Enrollment
140
Elementary
DISTRICT 129 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUCCESS ACADEMY·NCES 270040405389
Success Academy St. Cloud Elem
809 12TH ST N, SAINT CLOUD, MN 56303 · (612) 876-3050 · Stearns County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
138 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
3%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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
21.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
23.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
12.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% 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 Success Academy St. Cloud Elem
Success Academy St. Cloud Elem's state test result (20.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Success Academy St. Cloud Elem this school | 140 | 98.6% | 20.5% |
| Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL | 128 | 100.0% | 24.5% |
| Banaadir Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 149 | 97.3% | 10.8% |
| STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville BURNSVILLE | 171 | 98.8% | 21.9% |
| Success Academy Bloomington Elem BLOOMINGTON | 117 | 92.3% | 20.4% |
| Gateway STEM Academy Charter School BURNSVILLE | 121 | 91.7% | 10.7% |
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 Success Academy St. Cloud Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Stearns County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #757 of 844 | #19 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #736 of 844 | #18 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #767 of 844 | #20 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 140 | #868 of 1,130 | #22 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #10 of 942 | #1 of 24 |
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 | 140 | 8 | 17.5:1 | 99% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 185 | 9 | 20.6:1 | 98% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 168 | 9 | 18.7:1 | 99% (167) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Success Academy St. Cloud Elem.
About Success Academy St. Cloud Elem
Success Academy St. Cloud Elem is a small elementary school in SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota, administered by Success Academy. The school's enrollment of 140 students covers kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students each.
Success Academy is made up of 4 schools with 366 students in all.
About 99% of the student body at Success Academy St. Cloud Elem is Black. Census estimates put the Black share of Stearns County's population at about 9%. Success Academy St. Cloud Elem's diversity index is 3%, against a US figure of 70%.
Success Academy St. Cloud Elem's 8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota have 13.7:1, compared with 17.5:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. The rate at public schools in Stearns County averages 44%, lower than here.
The model predicts 12.1% for a school in Minnesota with Success Academy St. Cloud Elem's free or reduced-price lunch share. Success Academy St. Cloud Elem posts 20.5%.
Success Academy St. Cloud Elem is located in Stearns County, where the median household income is $77,066, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Success Academy St. Cloud Elem, Stearns County has 73 other public schools.
Success Academy St. Cloud - Middle is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Success Academy St. Cloud Elem. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Success Academy St. Cloud Elem ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Success Academy St. Cloud Elem the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Stearns County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,865
Census ACS
Median income
$77,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
24,160 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Success Academy
- Success Academy Bloomington ElemElementary · 117 students
- Success Academy Bloomington MiddleMiddle · 63 students
- Success Academy St. Cloud - MiddleMiddle · 46 students
Other schools in SAINT CLOUD
- TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,561 students
- APOLLO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,264 students
- OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 878 students
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 831 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 720 students
- MADISON ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
Nearby schools
- Success Academy St. Cloud - Middle0.0 mi · 46
- St Cloud Hospital Progs-Residential0.3 mi · 6
- ST. CLOUD HOSPITAL PROGRAMS NON-RES0.3 mi · 18
- Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ0.8 mi · 266
- St. Cloud Math & Science Middle0.8 mi · 91
- MADISON ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 704
Frequently asked questions
About Success Academy St. Cloud ElemHow large is Success Academy St. Cloud Elem?
Success Academy St. Cloud Elem enrolls approximately 140 students in grades KG-05.
Is Success Academy St. Cloud Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Success Academy St. Cloud Elem is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Success Academy St. Cloud Elem have?
Success Academy St. Cloud Elem employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Success Academy St. Cloud Elem?
At Success Academy St. Cloud Elem, the student body is approximately 99% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Success Academy St. Cloud Elem public or private?
Success Academy St. Cloud Elem is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Success Academy.
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