Best Schools in Idaho Falls, Idaho

Idaho Falls, Idaho gives parents 38 ranked public schools to evaluate, spanning elementary through high school across two main districts — Idaho Falls School District 91 and Bonneville Joint School District 93. The city's public schools average 5.9 out of 10, a score that lands in the middle of the national distribution and signals a wide performance spread rather than a uniformly strong or weak system. Parents should expect meaningful variation depending on which school their address feeds.

That variation is real but navigable. Eleven schools — 29% of the ranked total — score 7 or higher out of 10, a solid cluster of high performers for a mid-sized city. The top five are all elementary schools, led by Theresa Bunker Elementary at 8.4, followed closely by Cloverdale Elementary at 8.3 and Discovery Elementary at 7.9. Fairview Elementary at 7.7 rounds out the strong elementary tier. At the high school level, Bonneville Online School earns a 7.6, the highest-rated secondary option in the data and an option worth considering for families open to a non-traditional format. Strong elementary performance paired with thinner high school options is a pattern worth factoring into longer-range planning.

The 5.9 city average means roughly half the schools fall below that mark. Families zoned to lower-rated schools aren't without options — open enrollment policies in both districts let parents apply to higher-performing schools outside their default attendance boundary, subject to capacity. Knowing your address's assigned school early, then cross-referencing it against the 29% tier of 7-plus-rated schools, is the most efficient first step.

Practically, Idaho Falls rewards parents who look at the elementary tier carefully. The top three elementaries score within half a point of each other, which means competitive demand for those seats is real. Families relocating to the area should check both District 91 and District 93 boundaries — some of the strongest schools sit on the Bonneville District side of the city. Use school ratings as the starting filter, then verify current open enrollment availability directly with the district before committing to a neighborhood.