Project Impact STEM Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Kuna, Idaho

Project Impact STEM Academy in Kuna, Idaho enrolled 227 students in 2024-25 with 16.1 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the Idaho median of 15.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22. On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Idaho: 54.8% and 40.6%).

Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

252 students in 2022-23, 281 students in 2023-24, 227 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.8 to 16.1.

Students enrolled at Project Impact STEM Academy by school year2022-23: 252, 2023-24: 281, 2024-25: 22701002003002022-232522023-242812024-25227
Students enrolled at Project Impact STEM Academy by school year2022-23: 252, 2023-24: 281, 2024-25: 22701002003002022-232522023-242812024-25227
Students enrolled at Project Impact STEM Academy by school year2022-23: 252, 2023-24: 281, 2024-25: 22701002003002022-232522023-242812024-25227
Students enrolled at Project Impact STEM Academy by school year2022-23: 252, 2023-24: 281, 2024-25: 22701002003002022-232522023-242812024-25227
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325217.814.2
2023-2428117.915.7
2024-2522716.114.1

14.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 53 of every 100 Idaho schools of this kind

Among the 68 Idaho schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Idaho other schools, 2024-2568 values from 5.4 to 54.0; This school 14.1; state median 15.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 15.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Idaho other schools, 2024-2568 values from 5.4 to 54.0; This school 14.1; state median 15.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 15.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Idaho other schools, 2024-2568 values from 5.4 to 54.0; This school 14.1; state median 15.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 15.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Idaho other schools, 2024-2568 values from 5.4 to 54.0; This school 14.1; state median 15.2.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.1state median 15.2U.S. 13.8

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 269 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Project Impact STEM Academy enrolled 269 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 269 of the 269 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent29.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.6% of students were White, 11.0% Hispanic, 2.6% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.

  1. White84.6%
  2. Hispanic11.0%
  3. Pacific Islander2.6%
  4. Asian0.9%
  5. Two or more races0.9%

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 Project Impact STEM Academy scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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, 2021-2250‑54%50‑54%54.8%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%45‑49% (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.

What to look at next about Project Impact STEM Academy

  1. Virtual School HouseThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.4 miles away: 516 students, 35.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Gem Prep: Online SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 2.3 miles away: 378 students, 29.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  3. Compare Project Impact STEM Academy with Virtual School HouseStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Project Impact STEM Academy Inc. spends per student$10,897 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,897
  5. The largest public schools in IdahoProject Impact STEM Academy is the number 35 by size of 72 Idaho schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#35 of 72
  6. Idaho schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Idaho median of 15.2 for schools of this kind.14.1:1
  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 Project Impact STEM Academy

  1. How many students attend Project Impact STEM Academy?
    227 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 252 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Kuna, ID.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Project Impact STEM Academy?
    14.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Idaho median for schools of this kind is 15.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Project Impact STEM Academy a Title I school?
    Project Impact STEM Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Project Impact STEM Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Project Impact STEM Academy scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 Project Impact STEM Academy in?
    Project Impact STEM Academy Inc., NCES district ID 1600182. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 160018201102 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