Enrollment
196
Elementary
DISTRICT 166 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEJONG ACADEMY OF MINNESOTA·NCES 270038604695
Sejong Academy Lower School
2410 STILLWATER RD E, MAPLEWOOD, MN 55119 · (651) 301-8722 · Ramsey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% 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.
- B+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
11.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
167 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Sejong Academy Lower School→Sejong Academy Upper School
Based on grade levels within Sejong Academy of Minnesota. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
28.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
32.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Sejong Academy Lower School
Sejong Academy Lower School's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sejong Academy Lower School this school | 196 | 85.2% | 27.7% |
| HOPE Community Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL | 434 | 89.2% | 15.6% |
| Prairie Seeds El School Academy BROOKLYN PARK | 359 | 69.9% | 21.2% |
| Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary SAINT PAUL | 133 | 93.2% | 38.1% |
| Urban Academy SAINT PAUL | 416 | 98.8% | 32.9% |
| Noble Academy Elementary BROOKLYN PARK | 395 | 68.9% | 31.7% |
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 Sejong Academy Lower School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #696 of 844 | #45 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #660 of 844 | #40 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #723 of 844 | #51 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #798 of 1,130 | #87 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #66 of 942 | #25 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
196
-16 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 196 | 16.9 | 11.6:1 | 85% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 24.2 | 10.4:1 | 81% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 26.9 | 8.9:1 | 90% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 18 | 11.8:1 | 90% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 162 | 15.8 | 10.3:1 | 96% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 86 | 6 | 14.3:1 | 73% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sejong Academy Lower School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (162 to 196); teachers up 7% (15.8 to 16.9).
About Sejong Academy Lower School
Federal records list Sejong Academy Lower School as an elementary school in MAPLEWOOD, Minnesota. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 196 students. Elementary schools in Minnesota have about 344 students on average; enrollment here is 43% lower.
Sejong Academy of Minnesota counts 2 schools and 332 students, including Sejong Academy Lower School.
Of every 100 students at Sejong Academy Lower School, about 93 are Asian. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial. Census figures show Ramsey County is about 15% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.6 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 13.7:1. Sejong Academy Lower School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 85%. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County is 28 points.
Sejong Academy Lower School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sejong Academy Lower School is +8.4 points: 27.7% actual, 19.3% predicted.
Census data for Ramsey County show the median household earns about $81,568 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Sejong Academy Lower School, Ramsey County has 302 public schools.
Sejong Academy Upper School is less than a tenth of a mile from Sejong Academy Lower School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Sejong Academy Lower School is 2nd among 5 schools close by.
Sejong Academy Lower School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Enrollment was 196 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 212.
The discussion board for Sejong Academy Lower School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Sejong Academy of Minnesota
- Sejong Academy Upper SchoolHigh · 136 students
Other schools in MAPLEWOOD
- John Glenn MiddleMiddle · 1,073 students
- Carver ElementaryElementary · 898 students
- Justice Alan Page Elementary SchoolElementary · 804 students
- Weaver ElementaryElementary · 442 students
- EDGERTON ELEMENTARYElementary · 385 students
- Early Childhood Special EducationElementary · 373 students
Nearby schools
- Sejong Academy Upper School0.0 mi · 136
- Beaver Lake Voluntary Pre-K0.3 mi · 23
- Early Childhood Special Education0.3 mi · 373
- ACHIEVE LANGUAGE ACADEMY0.5 mi · 451
- Nokomis Montessori North Campus0.8 mi · 344
- Eastern Heights Elementary1.0 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About Sejong Academy Lower SchoolHow many students attend Sejong Academy Lower School?
Sejong Academy Lower School enrolls approximately 196 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sejong Academy Lower School serve?
Sejong Academy Lower School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sejong Academy Lower School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Sejong Academy Lower School.
What is the student diversity at Sejong Academy Lower School?
Student demographics at Sejong Academy Lower School are roughly 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 93% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Sejong Academy Lower School public or private?
Sejong Academy Lower School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Sejong Academy of Minnesota.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.