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What's one thing HGA Secondary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
442
High
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHER GROUND ACADEMY·NCES 270014004749
HGA Secondary
1471 BREWSTER STREET, SAINT PAUL, MN 55108 · (651) 369-7555 · Ramsey County
GRADES 08–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.7:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
401 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 95 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 98 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 75 | 17% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Higher Ground Academy. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
41.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 16% 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 25 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 HGA Secondary
HGA Secondary's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HGA Secondary this school | 442 | 90.7% | 41.0% |
| STEP Academy Charter School SAINT PAUL | 366 | 92.1% | 28.6% |
| New Century School Secondary SAINT PAUL | 284 | 95.8% | 25.7% |
| Ubah Academy HOPKINS | 321 | 96.9% | 22.6% |
| Rochester Math & Science Secondary ROCHESTER | 230 | 88.3% | N/A |
| Metro College Prep MINNEAPOLIS | 585 | 97.8% | 35.4% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 HGA Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #171 of 397 | #10 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #119 of 401 | #6 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #120 of 397 | #9 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #188 of 764 | #18 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #46 of 332 | #3 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #323 of 338 | #26 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.7% | #13 of 444 | #5 of 45 |
Ranked against other public high 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
442
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 442 | 33.5 | 13.2:1 | 91% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 24.8 | 16.2:1 | 98% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 22.9 | 20.9:1 | 99% (472) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 19 | 22.2:1 | 98% (412) |
| 2017-18 | 169 | 13.8 | 12.3:1 | 93% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 131 | 11 | 11.9:1 | 93% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HGA Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students up 162% (169 to 442); teachers up 142% (13.8 to 33.5).
About HGA Secondary
HGA Secondary is a medium-sized high school with its address in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. School enrollment was 442 students in 2024-25, in grades 8 through 12.
HGA Secondary is one school in a 3-school district, Higher Ground Academy, which enrolls 1,163 students.
The student body at HGA Secondary is 95% Black. The rest of enrollment is 4% White. Among all residents of Ramsey County, the Black share is about 12%. HGA Secondary's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.2:1. That is lower than the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 91%. That is 34 points above the 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 41.0%, is 24.8 points above the 16.3% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Minnesota schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Ramsey County show that the median household income is $81,568, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 302 public schools in Ramsey County, enrolling about 94,437 students in all.
Nearby, Hmong College Prep Academy ES is about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of HGA Secondary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, HGA Secondary places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
HGA Secondary has an NCES locale of City: Large. HGA Secondary operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
2024-25 enrollment was 442, a 5% gain from 421 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.2 students per teacher, compared with 22.2 in 2020-21.
Community posts for HGA Secondary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Higher Ground Academy
- HGA ElementaryElementary · 525 students
- HGA Junior HighMiddle · 196 students
Other schools in SAINT PAUL
- Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12High · 3,536 students
- Central Senior HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Harding Senior HighHigh · 1,591 students
- Highland Park Senior HighHigh · 1,392 students
- Johnson Senior HighHigh · 1,076 students
- Capitol Hill Magnet/RondoElementary · 1,066 students
Nearby schools
- Hmong College Prep Academy ES0.1 mi · 988
- Hmong College Prep Academy MS0.1 mi · 724
- HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS0.1 mi · 791
- Midway Star Academy0.3 mi · 393
- New Century School0.4 mi · 367
- New Century School Secondary0.4 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About HGA SecondaryHow large is HGA Secondary?
HGA Secondary enrolls approximately 442 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does HGA Secondary serve?
HGA Secondary serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
How many teachers does HGA Secondary have?
HGA Secondary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at HGA Secondary?
Student demographics at HGA Secondary are roughly 4% White, 0% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees HGA Secondary?
HGA Secondary is overseen by Higher Ground Academy in Ramsey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.