho Falls District	49%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	776
#34	B	Vera C Oleary Middle School	Twin Falls	Twin Falls District	49%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	783
#35	B	Filer Middle School	Filer	Filer District	48%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	266
#36	B	Preston JR High School	Preston	Preston Joint District	48%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	558
#37	B	Hillside Junior High School	Boise	Boise Independent District	47%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	603
#38	B	Post Falls Middle School	Post Falls	Post Falls District	47%	46%	Meets Expectations	800
#39	B	St Maries Middle School	St Maries	St Maries Joint District	47%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	211
#40	B	Vallivue Middle School	Caldwell	Vallivue School District	47%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	677
#41	B-	Homedale Middle School	Homedale	Homedale Joint District	46%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	380
#42	B-	Jenifer Middle School	Lewiston	Lewiston Independent District	46%	48%	Meets Expectations	534
#43	B-	Marsing Middle School	Marsing	Marsing Joint District	46%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	213
#44	B-	Parma Middle School	Parma	Parma District	45%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	323
#45	B-	Riverglen JR High School	Boise	Boise Independent District	45%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	540
#46	B-	Sage Valley Middle School	Caldwell	Vallivue School District	45%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	810
#47	B-	Irving Middle School	Pocatello	Pocatello District	44%	46%	Meets Expectations	712
#48	B-	Lakes Magnet School (Magnet)	Coeur Dalene	Coeur D'alene District	43%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	593
#49	B-	Teton Middle School	Driggs	Teton County District	42%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	433
#50	C+	Firth Middle School	Firth	Firth District	42%	41%	Meets Expectations	272
#51	C+	Hawthorne Middle School	Pocatello	Pocatello District	42%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	674
#52	C+	Middleton Middle School	Middleton	Middleton District	42%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,007
#53	C+	Mountain Home Junior High School	Mountain Home	Mountain Home District	42%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	548
#54	C+	Buhl Middle School	Buhl	Buhl Joint District	41%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	313
#55	C+	Donald J Hobbs Middle School	Shelley	Shelley Joint District	41%	43%	Meets Expectations	402
#56	C	Black Canyon Middle School	Idaho Falls	Bonneville Joint District	41%	41%	Meets Expectations	880
#57	C	Rocky Mountain Middle School	Idaho Falls	Bonneville Joint District	40%	40%	Meets Expectations	536
#58	C	Kuna Middle School	Kuna	Kuna Joint District	39%	39%	Meets Expectations	767
#59	C	Mountain View Middle School	Blackfoot	Blackfoot District	39%	38%	Meets Expectations	588
#60	C	Sandcreek Middle School	Idaho Falls	Bonneville Joint District	39%	40%	Meets Expectations	577
#61	C	Wood River Middle School	Hailey	Blaine County District	39%	42%	Meets Expectations	568
#62	C-	Eagle Rock Middle School	Idaho Falls	Idaho Falls District	38%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	776
#63	C-	Fruitland Middle School	Fruitland	Fruitland District	38%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	510
#64	C-	South Middle School	Nampa	Nampa School District	38%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	675
#65	C-	West Junior High	Boise	Boise Independent District	38%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	804
#66	C-	Aberdeen Middle School	Aberdeen	Aberdeen District	37%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	161
#67	C-	Fremont H Teed Middle School	Kuna	Kuna Joint District	37%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	558
#68	C-	Gooding Middle School	Gooding	Gooding Joint District	37%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	323
#69	C-	Snake River JR High School	Blackfoot	Snake River District	37%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	292
#70	D+	Burley Junior High School	Burley	Cassia County Joint District	37%	35%	Meets Expectations	550
#71	D+	Fairmont Junior High School	Boise	Boise Independent District	37%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	677
#72	D+	Weiser Middle School	Weiser	Weiser District	35%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	348
#73	D+	Kimberly Middle School	Kimberly	Kimberly District	34%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	478
#74	D+	Robert Stuart Middle School	Twin Falls	Twin Falls District	34%	36%	Meets Expectations	765
#75	D+	Emmett Middle School	Emmett	Emmett Independent District	33%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	533
#76	D+	South Fremont JR High	St Anthony	Fremont County Joint District	33%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	365
#77	D	Summitvue Middle School	Caldwell	Vallivue School District	33%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	745
#78	D	Kellogg Middle School	Kellogg	Kellogg Joint District	31%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	282
#79	D	Shoshone Middle School	Shoshone	Shoshone Joint District	31%	34%	Meets Expectations	138
#80	D	South Junior High School	Boise	Boise Independent District	31%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	565
#81	D	Sugar Salem Junior High School	Sugar City	Sugar-Salem Joint District	31%	45%	Underperforms Expectations	387
#82	D	William Thomas Middle School	American Falls	American Falls Joint District	31%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	351
#83	D	Glenns Ferry Middle School	Glenns Ferry	Glenns Ferry Joint District	30%	29%	Meets Expectations	99
#84	D	Lone Star Middle School	Nampa	Nampa School District	29%	28%	Meets Expectations	739
#85	D-	East Minico Middle School	Rupert	Minidoka County Joint District	28%	30%	Meets Expectations	508
#86	D-	Syringa Middle School	Caldwell	Caldwell District	27%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	558
#87	D-	Madison Junior High School	Rexburg	Madison District	26%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	1,247
#88	D-	Wendell Middle School	Wendell	Wendell District	26%	28%	Meets Expectations	341
#89	D-	East Valley Middle School	Nampa	Nampa School District	25%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	668
#90	D-	Jerome Middle School	Jerome	Jerome Joint District	25%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	973
#91	D-	West Minico Middle School	Paul	Minidoka County Joint District	25%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	529
#92	D-	Blackfoot Heritage Sixth Grade	Blackfoot	Blackfoot District	24%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	282
#93	F	Mccain Middle School	Payette	Payette Joint District	22%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	301
#94	F	West Jefferson Middle School	Terreton	West Jefferson District	21%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	86
#95	F	South Hills Middle School	Twin Falls	Twin Falls District	19%	29%	Underperforms Expectations	625
#96	F	Lakeside JR High School	Plummer	Plummer-Worley Joint District	17%	19%	Meets Expectations	62
#97	F	Wilder Middle School	Wilder	Wilder District	14%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	111

How Idaho's middle schools compare

A: 25B: 24C: 20D: 23F: 5

51% of the 97 ranked middle schools in Idaho earn an A or B (25 A grades, 24 B, 20 C, 23 D, 5 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 69 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (71% here, 70% nationally), and 47 exceed it. On average 44% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 42% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Marsing Middle School (46% against 24%, B-), Canfield Middle School (67% against 47%, A+), Vallivue Middle School (47% against 28%, B), Beutler Middle School (69% against 51%, A+), Payette Lakes Middle School (69% against 51%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 25): Joint School District No. 2 (7), Boise Independent District (3), Coeur D'alene District (2), Pocatello District (2).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Boise (10, 7 at A or B), Meridian (5, 5 at A or B), Idaho Falls (5, 1 at A or B), Pocatello (4, 3 at A or B), Caldwell (4, 2 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Madison Junior High School (1,247 students, D-, #87), Meridian Middle School (1,078 students, B+, #31), Lake Hazel Middle School (1,065 students, A-, #22).

Of the top 25, 1 is a magnet school 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.

Middle schools in Idaho that are not ranked

9 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (4)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

F Bridge Academy, Twin Falls
D+ Crossroads Middle School, Meridian
F Minidoka Junior High Alternative, Boise
C Pathways Middle School, Meridian

Very small schools (1)

Schools with fewer than 30 students have grades that swing on a handful of test results.

B+ North Gem Middle School, Bancroft

Not yet graded (4)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Marsh Valley Middle School, Arimo
Priest River JR High School, Priest River
Tiger Learn Program, Boise
West Middle School, Nampa

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in Idaho.
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 middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Idaho

What is the best middle school in Idaho?

Moscow Middle School in Moscow ranks first among the 97 ranked middle schools in Idaho with a SchoolGrade of A+, 74% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 61%.

How are middle schools in Idaho 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 middle schools does Idaho have?

SchoolGrade grades 106 public middle schools in Idaho; 97 are ranked here and 9 are listed as not ranked.