HGA Secondary

HGA Secondary is a medium-sized four-year high school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, overseen by Higher Ground Academy. The school instructs 442 students in grades 8 through 12.

HGA Secondary is one of 3 schools operated by Higher Ground Academy, a district that serves 1,163 students overall.

On the student-mix side, HGA Secondary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (95%); the rest is composed of 4% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HGA Secondary has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 91% of students at HGA Secondary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Ramsey County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HGA Secondary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 16.3%; this one delivers 41.0%, a residual of +24.8 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Ramsey County indicate median household income runs about $81,568, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ramsey County runs 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), of which HGA Secondary is one.

HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HGA Secondary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 26.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. HGA Secondary is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. HGA Secondary's enrollment has expanded 162% since 2018, when it stood at 169 (now 442). The Black share of enrollment declined from 99% to 95% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for HGA Secondary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.