The average public school diversity score in Idaho is approximately 0.42 per year (2023-24).
The most diverse public schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The most diverse school in Idaho is currently Lakeside Elementary School, with a diversity score of 0.72.
Diversity Score Range: 0.57
0.72
Avg. Diversity Score: 0.62
Most Diverse Public Schools in Idaho (2023-24)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Diversity Score
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Lakeside Elementary School
Math: ≤5% | Reading: 15-19%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: PK-6
1345 E Street
Plummer, ID 83851
(208) 686-1651
Plummer, ID 83851
(208) 686-1651
Rank: #22.
Donald D Stalker Elementary School
Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.68
Grades: PK-5
991 West Center Street
Blackfoot, ID 83221
(208) 785-8841
Blackfoot, ID 83221
(208) 785-8841
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Southwest Idaho Juvenile Detention
Alternative School
Diversity Score: 0.66
Grades: 1-12
222 12th Ave N
Caldwell, ID 83605
(208) 454-7240
Caldwell, ID 83605
(208) 454-7240
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Morley Nelson Elementary School
Math: 30% | Reading: 38%
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.66
Grades: PK-6
7701 West Northview Street
Boise, ID 83704
(208) 854-4610
Boise, ID 83704
(208) 854-4610
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Independence Alternative High School
Alternative School
Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.66
Grades: 7-12
155 East Francis Street
Blackfoot, ID 83221
(208) 785-8825
Blackfoot, ID 83221
(208) 785-8825
Rank: #6 - 96. - 9.
Lakeside Jr High School
Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.65
Grades: 7-8
1255 E Street
Plummer, ID 83851
(208) 686-1937
Plummer, ID 83851
(208) 686-1937
Rank: #6 - 96. - 9.
Cardinal Academy
Alternative School
Charter School
Charter School
Diversity Score: 0.65
Grades: 9-12
9492 West Emerald Street
Boise, ID 83704
(208) 918-1693
Boise, ID 83704
(208) 918-1693
Rank: #6 - 96. - 9.
Kinport Middle School
Alternative School
Math: <50% | Reading: <50%
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.65
Grades: 6-8
655 West Alameda
Pocatello, ID 83201
(208) 237-2233
Pocatello, ID 83201
(208) 237-2233
Rank: #6 - 96. - 9.
Five-county Detention Center
Alternative School
Diversity Score: 0.65
Grades: 5-12
423 N 2300 E
Saint Anthony, ID 83445
(208) 624-1500
Saint Anthony, ID 83445
(208) 624-1500
Rank: #10 - 1310. - 13.
Desert Sage Elementary School
Math: 33% | Reading: 43%
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.63
Grades: PK-5
9325 West Mossywood Street
Boise, ID 83709
(208) 350-4020
Boise, ID 83709
(208) 350-4020
Rank: #10 - 1310. - 13.
Whitney Elementary School
Math: 23% | Reading: 29%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.63
Grades: PK-6
1609 South Owyhee Street
Boise, ID 83705
(208) 854-6580
Boise, ID 83705
(208) 854-6580
Rank: #10 - 1310. - 13.
Koelsch Elementary School
Math: 6-9% | Reading: 30-34%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.63
Grades: PK-6
2015 North Curtis Road
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 854-5300
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 854-5300
Rank: #10 - 1310. - 13.
Diversity Score: 0.63
Grades: K-3
3512 Little Lost River Highway
Howe, ID 83244
(208) 767-3422
Howe, ID 83244
(208) 767-3422
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Ada County Juvenile Center
Alternative School
Diversity Score: 0.62
Grades: 5-12
6300 Denton Street
Boise, ID 83704
(208) 854-4150
Boise, ID 83704
(208) 854-4150
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Garfield Elementary School
Math: 15-19% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.62
Grades: PK-6
1914 Broadway Avenue
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 854-4950
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 854-4950
Rank: #16 - 2016. - 20.
Lincoln Elementary School
Math: 20-24% | Reading: 25-29%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.61
Grades: PK-5
238 Buhl Street North
Twin Falls, ID 83301
(208) 733-1321
Twin Falls, ID 83301
(208) 733-1321
Rank: #16 - 2016. - 20.
Horizon Elementary School
Math: 26% | Reading: 38%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.61
Grades: PK-6
730 North Mitchell
Boise, ID 83704
(208) 854-5170
Boise, ID 83704
(208) 854-5170
Rank: #16 - 2016. - 20.
Blackfoot Heritage Sixth Grade
Math: 43% | Reading: 51%
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.61
Grades: 6
50 South Shilling Avenue
Blackfoot, ID 83221
(208) 785-8838
Blackfoot, ID 83221
(208) 785-8838
Rank: #16 - 2016. - 20.
Whittier Elementary School
Math: 31% | Reading: 38%
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.61
Grades: PK-6
301 North 29th Street
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 854-6630
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 854-6630
Rank: #16 - 2016. - 20.
Stephensen Elementary School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 60-64%
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.61
Grades: PK-4
200 Gunfighter Avenue
Mountain Home Afb, ID 83648
(208) 832-4651
Mountain Home Afb, ID 83648
(208) 832-4651
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
New Horizon High School
Alternative School
Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.60
Grades: 9-12
955 West Alameda
Pocatello, ID 83201
(208) 237-2233
Pocatello, ID 83201
(208) 237-2233
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Taft Elementary School
Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.60
Grades: PK-6
3722 Anderson Street
Boise, ID 83703
(208) 854-6180
Boise, ID 83703
(208) 854-6180
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Lakeside High School
Math: ≤20% | Reading: 40-59%
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.60
Grades: 9-12
1150 E Street
Plummer, ID 83851
(208) 686-1937
Plummer, ID 83851
(208) 686-1937
Rank: #24 - 2824. - 28.
Diversity Score: 0.59
Grades: K-6
8169 West Victory Road
Boise, ID 83709
(208) 854-4000
Boise, ID 83709
(208) 854-4000
Rank: #24 - 2824. - 28.
Jefferson Elementary School
Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.59
Grades: PK-6
200 South Latah Street
Boise, ID 83705
(208) 854-5260
Boise, ID 83705
(208) 854-5260
Rank: #24 - 2824. - 28.
Bickel Elementary School
Math: 20-24% | Reading: 30-34%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.59
Grades: PK-5
607 2nd Avenue East
Twin Falls, ID 83301
(208) 733-4116
Twin Falls, ID 83301
(208) 733-4116
Rank: #24 - 2824. - 28.
Hawthorne Elementary School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.59
Grades: PK-6
2401 Targee Street
Boise, ID 83705
(208) 854-5000
Boise, ID 83705
(208) 854-5000
Rank: #24 - 2824. - 28.
3b Juvenile Detention Center
Alternative School
Diversity Score: 0.59
Grades: 4-12
950 Environmental Way
Idaho Falls, ID 83401
(208) 542-2947
Idaho Falls, ID 83401
(208) 542-2947
Rank: #29 - 3129. - 31.
Fairmont Junior High School
Math: 23% | Reading: 44%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.58
Grades: 7-9
2121 North Cole Road
Boise, ID 83704
(208) 854-4790
Boise, ID 83704
(208) 854-4790
Rank: #29 - 3129. - 31.
Nampa Online Virtual Academy
Math: 22% | Reading: 43%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.58
Grades: PK-12
3313 Parkridge Drive
Nampa, ID 83687
(208) 468-2808
Nampa, ID 83687
(208) 468-2808
Rank: #29 - 3129. - 31.
Snake River Elementary School
Math: 6-9% | Reading: 20-24%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.58
Grades: PK-5
500 Stampede Drive
Nampa, ID 83687
(208) 468-4614
Nampa, ID 83687
(208) 468-4614
Rank: #32 - 4032. - 40.
Emerson High School
Alternative School
Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.57
Grades: 9-12
335 5th Street
Idaho Falls, ID 83401
(208) 524-7800
Idaho Falls, ID 83401
(208) 524-7800
Rank: #32 - 4032. - 40.
I B Perrine Elementary School
Math: 24% | Reading: 30%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.57
Grades: PK-5
452 Caswell Avenue West
Twin Falls, ID 83301
(208) 733-4288
Twin Falls, ID 83301
(208) 733-4288
Rank: #32 - 4032. - 40.
Kamiah Middle School
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.57
Grades: 4-8
800 12th Street
Kamiah, ID 83536
(208) 935-4040
Kamiah, ID 83536
(208) 935-4040
Rank: #32 - 4032. - 40.
Ustick Elementary School
Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.57
Grades: PK-5
12435 West Ustick Road
Boise, ID 83713
(208) 855-4120
Boise, ID 83713
(208) 855-4120
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Idaho average public schools diversity score?
The Idaho average public schools diversity score is 0.42 for 2023-24.
What are public schools with the most diversity score in Idaho?
The best top ranked public schools in Idaho include Lakeside Elementary School, Donald D Stalker Elementary School and Southwest Idaho Juvenile Detention.
What is public high school and public elementary school with the most diversity score in Idaho?
The public high school with the most diversity score in Idaho is Southwest Idaho Juvenile Detention, with a diversity score of 0.66. The public elementary school with the most diversity score is Lakeside Elementary School, with diversity score of 0.72.
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