Empower Connections Academy
Charter · Grades 6–12 · 163 students
Cardinal Academy
9492 West Emerald Street, Boise, ID 83704
Grades
9–12
High
Students
53
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Cardinal Academy Incorporated
Ada County
Not graded
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About Cardinal Academy
Cardinal Academy is a charter high school in Boise, Idaho, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Cardinal Academy Incorporated. The school is located in a midsize city in Ada County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 53 students were enrolled, with about 9.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Idaho high school (15.4 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Idaho Public Charter School Commission.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 53 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.2 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Idaho Public Charter School Commission
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Cardinal Academy Incorporated
- County
- Ada County
- NCES school ID
- 160020001151
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.