Project Impact STEM Academy

MERIDIAN · ID · PROJECT IMPACT STEM ACADEMY INC. · Public charter · K-12 combined


📋 At a glance

Programs & features
  • ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
Academic signals
  • 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 25% of US high schools
  • 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 6% by test-taker volume

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

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How Project Impact STEM Academy compares for families

What families should know about Project Impact STEM Academy.

  • LocallyID students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: ADA PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL CENTER, CARDINAL ACADEMY, IDAHO CENTER OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 6% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
3
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
11.5
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.

🏛️ 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
4.8%
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
11
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.

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 +0.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 227 students:

2025
229
2027
232
2029
235

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

Revenue upside

At $11,229 per student in district revenue, the 8 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $89,832/year in additional funding.

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
ADA PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL CENTER
MERIDIAN
Public 1.5
CARDINAL ACADEMY
BOISE
Public · charter 5.4 53
IDAHO CENTER OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
NAMPA
Public 5.7
JCC - NAMPA
NAMPA
Public 6.4
KUNA CAREER TECHNICAL SCHOOL
KUNA
Public 6.6
ADA COUNTY JUVENILE CENTER
BOISE
Public 7.4 11
Robert Janss School
BOISE
Public 8.2
GEM PREP: MERIDIAN
MERIDIAN
Public · charter 2.3 90 +40.6%

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