Coeur d’Alene School District Maps and Rankings

One of the most common reasons people move to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho is so their children will have a better life. And if you are relocating for work or another reason, you’ll be happy to know that this is a great place to raise children! 

Public school quality is one data point into the overall picture of a child’s life, but it’s an important one. If your kids attend school, they’ll be there for about 6 hours a day for over half of the year, so you want them to be safe, get a good education, and be around high-quality peers. 

Looking in Coeur d’Alene proper, the public school zoning map is as follows. You can also enter you address into this tool to identify the schools associated with your prospective address.

Elementary Zones and Rankings:

GreatSchools.org rankings:

• Atlas Elementary – 8/10
• Bryan Elementary – 7/10
• Dalton Elementary – 9/10
• Fernan STEM Academy – 8/10
• Hayden Meadows Elementary – 10/10
• Northwest Expedition Academy – 4/10
• Ramsey Elementary – 7/10
• Skyway Elementary – 6/10
• Winton Elementary – 6/10
• Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts – 10/10

Worth noting that the last school is not on the map and you must apply to it, though space is limited.

Middle School Zones and Rankings:

GreatSchools.org rankings:

• Canfield Middle School – 9/10
• Lakes Middle School – Unrated
• Woodland Middle School – 7/10

High School Zones and Rankings:

GreatSchools.org rankings:

• Coeur d’Alene High School – 7/10
• Lake City High School – 6/10
• Venture Academy – Unrated

These are compared to the Idaho average, which is somewhat higher than the national average, so overall it’s safe to say that Coeur d’Alene has good schools. Also, even if a school is slightly slow average, it could be a perfectly fine school for your kids to attend–everyone has different experiences and preferences.

Also worth noting that there is school choice in Idaho and you can request to transfer to another school within the district even if it’s not your assigned school. There may be a waiting period and a lottery, but it’s always a possibility. And public schooling only scratches the surface of school options here–there are charter schools, private schools, and homeschooling all throughout Coeur d’Alene and Idaho in general.

(All data comes from Greatschools and you should do your own research regarding schools. As a real estate agent, I make no assertion of the accuracy of the data, nor do I recommend any schools or have any subjective preference of one over the other–I’m merely republishing Greatschools’ rankings at the time of this article’s publication.)