Enrollment
156
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHOENIX ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 270042904969
Phoenix Academy Charter School
38460 LINCOLN TRL, NORTH BRANCH, MN 55056 · (651) 237-0656 · Chisago County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL156 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
67 students
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 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 4% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
48.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 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 Phoenix Academy Charter School
Phoenix Academy Charter School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Academy Charter School this school | 156 | 42.9% | 44.0% |
| Washington Learning Center NEW ULM | 180 | 43.9% | N/A |
| ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY ULEN | 144 | 44.4% | 43.2% |
| Murray County Central Elementary SLAYTON | 137 | 43.8% | N/A |
| GLENVILLE EMMONS ELEMENTARY GLENVILLE | 132 | 46.2% | 35.0% |
| WEST CENTRAL AREA N. EL. ELBOW LAKE | 144 | 41.0% | 59.7% |
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 Phoenix Academy Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Chisago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #453 of 844 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #469 of 844 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #507 of 844 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 156 | #843 of 1,130 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #440 of 942 | #1 of 8 |
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
156
+9 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 73.5:1
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 | 156 | 10.5 | 14.8:1 | 43% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 164 | 8.9 | 18.4:1 | 46% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 160 | 9 | 17.8:1 | 41% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 147 | 2 | 73.5:1 | 29% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Phoenix Academy Charter School.
About Phoenix Academy Charter School
Phoenix Academy Charter School serves students in NORTH BRANCH, Minnesota, as a small elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 8 and reported 156 students in 2024-25. The school is 55% below the average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Phoenix Academy Charter School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
At Phoenix Academy Charter School, 79% of students are White. It is also 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Chisago County is roughly 91% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Phoenix Academy Charter School scores 35%.
The school had 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1. The school reported 43% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 16 points above the 27% average for public schools in Chisago County.
On the allk12 Grade, Phoenix Academy Charter School lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 42.0% at Phoenix Academy Charter School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.0%.
In Chisago County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $99,400, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 27 public schools and about 7,668 students.
Chisago County Schools' Life Work C is the nearest public school to Phoenix Academy Charter School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Phoenix Academy Charter School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 44.0% is above the 35.3% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
From 147 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 156 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 73.5 in 2020-21 to 14.8 in 2024-25.
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Chisago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,991
Census ACS
Median income
$99,400
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
7,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH BRANCH
- Sunrise River Elementary SchoolElementary · 960 students
- North Branch Area High SchoolHigh · 791 students
- North Branch Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 615 students
- North Branch Area Education CenterElementary · 239 students
- Distance Learning Academy SecondaryHigh · 52 students
- Norse Area Learning CenterHigh · 41 students
Nearby schools
- Chisago County Schools' Life Work C0.2 mi · 29
- North Branch Area Middle School0.2 mi · 615
- Distance Learning Academy Secondary0.2 mi · 52
- Norse Area Learning Center0.2 mi · 41
- Distance Learning Acadmy Elementary0.2 mi · 6
- North Branch Area Education Center0.2 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Phoenix Academy Charter SchoolHow many students attend Phoenix Academy Charter School?
Phoenix Academy Charter School enrolls approximately 156 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Phoenix Academy Charter School serve?
Phoenix Academy Charter School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Phoenix Academy Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Phoenix Academy Charter School is approximately 14.8:1 (11 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Phoenix Academy Charter School?
Phoenix Academy Charter School reports a student body of 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Phoenix Academy Charter School public or private?
Phoenix Academy Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Phoenix Academy Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.