ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWER

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in STILLWATER, Minnesota, ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWER works with 450 students from grades K through 4, overseen by ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 31% above typical.

Within ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY, which oversees 3 schools and 1,212 students, ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWER is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWER reports that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 14% Asian, 9% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Washington County's rate of about 26%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWER 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 59.0%; ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWER posts 80.7%, +21.8 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household earnings sit near $115,345, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Washington County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,313 students), ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWER is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is St. Croix Prep Academy Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWER at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 64.4%.

ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWER operates from a town-center location. As a public charter, ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWER runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ST. CROIX PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWER has stayed largely flat, going from 449 students in 2018 to 450 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 81% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

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