Innovation Academy Charter

Name

Innovation Academy Charter

Legal name

Innovation Academy Charter School

Website

https://innovationcharter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charter School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter College-Prep & Advanced Academics Schools (EDAJACAJ)

Keywords

• Charter school education
• College preparatory programs
• Systems thinking curriculum
• Interdisciplinary learning
• Public school enrollment

Headquarters

HQ city

Tyngsboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Per-Pupil State Funding: As a public charter school in Massachusetts, IACS receives per-pupil state funding based on enrollment. This is the primary revenue source for operational expenses including staffing, facilities, and programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Innovation Academy Charter School (IACS) is a tuition-free public charter school serving approximately 800 students in grades 5 through 12 at its Tyngsboro, Massachusetts campus. It delivers a college-preparatory, interdisciplinary education built around Systems Thinking tools, project-based learning, public presentations, an advisory program, and a high school internship program, complemented by interscholastic athletics and after-school programming.

Product overview

Innovation Academy Charter School (IACS) is a public charter school serving grades 5-12 in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. The institution offers educational programs including middle school and high school curricula with a focus on systems thinking, interdisciplinary learning, advisory programs, internships, and project-based presentations. IACS is not a technology product company and does not offer commercial software products or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Middle School Program (Grades 5-8) Public charter school middle school program for grades 5-8 emphasizing critical thinking, systems thinking, project-based learning, advisory groups, social-emotional development, and preparation for high school through quality nights and jury presentations. Students apply for grade 5 as the primary entry point.
• High School Program (Grades 9-12) Public charter school high school program for grades 9-12 focused on college preparation, critical thinking, interdisciplinary connections, and real-world application through internships and public presentations of learning / exhibition nights. Students apply for grade 9 as the primary entry point.
• High School Internship Program Career-exploration internship placement program for IACS high school juniors and seniors, engaging nearly 80 students annually in real-world workplace experiences.
• Advisory Program School-wide advisory program creating family-like units of 10-12 students that meet with faculty on a daily basis from grades 5-12, supporting social-emotional development, community building, and academic check-ins.
• After School Program
• Special Education Program
• Interscholastic Athletics Program
• Theatre Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 51% of Class of 2021 earned John and Abigail Adams scholarship for high MCAS achievement
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Tallahassee State CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation Academy of Excellence (a separate CSUSA-managed school) partnered with Tallahassee State College campus. IACS is a separate Massachusetts charter school and this partnership does not directly apply to IACS but represents a similar charter school model in Florida.
• 42maruminorOthersKim Dong-hwan, CEO of AI company 42Maru, was appointed as an outside director of the Innovation Academy Foundation. This is a routine corporate governance appointment with no specific strategic context or financial details provided.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Boston Preparatory Charter Public School: Boston-based public charter school serving grades 5-12, structurally identical to IACS as a Massachusetts charter serving the middle-to-high school age band with college-prep mission.
• Pioneer Charter School of Science: Massachusetts public charter school network focused on STEM college preparation, operating under the same per-pupil state funding and lottery framework as IACS.
• Conservatory Lab Charter School: Massachusetts public charter school serving elementary and middle school grades with a distinctive pedagogical identity (music-based learning), comparable to IACS as a non-profit charter with a unifying instructional model.
• Mystic Valley Regional Charter School: Massachusetts public charter school (K-12) in Malden, comparable to IACS as a non-profit public charter serving families in eastern Massachusetts with lottery-based enrollment and per-pupil state funding.
• Prospect Hill Academy Charter School: Massachusetts K-12 public charter school in Somerville/Cambridge, comparable as a non-profit charter serving the same grade span with lottery admissions and public funding.
• Salem Academy Charter School: Salem, MA public charter school serving grades 6-12, comparable as a Massachusetts non-profit charter serving the upper middle school to high school age band with college-prep mission.

Direct peers

• Brooke Charter Schools: Multi-campus Boston public charter network (K-12) operating under the same Massachusetts charter framework as IACS, with similar lottery admissions, public funding model, and college-prep focus.
• KIPP Academy Massachusetts: Massachusetts affiliate of the KIPP national charter network, operating college-prep charter schools on per-pupil public funding with lottery enrollment — directly comparable business model and student mission.
• MATCH Charter Public School: Boston public charter school (K-12) operating under the same Massachusetts charter and per-pupil funding structure, with a comparable college-prep mission and lottery-based enrollment.

Broad incumbents

• Uncommon Schools: Multi-state charter management organization operating high-performing urban public charter schools; comparable to IACS as a charter school operator but at a much larger scale with replication and CMO infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/iacatyngsboro
• Xx.com/IAcharterschool

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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