North Idaho STEM Charter Academy

Sophomore 

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6 years ago

I love this school like no other. The amount of opportunities available here are absolutely incredible and you won’t find them anywhere else. While it is a STEM school, there is also emphasis on English, Reading, and Writing— they don’t get left out. History and Civics are also massive parts of the curriculum, and some of the hardest classes. We don’t have any sports teams, but we manage to keep plenty busy with the tons and tons of STEM activities available to us, including First Tech Challenge (FTC), which allows us to bui... read more

Junior 

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7 years ago

This is my 6th year attending STEM and it has been a great experience. The teachers and faculty are amazing, and everyone strives to make the students feel welcome. We also have a wonderful high school advisor who helps us find the right classes so we can graduate with our associates degree. I don't think we need to change anything about STEM because well into its path of success. 

Senior 

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7 years ago

This school has very high quality education and gives you opportunities to online and college classes. However, the school does push kids to focus more of STEM related jobs and anyone that doesn't want to pursue a STEM related career, are pushed aside. The school is slightly biased, students having a different opinion or different view on something, are treated like outlaws and are sometimes talked down to until they feel like they are the problem when, in fact, they are not. Overall, this school has an excellent educational... read more

Senior 

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8 years ago

I love how hard they push everyone and how everyone in my senior class is a dual credit student. I like how small my grade level is because I know everyone in my grade by first and last name. 

Junior 

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6 months ago

I feel that this school does offer a lot academically, but that is it, there is hot lunch other than pizza which we have to sign up for. There is also no active after school activities, the only way to get active is to take a class that very few people are let into. Not only does it offer nothing athletic other than for the younger grades, it is a full 8 hours a day, limiting the amount of time that students have after school to exercise very low. There are some art classes available, which is nice for creativity, and there ... read more

Parent 

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a year ago

This school has no heart. High expectations, high pressure. My son went to this school. His anxiety was high, starting a new school, and they assumed, “some people just don’t want to go back to the office.” He was threatened with months of lunch detention . He has always had poor handwriting despite earnest effort. He was shamed and made to copy script saying that he needed to care and to try harder. This school assumes that struggling students just don’t care enough or they just don’t want to. There is relentless pressure t... read more

Senior 

on Niche

a year ago

I have gone to North Idaho STEM Charter Academy for almost my entire school career. STEM is a small school, and not one that offers many opportunities involving the arts or music, sticking true to the STEM acronym. One good thing STEM does is their options for dual credit and other college preparing activities. This school is not for you if you are interested in sports, clubs, or other programs that would be offered at a regular high school. If you want a rigorous school that will help you form discipline to prepare for your... read more

Senior 

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a year ago

It's pretty bad socially. It does not teach students how to interact with their peers and individuals that they will meet on a day to day basis. That said, they do teach you good information that does prepare you for college. The administration and a few of the teachers are extremely over controlling and unnecessarily strict.