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MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY
Set in WOODBURY, Minnesota, MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY is a sizable senior high, overseen by MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY. It hosts 720 students across grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 94% larger than typical.
Operationally, MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY answers to MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
In terms of who attends, MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY records that the largest single group is White at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 30% Asian, 29% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.
On the income-and-resources front, MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Washington County's rate of about 26%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY ranks in the top 10% of Minnesota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 59.8%; MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY posts 73.1%, +13.3 points above that line.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household earnings sit near $115,345, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Washington County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,313 students), MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY. On composite proficiency, MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 59.8%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting. As a public charter, MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Looking at the recent track record. MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY's enrollment has increased 41% since 2018, when it stood at 512 (now 720). White enrollment moved from 58% to 32% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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