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Enrollment
556
High
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOVA CLASSICAL ACADEMY·NCES 270033704356
Nova Classical Academy Upper School
1455 VICTORIA WAY, SAINT PAUL, MN 55102 · (651) 209-6320 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Minnesota public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
116 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 6 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 74 | 13% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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 Nova Classical Academy. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
79.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
72.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% 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 19 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 Nova Classical Academy Upper School
Nova Classical Academy Upper School's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Classical Academy Upper School this school | 556 | 20.9% | 72.7% |
| Open World Learning Secondary SAINT PAUL | 504 | 30.0% | 53.7% |
| ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH SAINT ANTHONY | 752 | 29.9% | 44.0% |
| ST PAUL CONSERVATORY PERFORMING ART SAINT PAUL | 336 | 15.8% | 59.4% |
| SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES APPLE VALLEY | 334 | 20.4% | N/A |
| Woodbury High School WOODBURY | 1,943 | 18.8% | 58.9% |
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 Nova Classical Academy Upper School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #5 of 397 | #1 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #3 of 401 | #1 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #5 of 397 | #2 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #153 of 764 | #15 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #108 of 332 | #7 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #55 of 338 | #15 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.9% | #388 of 444 | #41 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #99 of 181 | #5 of 10 |
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
556
+30 (+6%) vs 2020
+155% since 2010-11, when it was 218
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 556 | 36.6 | 15.2:1 | 21% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 35.9 | 14.9:1 | 18% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 547 | 33.9 | 16.1:1 | 18% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 12% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 11% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 218 | 14 | 15.6:1 | 12% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nova Classical Academy Upper School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (514 to 556); teachers up 5% (35 to 36.6).
About Nova Classical Academy Upper School
Nova Classical Academy Upper School is a public high school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Total enrollment is 556 students, and the grades served are 6 through 12. It has 50% more students than the average for high schools in Minnesota (about 371).
Nova Classical Academy enrolls 1,041 students, and its 2 schools include Nova Classical Academy Upper School.
More than half of enrollment at Nova Classical Academy Upper School is White: 54%. Enrollment also includes 14% Asian, 13% Black, 9% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
Nova Classical Academy Upper School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1, with 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Ramsey County is 57%.
Nova Classical Academy Upper School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 99% of Minnesota public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Nova Classical Academy Upper School is +18.9 points, in the top 10% of Minnesota. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.7%, and the predicted rate is 53.9%.
For Ramsey County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $81,568, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 302 public schools and about 94,437 students.
Nova Classical Academy Lower School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Nova Classical Academy Upper School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Nova Classical Academy Upper School is 1st on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Nova Classical Academy Upper School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Nova Classical Academy Upper School as a charter school.
A 6% gain took enrollment from 526 in 2020-21 to 556 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.0:1 to 15.2:1.
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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 Nova Classical Academy
- Nova Classical Academy Lower SchoolElementary · 485 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
- Nova Classical Academy Lower School0.0 mi · 485
- Adams Magnet Elementary0.5 mi · 605
- Global Arts Plus Upper0.7 mi · 437
- EARLY ED GLOBAL0.7 mi · 5
- St. Paul Northern Lights Secondary0.9 mi · 15
- St. Paul School of Northern Lights0.9 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Nova Classical Academy Upper SchoolHow many students attend Nova Classical Academy Upper School?
Nova Classical Academy Upper School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades 06-12.
Is Nova Classical Academy Upper School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nova Classical Academy Upper School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Nova Classical Academy Upper School have?
Nova Classical Academy Upper School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Nova Classical Academy Upper School?
Student demographics at Nova Classical Academy Upper School are roughly 54% White, 9% Hispanic, 13% Black, 14% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Nova Classical Academy Upper School in?
Nova Classical Academy Upper School is part of Nova Classical Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.