Isucceed Virtual High School Inc.

Isucceed Virtual High School Inc. operates two virtual high schools in Boise, Idaho, serving 1,635 students in grades 7–12, with the district ranking 99th out of 101 Idaho districts (2nd percentile) and earning a 0-star rating. Both schools share the same address and virtual model, but their performance and student outcomes differ dramatically. The district as a whole lags far behind state averages in nearly every academic subject, with math and science proficiency particularly low.

iSUCCEED Virtual High School is the larger and stronger school, enrolling 1,290 students in grades 7–12. It ranks 113th of 122 high schools (7th percentile), has a chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.7% (well below the state average of 13.8%), and a student–teacher ratio of 23.8. Its proficiency rates, while still low, beat its sibling school on every assessment, including 41.6% in ELA End-of-Course and 17.2% in Science End-of-Course. In contrast, iSucceed Academy is a much smaller school with 345 students in grades 9–12, ranks dead last (122nd of 122), and shows severe challenges: 40.1% chronic absenteeism, a 31.2 student–teacher ratio, and just 25% proficiency in ELA and 11.7% in Science.

The most striking finding is the 35-point absenteeism gap between the two schools, which likely explains much of iSucceed Academy’s academic collapse. Per-student spending also varies immensely: $6,828 at iSUCCEED Virtual High School versus just $838 at iSucceed Academy, suggesting uneven resource allocation that deserves scrutiny. Both schools report an identical graduation rate of 82.5%, a figure that masks their very different test scores and attendance patterns. iSUCCEED Virtual High School has improved slightly from the 5th percentile in 2016–2017 to the 7th percentile today, while iSucceed Academy has only one year of ranking data—and it was last in the state. Missing socioeconomic data limits deeper analysis, but the overall picture is clear: iSUCCEED Virtual High School is the better option, while iSucceed Academy is in urgent need of intervention.