Empowering Excellence Charter School

Charter Organization: Empowering Youths of Iowa

1800 1st Ave NE # 201
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

www.empoweringexcellencecs.org/

Charter School 120 Students

High School 9th - 12th

School Overview

Empowering Excellence Charter School is a small neighborhood-scale campus located in Cedar Rapids, IA. Administered by Charter Organization: Empowering Youths of Iowa, the institution operates as a public charter school serving approximately 120 enrolled students across grades 09 through 12.

Based on official NCES reporting, the campus employs approximately 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) classroom teachers with an estimated student-to-teacher ratio of 120:1, aligning with standard public school staffing metrics. Approximately 86.7% of students qualify for subsidized meal support under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), including 22 students qualified for free lunch and 82 for reduced-price dining.

Located at 1800 1st Ave NE # 201 in Cedar Rapids, IA 52402, Empowering Excellence Charter School serves families zoned within the Charter Organization: Empowering Youths of Iowa attendance area. Academic programming, zoning boundaries, and school bus routes are administered under district guidelines.

120

Total Students

1.0

Full-Time Teachers

120.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

86.7%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Empowering Excellence Charter School
Demographic	Student Count
White	32
Hispanic	8
Black	61
Two or More	16

Black
61 (52.1%)
White
32 (27.4%)
Two or More
16 (13.7%)
Hispanic
8 (6.8%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	New
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Charter Organization: Empowering Youths of Iowa
Phone:	(319)451-9243
Website:	http://www.empoweringexcellencecs.org/
Grade Range:	9th - 12th
Total Students:	120
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	1.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	120.0
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	22
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	82

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 11 40

Grade 12 80