Enrollment
366
High
DISTRICT 212 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEP ACADEMY·NCES 270036704507
STEP Academy Charter School
835 5TH ST E, SAINT PAUL, MN 55106 · (651) 289-6120 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Minnesota public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
337 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 17% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
42.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
10.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 16% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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 STEP Academy Charter School
STEP Academy Charter School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEP Academy Charter School this school | 366 | 92.1% | 28.6% |
| HGA Secondary SAINT PAUL | 442 | 90.7% | 41.0% |
| New Century School Secondary SAINT PAUL | 284 | 95.8% | 25.7% |
| Ubah Academy HOPKINS | 321 | 96.9% | 22.6% |
| Rochester Math & Science Secondary ROCHESTER | 230 | 88.3% | N/A |
| Metro College Prep MINNEAPOLIS | 585 | 97.8% | 35.4% |
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 STEP Academy Charter School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #316 of 397 | #19 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #378 of 401 | #26 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #245 of 397 | #13 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #226 of 764 | #21 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #313 of 332 | #25 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.1% | #336 of 338 | #29 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #11 of 444 | #3 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.0% | #15 of 181 | #2 of 10 |
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
366
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 366 | 16.1 | 22.8:1 | 92% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 16.6 | 22.5:1 | 66% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 19.8 | 19.9:1 | 74% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 18 | 21.3:1 | 60% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 28.2 | 8.8:1 | 98% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 232 | 18 | 12.9:1 | 89% (207) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STEP Academy Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (249 to 366); teachers down 43% (28.2 to 16.1).
About STEP Academy Charter School
STEP Academy Charter School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. Enrolled students number 366 students, in grades 6 through 12.
STEP Academy Charter School is a school in STEP Academy. The district has 4 schools and 847 students.
The large majority of students at STEP Academy Charter School, 99%, are Black. Ramsey County's residents are about 12% Black, 87 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at STEP Academy Charter School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 2%.
At STEP Academy Charter School, 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 22.8:1. For comparison, high schools in Minnesota average 16.3:1. Roughly 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County is 35 points lower.
allk12 grades STEP Academy Charter School a B. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 15.6%. STEP Academy Charter School posts 28.6%, 13.0 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Among Ramsey County residents, median household income is about $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 302 public schools in Ramsey County, with a combined enrollment of about 94,437.
STEP Academy Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, STEP Academy Charter School is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
NCES assigns STEP Academy Charter School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists STEP Academy Charter School as a charter school.
Federal counts put enrollment at 384 in 2020-21 and 366 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.8:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 STEP Academy
- STEP Academy ElementaryElementary · 214 students
- STEP Academy Kg-5th - BurnsvilleElementary · 171 students
- STEP Academy 6-12 - BurnsvilleMiddle · 96 students
Other schools in SAINT PAUL
- Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12High · 3,536 students
- Central Senior HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Harding Senior HighHigh · 1,591 students
- Highland Park Senior HighHigh · 1,392 students
- Johnson Senior HighHigh · 1,076 students
- Capitol Hill Magnet/RondoElementary · 1,066 students
Nearby schools
- STEP Academy Elementary0.0 mi · 214
- Early Education Daytons Bluff0.4 mi · 4
- Daytons Bluff Elementary0.4 mi · 301
- HOPE Community Academy High School0.5 mi · 124
- HOPEStart Pre-K Program0.5 mi · 20
- HOPE Community Academy Elementary0.5 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About STEP Academy Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at STEP Academy Charter School?
STEP Academy Charter School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades 06-12.
Is STEP Academy Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
STEP Academy Charter School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does STEP Academy Charter School have?
STEP Academy Charter School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
How diverse is STEP Academy Charter School?
STEP Academy Charter School reports a student body of 0% White, 0% Hispanic, 99% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees STEP Academy Charter School?
STEP Academy Charter School is overseen by STEP Academy in Ramsey County.
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