Enrollment
304
Idaho · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Calwell, ID
Elevate Academy North
Federal NCES profile for Elevate Academy North, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 28/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 160020201164Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 28
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Elevate Academy North earns 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Idaho median.
- 28
- Resource Index · Lower
- 17.9:1
- students per teacher
- 33.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 304
- students enrolled
Elevate Academy North has class sizes near the Idaho median. Computed live against every Idaho school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Elevate Academy North Llc · Idaho
NCES ID 160020201164 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
17.9:1
vs 17.1:1 Idaho avg
+5% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
33.9%
vs 29.3% Idaho avg
+16% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Elevate Academy North compares with Idaho and U.S. medians
What stands out at Elevate Academy North
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Elevate Academy North is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among Idaho schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
The composite reveals a resource-side weakness
Elevate Academy North's free-meal eligibility sits closer to the broad Idaho middle than to an extreme, but its Resource Investment Index falls near the lower end of scored schools. That makes the composite itself the notable signal rather than student need. Inspecting the underlying factors matters here: a low score can result from thin counselor coverage, limited gifted access, attendance pressure, or heavier classroom staffing, and those are different operational problems.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Elevate Academy North serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Elevate Academy North is a mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Calwell, Idaho, enrolling 304 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 17.9:1 puts it in the larger third of Idaho schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 33.9% of students eligible for free meals.
With 304 students, its enrollment sits close to the Idaho median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 775 scored Idaho schools.
Among 171 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Idaho schools statewide, it ranks #148, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (84% of enrollment) (diversity index 28/100).
The surrounding Elevate Academy North Llc spends $17,552 per pupil, 41% above the Idaho average, a better-resourced district than most.
Elevate Academy North Llc is a single-school charter district, so Elevate Academy North operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Elevate Academy North compares
Elevate Academy North on the metrics families compare, against Idaho and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Idaho | Idaho avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 17.9:1 | ▲ 5% | 17.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 33.9% | ▲ 16% | 29.3% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 304 | top 54% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
17.9:1
Leaner classes than 25% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
304
Bigger than 33% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
33.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 16% above the Idaho average of 29.3%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
17.9:1
students per teacher
- 5% above state mean
Top 61% in Idaho - lower ratio than 39% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Funding equity
$17,552
per pupil, district-wide
- above Idaho avg of $12,445
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Student demographics
White 83.9%
Hispanic or Latino 10.5%
Two or More 2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.3%
African American 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7%
Asian 0.3%
Largest group: White at 83.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 28.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 28.4, Elevate Academy North is less mixed than the Idaho school average of 36.3.
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Elevate Academy North Llc, which includes Elevate Academy North.
$17,552
Per student
+41%
vs Idaho
Avg $12,445
-1%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Idaho, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~304 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~17.9:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Elevate Academy North
How many students attend Elevate Academy North?
Elevate Academy North has 304 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Calwell, ID.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elevate Academy North?
The student-teacher ratio at Elevate Academy North is 17.9:1, which is 5% higher than the Idaho average of 17.1:1 and 14% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Elevate Academy North?
33.9% of students at Elevate Academy North are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Idaho average of 29.3%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Elevate Academy North?
The largest demographic group at Elevate Academy North is White at 83.9% of enrollment, in Calwell, ID.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Elevate Academy North?
Elevate Academy North has a Resource Investment Index of 28/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
What other schools are in Elevate Academy North Llc?
None; Elevate Academy North Llc is a single-school charter district, and Elevate Academy North is its only campus.
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