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Gem Prep: Online School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Idaho Alternative Schools

Better than 94% of Idaho alternative schools

Summary

Gem Prep: Online School is a public charter virtual school located in Meridian, Idaho, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 362 students. The school is part of the Gem Prep: Online LLC district and stands out as a high-performing virtual charter school in the area.

Gem Prep: Online School has consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 81% to 100% in recent years, outperforming the state average. The school also has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state, ranging from 3.9% to 17.1% in recent years. Academically, Gem Prep: Online School students consistently outperform the state average in ISAT/Math, ISAT/Science, and ISAT/English Language Arts across various grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's projected proficiency rates are 65% in ISAT/Math and 66.3% in ISAT/Science for all grades, compared to the state's 43.1% and 42.6%, respectively.

Compared to nearby virtual schools, such as Nampa Online Virtual Academy and Inspire Virtual Charter School, Gem Prep: Online School outperforms them in both academic achievement and graduation rates. The school also maintains competitive test scores and graduation rates compared to other nearby charter schools, like North Star Charter School and Compass Public Charter School. However, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 18.9 to 23.3 in recent years, which is higher than some nearby charter schools.

378

Students ?

29.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

25.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2750 East Gala Street
Meridian, ID 83642

(208) 672-1155

District: Gem Prep: Online LLC

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.7%

Hispanic:

13.5%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 94th percentile in 2025 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Idaho average (70% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Idaho alternative schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 94th-percentile peak (2025) to 87th (2025)

!Large classes — about 29 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

Idaho avg47%

Elementary school

19^th of 337

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 26 pts since 2017

From top 31% (2017) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

16^th of 166

Idaho public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 16 pts since 2017

From top 25% (2017) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

15^th of 112

Idaho public high schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 19 pts since 2018

From top 33% (2018) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	19 of 337	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	40 of 301	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	85 of 254	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.9	91 of 292	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	16 of 166	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	21 of 164	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	45.9	50 of 100	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.1	33 of 131	74.8%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	15 of 112	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	11 of 159	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	63.6	17 of 52	67.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	86.2	7 of 66	89.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	97.5	4 of 35	88.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	95.8	5 of 66	92.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

High school

Male (2024)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2024)89th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)89th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts77%+23 vs state

Science66%+24 vs state

Math65%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				ISAT Math (2025)								ISAT Science (2025)				ISAT English Language Arts (2025)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math End of Course	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science End of Course	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts End of Course	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gem Prep: Online School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2750 East Gala Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Gem Prep: Online LLC	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 672-1155	378	13	29.0		305 (80.7%)	3 (0.8%)	51 (13.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.6%)								(n/a)			65.0	71.1	65.6	53.8	48.0	65.0	65.0	59.0	79.2	66.3	78.6		70.0	76.3	75.0	71.8		77.0
Gem Prep: Meridian	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2750 East Gala Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Gem Prep: Meridian LLC	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 917-9150	506	23	22.0	38.3%	380 (75.1%)	8 (1.6%)	80 (15.8%)	11 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (4.0%)								(n/a)	81.6	77.1	83.3	70.5	61.5	61.5	53.6	70.9	76.2	74.4	57.1	70.6	73.7	75.0	78.0	79.5		81.6		77.3	$8,768	$937	$7,831
Idaho Virtual Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1965 South Eagle Road Suite 1	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Idaho Virtual Academy Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 322-3559	1,801	55	32.5		1,331 (73.9%)	8 (0.4%)	326 (18.1%)	16 (0.9%)	12 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (5.9%)								(n/a)	24.7	43.0	18.5	15.7	31.5	25.8	38.3	28.3	22.5	25.3	41.2	30.0	32.3	49.4	35.8	32.1	49.6	36.8	63.6	43.2	$8,430	$859	$7,571
Virtual School House	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1303 East Central Drive	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-5079	516	14	35.7		388 (75.2%)	12 (2.3%)	81 (15.7%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.3%)								(n/a)											13.8	13.8							42.2	42.2
Project Impact Stem Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1422 S Tech Lane	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Project Impact Stem Academy Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 576-4811	227	16	14.1		192 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)	73.9	73.9		50.0		32.0		52.1	40.0	52.0		47.5	60.9	56.5		38.9		56.0		54.7	$9,449	$577	$8,872
Gem Prep: Meridian South	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	1925 Lake Hazel Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Gem Prep: Meridian South LLC	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 332-6800	458	23	19.9		357 (77.9%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (15.3%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)								(n/a)	66.7	71.7	48.9	54.2	61.9	56.7		60.2	51.1	70.0		58.7	55.6	65.2	64.4	72.9	88.1	83.3		70.7
Inspire Virtual Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9550 Bethel Court	Boise	83709	Ada County	Inspire Academics Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 322-4002	1,210	37	32.3		882 (72.9%)	10 (0.8%)	226 (18.7%)	16 (1.3%)	16 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (4.7%)								(n/a)		38.9		24.2	23.1	15.0	17.6	20.0	20.8	23.6	39.3	29.7	27.3	36.1	31.3	31.8	46.2	35.0	68.1	43.6	$6,932	$401	$6,531
Compass Public Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4667 West Aviator Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Compass Public Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 888-5847	1,265	68	18.6	24.6%	989 (78.2%)	14 (1.1%)	149 (11.8%)	43 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	65 (5.1%)								(n/a)	70.1	79.6	70.1	72.8	71.3	67.3	69.6	71.6	60.7	71.1	69.6	66.9	74.8	82.5	80.4	76.1	81.1	85.0	92.8	81.2	$5,937	$683	$5,254
Gem Prep: Meridian North	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	5390 North McDermott Road	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Gem Prep: Meridian North LLC	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 917-9150	474	23	20.6		359 (75.7%)	5 (1.1%)	81 (17.1%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)								(n/a)	57.4	65.9	74.0	47.1	40.0			53.3	66.0			60.9		70.0	76.0	62.7	76.7	76.3		67.4
Treasure Valley Math/Science	Public, Magnet, Alternative	4-12	6801 North Gary Lane	Boise	83714	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-6800	4	10	.3		4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Gem Prep: Online School

How many students attend Gem Prep: Online School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Gem Prep: Online School.

What district is Gem Prep: Online School in?

Gem Prep: Online LLC

What is the racial makeup of Gem Prep: Online School?

Students at Gem Prep: Online School are 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Gem Prep: Online School a good school?

Yes. Gem Prep: Online School ranks in the top 5.6% of Idaho alternative schools.

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