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Empower Connections Academy

PublicHighGrades 6–12CharterAlternative Education School

9550 Bethel Court, Boise, ID 83709 · (208) 332-6800

Boise City’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Idaho school districts

Directions
Students
163
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Empower Connections Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Idaho’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 147% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 39.6%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 54%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Idaho’s 671 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

9550 Bethel Court, Boise

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 94
Grade 1032
Grade 1142
Grade 1285
Enrollment over time
66’20
118’21
137’22
151’23
163’24

Up 147% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Black 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Empower Connections Academy from Boise City families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Idaho’s other public schools; Boise City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.