ASPEN ACADEMY

ASPEN ACADEMY is a big elementary-level community in SAVAGE, Minnesota, operated by ASPEN ACADEMY. The school serves 641 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 86% larger than typical.

ASPEN ACADEMY sits inside ASPEN ACADEMY, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, ASPEN ACADEMY shows that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 27% Black, 13% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ASPEN ACADEMY has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Scott County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ASPEN ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Scott County indicate median household income runs about $119,314, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Scott County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,041 students), ASPEN ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

Prior Lake High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ASPEN ACADEMY. On composite proficiency, ASPEN ACADEMY comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 53.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. ASPEN ACADEMY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. ASPEN ACADEMY's enrollment has edged up 25% since 2018, when it stood at 514 (now 641). White enrollment moved from 81% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for ASPEN ACADEMY typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.