Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy

Set in WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minnesota, Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy is a rural-scale elementary campus, part of Level Up Academy. It serves 27 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 92% below the state mean of about 344.

Level Up Academy runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 250 students. Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy logs that 59% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 59% of students at Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Ramsey County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $81,568 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy is one of 302 public schools in Ramsey County (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students).

The closest other public school is Level Up Academy Virtual Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.