Empower Connections Academy
BOISE · ID · INSPIRE ACADEMICS INC. · Public charter · K-12 combined
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IDAHO FINE ARTS ACADEMY → MERIDIAN ACADEMY → REBOUND SCHOOL OF OPPORTUNITY → EAGLE ACADEMY → IDAHO TECHNICAL CAREER ACADEMY → MERIDIAN MEDICAL ARTS CHARTER → CENTRAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL → MERIDIAN TECHNICAL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 19% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 69% (Bottom 14% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Empower Connections Academy compares for families
What families should know about Empower Connections Academy.
- ▸ LocallyID students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: IDAHO FINE ARTS ACADEMY, MERIDIAN ACADEMY, REBOUND SCHOOL OF OPPORTUNITY and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 19% by test-taker volume
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.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 14% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Idaho
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.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +11.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 163 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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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.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDAHO FINE ARTS ACADEMY MERIDIAN |
Public | 4.1 | 154 | +24.2% |
| MERIDIAN ACADEMY MERIDIAN |
Public | 3.1 | 182 | +4.6% |
| REBOUND SCHOOL OF OPPORTUNITY MERIDIAN |
Public | 3.8 | 182 | +37.9% |
| EAGLE ACADEMY EAGLE |
Public | 6.4 | 160 | +1.9% |
| IDAHO TECHNICAL CAREER ACADEMY MERIDIAN |
Public · charter | 3.0 | 137 | -27.1% |
| MERIDIAN MEDICAL ARTS CHARTER MERIDIAN |
Public · charter | 4.2 | 191 | -0.5% |
| CENTRAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL MERIDIAN |
Public | 5.3 | 136 | -15.0% |
| MERIDIAN TECHNICAL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL MERIDIAN |
Public · charter | 4.3 | 206 | +5.1% |