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Enrollment
447
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLOBAL ACADEMY·NCES 270031304294
GLOBAL ACADEMY
3000 5TH STREET NW, NEW BRIGHTON, MN 55112 · (763) 404-8200 · Ramsey County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
34 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
398 students
STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
49.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
30.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 17% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like GLOBAL ACADEMY
GLOBAL ACADEMY's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBAL ACADEMY this school | 447 | 89.0% | 37.7% |
| Stride Academy K-8 Charter School SAINT CLOUD | 569 | 83.7% | 19.4% |
| HGA Elementary SAINT PAUL | 525 | 94.3% | 38.6% |
| Best Academy MINNEAPOLIS | 508 | 92.5% | 20.1% |
| EXCELL ACADEMY CHARTER BROOKLYN PARK | 548 | 87.0% | 15.1% |
| Universal Academy Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 411 | 92.7% | 43.0% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where GLOBAL ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #570 of 844 | #33 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #678 of 844 | #44 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #414 of 844 | #28 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #389 of 1,130 | #37 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #291 of 769 | #38 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #582 of 796 | #73 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #47 of 942 | #18 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #159 of 244 | #16 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
447
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 447 | 34.4 | 13.0:1 | 89% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 44.3 | 10.0:1 | 92% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 39.5 | 11.4:1 | 89% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 87% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 85% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 90% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 91% (342) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GLOBAL ACADEMY.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (423 to 447); teachers up 11% (31 to 34.4).
About GLOBAL ACADEMY
GLOBAL ACADEMY is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in NEW BRIGHTON, Minnesota. School enrollment was 447 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 8. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 30% larger than that.
In federal data, the district for GLOBAL ACADEMY is the school itself.
The student body at GLOBAL ACADEMY is 83% Black. Other reported shares: 14% White and 3% Asian. Ramsey County's residents are about 12% Black, 70 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 13.0:1 comes from the school's 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 0.7 students per teacher below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 89% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Ramsey County is 57%.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, GLOBAL ACADEMY receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school in Minnesota with GLOBAL ACADEMY's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 17.2%. GLOBAL ACADEMY scores 37.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Ramsey County, the median household income is $81,568, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. GLOBAL ACADEMY is one of 302 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from GLOBAL ACADEMY to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Highview Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 37.7% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 5 nearby schools.
GLOBAL ACADEMY is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data. GLOBAL ACADEMY is one of the charter schools in Minnesota.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 454 to 447. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.0:1.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW BRIGHTON
- Irondale Senior HighHigh · 1,812 students
- Highview Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
- Pike Lake Kindergarten CenterElementary · 733 students
- Bel Air ElementaryElementary · 729 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryElementary · 498 students
- Birth to Two ECSEElementary · 93 students
Nearby schools
- Highview Middle School0.6 mi · 823
- Highland Elementary0.6 mi · 534
- Virtual Heights Secondary0.7 mi · 19
- Early Childhood0.7 mi · 74
- Columbia Heights Transition Program0.7 mi · 11
- Columbia Heights Senior High0.7 mi · 1,141
Frequently asked questions
About GLOBAL ACADEMYHow many students attend GLOBAL ACADEMY?
GLOBAL ACADEMY enrolls approximately 447 students in grades KG-08.
Is GLOBAL ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
GLOBAL ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does GLOBAL ACADEMY have?
GLOBAL ACADEMY employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at GLOBAL ACADEMY?
Student demographics at GLOBAL ACADEMY are roughly 14% White, 83% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is GLOBAL ACADEMY in?
GLOBAL ACADEMY is part of GLOBAL ACADEMY.
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