Brookside Academy

Brookside Academy is one of the tiny combined-grade schools in CAMBRIDGE, Minnesota, part of Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist, with 13 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 74% below the state mean of about 50.

Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 5,007 students; Brookside Academy is among them.

On the student-mix side, Brookside Academy reports that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black. By comparison, Isanti County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 2.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 6.4:1, putting Brookside Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Isanti County (around 35%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Isanti County) shows that median household earnings sit near $87,440, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Isanti County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,086 students), Brookside Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Riverside Academy MLP, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Brookside Academy operates from a rural location.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.