THOMAS JEFFERSON CHARTER

CALDWELL · ID · THOMAS JEFFERSON CHARTER SCHOOL INC. · Public charter · K-12 combined

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Programs & features
  • 📚 6 AP courses offered — Strong
  • 🔢 1 calculus classes · 3 physics · 1 chemistry
Academic signals
  • 🎓 AP rigor: 54th percentile nationally
  • 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 26% by test-taker volume

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How THOMAS JEFFERSON CHARTER compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

  • StatewideAP rigor at the 54th percentile nationally with 6 AP courses.
  • LocallyID students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: VALLIVUE ACADEMY, MIDDLETON ACADEMY, NAMPA ACADEMY and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🎓 Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses

54th percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
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AP courses offered
6
Math ✓
Students taking AP courses
22
≈21 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
1
1 calculus · 0 advanced
Lab science classes
4
3 physics · 1 chemistry
Other rigor signals
No dual-enrollment or gifted program reported

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 26% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
23
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
21.9
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

🏛️ Federal Title I context

Title I Targeted Assistance eligible

35-39% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Targeted Assistance

36.5%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

35-39% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school can receive Title I funds targeted to identified students (not schoolwide).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

🏛️ Your state's public flagship

University of Idaho

79%
admit rate
$9,084
in-state tuition/yr · $28,320 out-of-state
950–1200
SAT 25–75 · ACT 20–29

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,831/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Idaho profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
2.7%
Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.
Students absent 15+ days
10
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
1213:1
Well above the US median — a real constraint on individualized college and course planning.
Counselor FTE
0.3
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
19
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -0.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 364 students:

2025
361
2027
356
2029
351

≈ 13 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At $10,937 per student in district revenue, the 13 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $142,181/year in funding at risk.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
VALLIVUE ACADEMY
CALDWELL
Public 2.3 120 +15.4%
MIDDLETON ACADEMY
MIDDLETON
Public 3.1 121 -20.9%
NAMPA ACADEMY
NAMPA
Public 6.4 89 +45.9%
NOTUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL
CALDWELL
Public 9.5 101 +0.0%
CANYON SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
CALDWELL
Public 2.1 169 -18.0%
UNION HIGH SCHOOL
NAMPA
Public 9.8 121 -16.0%
GEM PREP: NAMPA
NAMPA
Public · charter 7.9 80
INITIAL POINT HIGH SCHOOL
KUNA
Public 15.2 104 +5.1%

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