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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY INC.·NCES 160016001020

NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY

15633 NORTH MEYER ROAD, RATHDRUM, ID 83858 · (208) 687-8002 · Kootenai County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED31-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Idaho public K-12 schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public K-12 schools

Enrollment
553
Combined
STATE 488
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 31.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten478%
Grade 1509%
Grade 2489%
Grade 3529%
Grade 45610%
Grade 5468%
Grade 6529%
Grade 7448%
Grade 8417%
Grade 9489%
Grade 10285%
Grade 11193%
Grade 12224%

This year's kindergarten class (47) is 15% larger than its 8th grade class (41).

Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 44% · US 70%
White
46584%
STATE 72% · US 43%
Hispanic
468%
STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
20%
STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
102%
STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
305%
STATE 3% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
28852%
Female
26548%

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Test scores

ISAT 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
95.6%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
91.9%
ID avg 43.5%

What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 96 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.

Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
553
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 20.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2555331.217.7:1N/A
2023-2457331.618.2:1N/A
2022-2357429.519.4:1N/A
2020-215742820.5:127% (156)
2017-1849622.422.1:132% (159)
2015-164402022.0:10% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY.

Since 2017-18: students up 11% (496 to 553); teachers up 39% (22.4 to 31.2).

About NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY

In RATHDRUM, Idaho, part of Kootenai County, NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY is a combined-grade school. The grade span is kindergarten through 12, and enrollment is 553 students.

NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY is listed under NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY INC. in federal data.

NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY enrolls a student body that is 84% White. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The White share in Kootenai County as a whole is similar, at about 87%. By the diversity index, NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY comes in at 28%.

The school reports 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.7 students per teacher. For comparison, combined schools in Idaho average 31.4:1.

allk12 grades NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY an A+. The grade compares the school only with Idaho public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.

Across Kootenai County, median household income is about $81,861, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Kootenai County number 54 and enroll about 23,554.

The nearest other public school, LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area. NCES lists NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY as a charter school.

NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY had 574 students in 2020-21 and 553 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.5:1 in 2020-21, and 17.7:1 in 2024-25.

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Kootenai County at a glance

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Population
181,996
Census ACS
Median income
$81,861
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
23,554 students

Quick facts

School name
NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY
District
NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY INC.
Address
15633 NORTH MEYER ROAD, RATHDRUM, ID 83858
Phone
(208) 687-8002
County
Kootenai County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
553
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
17.7:1
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
160016001020
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY
How large is NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY?
NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY enrolls approximately 553 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY serve?
NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY is approximately 17.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY?
At NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY public or private?
NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY INC..
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