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Project Impact Stem Academy

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Project Impact Stem Academy ranks 103 rd of 337 Idaho alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

103^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 337 Idaho Alternative Schools

Better than 69% of Idaho alternative schools

Summary

Project Impact Stem Academy is a public charter school located in Meridian, Idaho that serves 281 students in grades K-12, with a focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education.

The school outperforms the state average in math, science, and English language arts proficiency across most grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 52.1% of all students were proficient or better in ISAT/Math, compared to the state average of 43.1%. The school's 3rd and 4th grade math proficiency rates are particularly strong, at 73.9% compared to the state's 50.7% and 49.1% respectively. In English language arts, the school's 3rd and 8th grade proficiency rates of 60.9% and 56% are also higher than the state averages. Project Impact Stem Academy has maintained a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 62.5% to 82.3% over the past few years, and its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 15.0% to 30.2% in recent years, is generally lower than the state average and some of the nearby charter schools. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.3 to 15.6 over the past few years.

Compared to other nearby charter schools, such as North Star Charter School and Compass Public Charter School, Project Impact Stem Academy performs well in terms of test scores and graduation rates. However, some schools like Gem Prep: Meridian and Compass Public Charter School have even stronger academic performance, with higher proficiency rates in math, science, and English language arts. The school's spending per student of $9,449 in 2018-2019 is higher than the $6,410 spent per student at North Star Charter School, but lower than the $8,768 spent per student at Gem Prep: Meridian.

227

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,449

Per pupil spending ?

39.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1422 S Tech Lane
Meridian, ID 83642

(208) 576-4811

District: Project Impact Stem Academy Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.6%

Hispanic:

11.0%

Pacific Islander:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2024 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Idaho average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Idaho median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2024

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

Idaho avg47%

Elementary school

103^rd of 337

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 14 pts since 2024

From top 44% (2024) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

91^st of 166

Idaho public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 18 pts since 2024

From top 37% (2024) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	64.1	103 of 337	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	133 of 301	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	91 of 166	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	61 of 164	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)49th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2024)36th percentile-21 vs school

Male (2024)33rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Math52%+9 vs state

Science48%+5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, May 22, 2021

We have several children at PiSTEM and we will not be returning for the next school year. I do not feel the school leaders do enough to protect our kids from other abusive children. When one of our children complained their teacher wasn't teaching the teacher changed the work to something that was from several grade levels below them. We wanted or kids to be challenged there and at most we were challenged with patience. This school looked good at first but quickly soured. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

This school is terrible! The working environment is very small which means that it is also noisy. I know that in the 7th and 9th grade building none of the learning spaces have doors so it is hard to concentrate when you have 9th graders reading out loud in ELA and 7th graders taking a math test. The school doesn't even have electives, after school activities, or even a lunch break. In the 7th and 9th building the lunch time varies from what the teachers feel like and after lunch( again, whenever the teachers feel like teaching again) we go straight to learning, no recess or anything. If I could rate this school something lower than a 1 I would. I moved out of this school briefly after the first halve along with 3 other people who didn't like the school either. This school is loosing many people because of the schools issues. The school doesn't have a cafeteria, a library, or anything that comes to mind when you think of a well managed school. At this school, we use a program called summit learning. This program has articles to read to get you ready for the tests it makes you take. It also has assignments the teachers put on there. This program is not helpful because rather than having the teacher talk to the students about it, you just read and that can be hard sometimes. Finally, lets talk about math. My math teacher at this school literally has a answer key she puts on her desk for the students! I don't think this is okay because the students stop trying and start copying. I know it is normal for schools to have room for improvement but this one has to much room. I think that any school would have better learning abilities available than this one. Close Quote

Schools Near Project Impact Stem Academy

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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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Wilder Academy Of Virtual Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	16231 North Brinson Street Su	Wilder	83687	Canyon County	Wilder District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 337-7400	202	12	16.8		143 (70.8%)	1 (0.5%)	47 (23.3%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)								(n/a)												25.5						41.2	20.7	28.8

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Is Project Impact Stem Academy a good school?

Project Impact Stem Academy ranks 103^rd of 337 Idaho alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Project Impact Stem Academy?

Students at Project Impact Stem Academy are 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander.

What district is Project Impact Stem Academy in?

Project Impact Stem Academy Inc.

How many students attend Project Impact Stem Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended Project Impact Stem Academy.

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