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+	Heritage Middle School (Magnet)	Meridian	Joint School District No. 2	71%	67%	Exceeds Expectations	1,062
#2	A	Payette Lakes Middle School	Mccall	Mccall-Donnelly Joint School District	67%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	310
#3	A	Eagle Middle School	Eagle	Joint School District No. 2	66%	65%	Meets Expectations	854
#4	A	Victory Middle School	Meridian	Joint School District No. 2	65%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,048
#5	A	East Junior High School	Boise	Boise Independent District	64%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	619
#6	A	North Junior High School	Boise	Boise Independent District	63%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	876
#7	A	Sawtooth Middle School	Meridian	Joint School District No. 2	63%	63%	Meets Expectations	892
#8	A	Canfield Middle School	Coeur Dalene	Coeur D'alene District	62%	63%	Meets Expectations	746
#9	A	Beutler Middle School	Dayton	West Side Joint District	60%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	192
#10	A	Malad Middle School	Malad City	Oneida County District	60%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	220
#11	A	Franklin Middle School	Pocatello	Pocatello District	59%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	742
#12	A-	New Plymouth Middle School	New Plymouth	New Plymouth District	58%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	228
#13	A-	Sandpoint Middle School	Sandpoint	Lake Pend Oreille School District	58%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	514
#14	A-	Star Middle School	Star	Joint School District No. 2	57%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	895
#15	A-	Sugar Salem Junior High School	Sugar City	Sugar-Salem Joint District	57%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	387
#16	A-	Lake Hazel Middle School	Boise	Joint School District No. 2	55%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,065
#17	A-	Rigby Middle School	Rigby	Jefferson County Joint District	55%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	935
#18	A-	Snake River JR High School	Blackfoot	Snake River District	55%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	292
#19	A-	Boundary County Middle School	Bonners Ferry	Boundary County District	54%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	361
#20	A-	Lewis And Clark Middle School (Magnet)	Meridian	Joint School District No. 2	54%	53%	Meets Expectations	882
#21	A-	Lowell Scott Middle School	Boise	Joint School District No. 2	54%	56%	Meets Expectations	802
#22	A-	Moscow Middle School	Moscow	Moscow District	54%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	498
#23	A-	Declo JR High School	Declo	Cassia County Joint District	53%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	279
#24	A-	Les Bois Junior High School	Boise	Boise Independent District	53%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	705
#25	A-	Sacajawea Middle School	Lewiston	Lewiston Independent District	53%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	524
#26	B+	Alameda Middle School	Pocatello	Pocatello District	52%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	645
#27	B+	Post Falls Middle School	Post Falls	Post Falls District	51%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	800
#28	B+	Timberlake Middle School	Spirit Lake	Lakeland District	51%	50%	Meets Expectations	380
#29	B+	Marsh Valley Middle School	Arimo	Marsh Valley Joint District	50%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	188
#30	B+	St Maries Middle School	St Maries	St Maries Joint District	50%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	211
#31	B+	Vera C Oleary Middle School	Twin Falls	Twin Falls District	50%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	783
#32	B+	Farnsworth Middle School	Rigby	Jefferson County Joint District	49%	50%	Meets Expectations	635
#33	B+	Hillside Junior High School	Boise	Boise Independent District	49%	52%	Meets Expectations	603
#34	B+	Middleton Middle School	Middleton	Middleton District	49%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,007
#35	B+	Rocky Mountain Middle School	Idaho Falls	Bonneville Joint District	49%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	536
#36	B+	Meridian Middle School	Meridian	Joint School District No. 2	48%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,078
#37	B+	Parma Middle School	Parma	Parma District	48%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	323
#38	B+	Sandcreek Middle School	Idaho Falls	Bonneville Joint District	48%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	577
#39	B+	Taylorview Middle School	Idaho Falls	Idaho Falls District	48%	47%	Meets Expectations	776
#40	B	Bear Lake Middle School	Montpelier	Bear Lake County District	47%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	289
#41	B	Tigert Middle School	Soda Springs	Soda Springs Joint District	47%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	274
#42	B	Woodland Middle School	Coeur Dalene	Coeur D'alene District	47%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	821
#43	B	Firth Middle School	Firth	Firth District	46%	45%	Meets Expectations	272
#44	B	Vallivue Middle School	Caldwell	Vallivue School District	46%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	677
#45	B	Hawthorne Middle School	Pocatello	Pocatello District	45%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	674
#46	B	Homedale Middle School	Homedale	Homedale Joint District	45%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	380
#47	B	River City Middle School	Post Falls	Post Falls District	45%	45%	Meets Expectations	589
#48	B	Riverglen JR High School	Boise	Boise Independent District	45%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	540
#49	B	Teton Middle School	Driggs	Teton County District	45%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	433
#50	B	West Junior High	Boise	Boise Independent District	45%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	804
#51	B	Donald J Hobbs Middle School	Shelley	Shelley Joint District	44%	45%	Meets Expectations	402
#52	B	Eagle Rock Middle School	Idaho Falls	Idaho Falls District	44%	46%	Meets Expectations	776
#53	B	Irving Middle School	Pocatello	Pocatello District	44%	43%	Meets Expectations	712
#54	B	Jenifer Middle School	Lewiston	Lewiston Independent District	44%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	534
#55	B	Lakes Magnet School (Magnet)	Coeur Dalene	Coeur D'alene District	44%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	593
#56	B	Filer Middle School	Filer	Filer District	43%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	266
#57	B	Fruitland Middle School	Fruitland	Fruitland District	43%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	510
#58	B	Wood River Middle School	Hailey	Blaine County District	43%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	568
#59	B-	Kellogg Middle School	Kellogg	Kellogg Joint District	43%	42%	Meets Expectations	282
#60	B-	West Jefferson Middle School	Terreton	West Jefferson District	43%	44%	Meets Expectations	86
#61	B-	Lakeland Middle School	Rathdrum	Lakeland District	42%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	643
#62	B-	Gooding Middle School	Gooding	Gooding Joint District	41%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	323
#63	B-	Preston JR High School	Preston	Preston Joint District	41%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	558
#64	B-	Robert Stuart Middle School	Twin Falls	Twin Falls District	41%	43%	Meets Expectations	765
#65	B-	Sage Valley Middle School	Caldwell	Vallivue School District	41%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	810
#66	B-	Mountain View Middle School	Blackfoot	Blackfoot District	40%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	588
#67	B-	Kimberly Middle School	Kimberly	Kimberly District	39%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	478
#68	C+	Emmett Middle School	Emmett	Emmett Independent District	38%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	533
#69	C+	Fremont H Teed Middle School	Kuna	Kuna Joint District	38%	41%	Meets Expectations	558
#70	C+	Shoshone Middle School	Shoshone	Shoshone Joint District	38%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	138
#71	C+	Mountain Home Junior High School	Mountain Home	Mountain Home District	37%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	548
#72	C+	Burley Junior High School	Burley	Cassia County Joint District	36%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	550
#73	C+	Marsing Middle School	Marsing	Marsing Joint District	36%	38%	Meets Expectations	213
#74	C+	South Fremont JR High	St Anthony	Fremont County Joint District	36%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	365
#75	C+	Weiser Middle School	Weiser	Weiser District	36%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	348
#76	C	East Minico Middle School	Rupert	Minidoka County Joint District	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	508
#77	C	Lone Star Middle School	Nampa	Nampa School District	35%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	739
#78	C	Mccain Middle School	Payette	Payette Joint District	35%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	301
#79	C	Fairmont Junior High School	Boise	Boise Independent District	34%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	677
#80	C	South Junior High School	Boise	Boise Independent District	34%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	565
#81	C	Aberdeen Middle School	Aberdeen	Aberdeen District	33%	34%	Meets Expectations	161
#82	C	Madison Junior High School	Rexburg	Madison District	33%	54%	Underperforms Expectations	1,247
#83	C	South Middle School	Nampa	Nampa School District	33%	51%	Underperforms Expectations	675
#84	C	Buhl Middle School	Buhl	Buhl Joint District	32%	35%	Meets Expectations	313
#85	C	Jerome Middle School	Jerome	Jerome Joint District	32%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	973
#86	C-	Syringa Middle School	Caldwell	Caldwell District	30%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	558
#87	C-	Kuna Middle School	Kuna	Kuna Joint District	29%	48%	Underperforms Expectations	767
#88	C-	West Minico Middle School	Paul	Minidoka County Joint District	29%	32%	Meets Expectations	529
#89	D+	South Hills Middle School	Twin Falls	Twin Falls District	27%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	625
#90	D+	Wendell Middle School	Wendell	Wendell District	27%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	341
#91	D+	East Valley Middle School	Nampa	Nampa School District	26%	51%	Underperforms Expectations	668
#92	D+	Jefferson Middle School	Caldwell	Caldwell District	26%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	567
#93	D+	William Thomas Middle School	American Falls	American Falls Joint District	26%	40%	Underperforms Expectations	351
#94	D+	Glenns Ferry Middle School	Glenns Ferry	Glenns Ferry Joint District	25%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	99
#95	D-	Wilder Middle School	Wilder	Wilder District	18%	20%	Meets Expectations	111
#96	F	Lakeside JR High School	Plummer	Plummer-Worley Joint District	8%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	62

How Idaho's middle schools compare

A: 25B: 42C: 21D: 7F: 1

70% of the 96 ranked middle schools in Idaho earn an A or B (25 A grades, 42 B, 21 C, 7 D, 1 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 56 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (58% here, 71% nationally), and 30 exceed it. On average 45% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 46% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Snake River JR High School (55% against 40%, A-), Franklin Middle School (59% against 47%, A).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 24): Joint School District No. 2 (8), Boise Independent District (3).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Boise (10, 8 at A or B), Meridian (5, 5 at A or B), Pocatello (4, 4 at A or B), Idaho Falls (4, 4 at A or B), Caldwell (4, 2 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Madison Junior High School (1,247 students, C, #82), Meridian Middle School (1,078 students, B+, #36), Lake Hazel Middle School (1,065 students, A-, #16).

Of the top 25, 2 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.

Middle schools in Idaho that are not ranked

8 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 (3)

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
D+ Pathways Middle School, Meridian

Very small schools (1)

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

A- North Gem Middle School, Bancroft

Closed schools (2)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

C- Priest River JR High School, Priest River
D West Middle School, Nampa

Not yet graded (2)

Too little test data to grade.

Black Canyon Middle School, Idaho Falls
Summitvue Middle School, Caldwell

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?

Heritage Middle School in Meridian ranks first among the 96 ranked middle schools in Idaho with a SchoolGrade of A+, 71% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 67%.

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 104 public middle schools in Idaho; 96 are ranked here and 8 are listed as not ranked.