Enrollment
77
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEAM ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 270045305171
STEAM Academy Charter School
4100 66TH ST E, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN 55076 · (651) 236-8280 · Dakota County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL77 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
5 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
68 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 | 17 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 70% larger than its 6th grade class (10).
Student demographics
52%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
14.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
4.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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
9.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 STEAM Academy Charter School
STEAM Academy Charter School's state test result (9.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEAM Academy Charter School this school | 77 | 88.3% | 9.9% |
| Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary COON RAPIDS | 83 | 95.2% | 26.7% |
| LIFE Prep SAINT PAUL | 134 | 89.6% | 14.9% |
| The Journey School SAINT PAUL | 125 | 84.0% | 9.1% |
| Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem MINNEAPOLIS | 85 | 95.3% | 7.1% |
| Progeny Academy Charter School BROOKLYN CENTER | 92 | 82.6% | 13.3% |
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 STEAM Academy Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 77 | #972 of 1,130 | #67 of 73 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77 | 5.1 | 15.2:1 | 88% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 55 | 4 | 13.8:1 | 95% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 57 | 2 | 28.6:1 | 91% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STEAM Academy Charter School.
About STEAM Academy Charter School
STEAM Academy Charter School is an elementary school in INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minnesota, according to federal school records. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 77 students. Elementary schools in Minnesota have about 344 students on average; enrollment here is 78% lower.
STEAM Academy Charter School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
More than half of the students at STEAM Academy Charter School are Black (64%). Other reported shares: 25% White and 12% Asian. That compares with about 8% Black among all Dakota County residents. The diversity index for STEAM Academy Charter School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at STEAM Academy Charter School, 88% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 34% for public schools in Dakota County.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 17.6%. STEAM Academy Charter School scores 9.9%.
The school's county is Dakota County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $106,318, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Dakota County's 170 public schools enroll about 74,687 students and include STEAM Academy Charter School.
Discovery Charter Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from STEAM Academy Charter School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. STEAM Academy Charter School comes in 7th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. STEAM Academy Charter School is run as a public charter school.
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Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About STEAM Academy Charter SchoolHow large is STEAM Academy Charter School?
STEAM Academy Charter School enrolls approximately 77 students in grades KG-06.
Is STEAM Academy Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
STEAM Academy Charter School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at STEAM Academy Charter School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at STEAM Academy Charter School.
How diverse is STEAM Academy Charter School?
STEAM Academy Charter School reports a student body of 25% White, 64% Black, 12% Asian.
Is STEAM Academy Charter School public or private?
STEAM Academy Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by STEAM Academy Charter School.
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