STEP Academy Charter School

STEP Academy Charter School operates as a mid-tier 9-12 campus in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, operated by STEP Academy. Current enrollment sits at 366 students spanning grades 6 through 12.

STEP Academy Charter School is one of 4 schools operated by STEP Academy, a district that hosts 847 students overall.

On the student-mix side, STEP Academy Charter School records that 99% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.3:1, putting STEP Academy Charter School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 92% of students at STEP Academy Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ramsey County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), STEP Academy Charter School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 15.6%; this one delivers 28.6%, a residual of +13.0 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Ramsey County) shows that median household earnings sit near $81,568, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. STEP Academy Charter School is one of 302 public schools in Ramsey County (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students).

The closest other public school is STEP Academy Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, STEP Academy Charter School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 16.9%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. As a public charter, STEP Academy Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. STEP Academy Charter School's enrollment has edged up 47% since 2018, when it stood at 249 (now 366). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 today.

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