Enrollment
136
High
DISTRICT 166 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEJONG ACADEMY OF MINNESOTA·NCES 270038605247
Sejong Academy Upper School
2410 STILLWATER RD E, MAPLEWOOD, MN 55119 · (651) 301-8722 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL136 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Minnesota public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
22.8:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
116 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 26 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 9 | 7% |
Student demographics
6%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
Feeds from
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
40.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
16.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 Upper School
Sejong Academy Upper School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sejong Academy Upper School this school | 136 | 85.3% | 29.6% |
| HOPE Community Academy High School SAINT PAUL | 124 | 85.5% | 23.1% |
| Community School of Excellence High SAINT PAUL | 199 | 85.9% | 26.9% |
| HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS SAINT PAUL | 791 | 79.1% | 30.9% |
| Prairie Seeds High School Academy BROOKLYN PARK | 282 | 66.7% | 31.6% |
| Harding Senior High SAINT PAUL | 1,591 | 73.0% | 19.8% |
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 Sejong Academy Upper School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #307 of 397 | #16 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #336 of 401 | #19 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #261 of 397 | #15 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 136 | #401 of 764 | #36 of 64 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #22 of 444 | #11 of 45 |
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
136
+91 (+202%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 136 | 6 | 22.8:1 | 85% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 111 | 10.7 | 10.4:1 | 84% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 121 | 9.1 | 13.3:1 | 92% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 45 | 4 | 11.3:1 | 93% (42) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sejong Academy Upper School.
About Sejong Academy Upper School
Sejong Academy Upper School is a high school located in MAPLEWOOD, Minnesota, in Ramsey County. Enrolled students number 136 students, in grades 6 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Minnesota average about 371 students each.
Sejong Academy Upper School is one of 2 schools in Sejong Academy of Minnesota, which enrolls 332 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Sejong Academy Upper School is 97% Asian. Other groups include 2% Black. The county population is about 15% Asian. Sejong Academy Upper School's diversity index is 6%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Sejong Academy Upper School, 6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 22.8:1. On average, high schools in Minnesota have 16.3:1, compared with 22.8:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 85% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Ramsey County averages 57%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Sejong Academy Upper School is B. Compared with Minnesota public high schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Sejong Academy Upper School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.6% and a predicted 19.2%.
Sejong Academy Upper School is located in Ramsey County, where the median household income is $81,568, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides Sejong Academy Upper School, Ramsey County has 301 other public schools.
Sejong Academy Lower School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Sejong Academy Upper School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Sejong Academy Upper School is ahead of the 18.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 6.
Sejong Academy Upper School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Sejong Academy Upper School enrolled 45 in 2020-21 and 136 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Students per teacher rose from 11.3 in 2020-21 to 22.8 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Lower SchoolElementary · 196 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 Lower School0.0 mi · 196
- 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
- Early Ed Eastern Heights1.0 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About Sejong Academy Upper SchoolHow large is Sejong Academy Upper School?
Sejong Academy Upper School enrolls approximately 136 students in grades 06-12.
Is Sejong Academy Upper School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sejong Academy Upper School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Sejong Academy Upper School have?
Sejong Academy Upper School employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sejong Academy Upper School?
At Sejong Academy Upper School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 2% Black, 97% Asian.
Is Sejong Academy Upper School public or private?
Sejong Academy Upper 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.