Enrollment
145
Elementary
DISTRICT 86 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEVEL UP ACADEMY·NCES 270040804800
Level Up Academy
2600 COUNTY ROAD E EAST, WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN 55110 · (651) 408-5559 · Ramsey County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL145 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
13.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
59 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 56% smaller than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Level Up Academy→Level Up Academy Middle School
Based on grade levels within Level Up Academy. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
32.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
23.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Level Up Academy
Level Up Academy's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level Up Academy this school | 145 | 40.7% | 26.5% |
| Art and Science Academy ISANTI | 171 | 36.8% | 40.9% |
| WEST CENTRAL AREA N. EL. ELBOW LAKE | 144 | 41.0% | 59.7% |
| ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY ULEN | 144 | 44.4% | 43.2% |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY MANKATO | 191 | 41.9% | 52.9% |
| Solway Elementary SOLWAY | 148 | 43.2% | 49.5% |
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 Level Up Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #703 of 844 | #49 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #732 of 844 | #57 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #678 of 844 | #45 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 145 | #862 of 1,130 | #95 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #480 of 942 | #76 of 101 |
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
145
+55 (+61%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 145 | 10.7 | 13.6:1 | 41% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 141 | 11.3 | 12.5:1 | 52% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 113 | 10 | 11.3:1 | 50% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 90 | 8 | 11.3:1 | 48% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 104 | 10.4 | 10.0:1 | 55% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 74 | 6 | 12.3:1 | 43% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Level Up Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (104 to 145); teachers up 2% (10.4 to 10.7).
About Level Up Academy
Level Up Academy is a public low-enrollment elementary school in WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minnesota. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 145 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 58% lower.
In federal data, the district for Level Up Academy is the school itself.
Level Up Academy's enrollment is 74% White. The next largest groups are 8% multiracial, 8% Asian, 6% Black, and 3% Hispanic. In Ramsey County overall, about 59% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Level Up Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
Level Up Academy operates with 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.6:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota have a similar average ratio of 13.7:1. About 41% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County is 16 points.
allk12 grades Level Up Academy a D. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations places Level Up Academy in the bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 16.7 points below it (26.5% actual, 43.2% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for Ramsey County show that median household income is about $81,568, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Level Up Academy is one of 302 public schools in Ramsey County, which together enroll about 94,437 students.
Of nearby public schools, Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 90 to 145. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.3:1 in 2020-21 to 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Level Up Academy
- Level Up Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 64 students
- Level Up K-5 Virtual AcademyElementary · 27 students
- Level Up Academy Virtual MiddleMiddle · 14 students
Other schools in WHITE BEAR LAKE
- White Bear Lake Area High SchoolHigh · 2,572 students
- WHITE BEAR NORTH CAMPUS SENIORCombined · 1,322 students
- WHITE BEAR SOUTH CAMPUS SENIORHigh · 1,196 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 922 students
- Mariner Middle SchoolMiddle · 881 students
- SUNRISE PARK MIDDLEMiddle · 750 students
Nearby schools
- Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 27
- Level Up Academy Middle School0.0 mi · 64
- Level Up Academy Virtual Middle0.0 mi · 14
- Matoska International0.2 mi · 543
- White Bear Area Learning Center0.6 mi · 140
- White Bear Lake HS Credit Recovery0.6 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Level Up AcademyHow large is Level Up Academy?
Level Up Academy enrolls approximately 145 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Level Up Academy serve?
Level Up Academy serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Level Up Academy?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Level Up Academy.
How diverse is Level Up Academy?
Level Up Academy reports a student body of 74% White, 3% Hispanic, 6% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Level Up Academy in?
Level Up Academy is part of Level Up Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.