Anser Charter School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Garden City, Idaho

Anser Charter School in Garden City, Idaho enrolled 573 students in 2024-25 with 34.0 full-time teachers, 16.9 students per teacher against the Idaho elementary-school median of 17.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22. On the state tests, 56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Idaho: 54.8% and 40.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

502 students in 2022-23, 551 students in 2023-24, 573 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.6 to 34.0.

Students enrolled at Anser Charter School by school year2022-23: 502, 2023-24: 551, 2024-25: 57302004006002022-235022023-245512024-25573
Students enrolled at Anser Charter School by school year2022-23: 502, 2023-24: 551, 2024-25: 57302004006002022-235022023-245512024-25573
Students enrolled at Anser Charter School by school year2022-23: 502, 2023-24: 551, 2024-25: 57302004006002022-235022023-245512024-25573
Students enrolled at Anser Charter School by school year2022-23: 502, 2023-24: 551, 2024-25: 57302004006002022-235022023-245512024-25573
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350236.613.7
2023-2455136.815.0
2024-2557334.016.9

16.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 53 of every 100 Idaho elementary schools

Among the 372 Idaho elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; Anser Charter School 16.9; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAnser Charter School 16.9state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; Anser Charter School 16.9; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAnser Charter School 16.9state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; Anser Charter School 16.9; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAnser Charter School 16.9state median 17.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Idaho elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.0 to 59.3; Anser Charter School 16.9; state median 17.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherAnser Charter School 16.9state median 17.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 207 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Anser Charter School enrolled 414 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 207 of the 414 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent27.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.8% of students were White, 11.9% Hispanic, 5.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White80.8%
  2. Hispanic11.9%
  3. Two or more races5.2%
  4. American Indian0.7%
  5. Black0.5%
  6. Asian0.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Anser Charter School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Idaho, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIdaho
Reading and language arts, 2021-2256%56%54.8%
Math, 2022-2344%41% (2021-22)40.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Garden City

2 public elementary schools in Garden City report 2024-25 enrollment; Anser Charter School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Anser Charter School57316.928.6%
Future Public School37620.939.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Anser Charter School

  1. Future Public SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 376 students, 20.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Koelsch Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 321 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Anser Charter School with Future Public SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Anser of Idaho Inc. spends per student$9,647 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,647
  5. The largest public schools in IdahoAnser Charter School is the number 31 by size of 377 Idaho elementary schools open in 2024-25.#31 of 377
  6. Idaho schools by students per teacher16.9 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 17.1 for elementary schools.16.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Anser Charter School

  1. How many students attend Anser Charter School?
    573 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 502 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Garden City, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Anser Charter School?
    16.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Idaho median for elementary schools is 17.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Anser Charter School a Title I school?
    Anser Charter School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Anser Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Anser Charter School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% in math in 2022-23, against 54.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.6% in math in 2022-23 across Idaho. Idaho's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Anser Charter School in?
    Anser of Idaho Inc., NCES district ID 1600195. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160019500758 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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