TEAM ACADEMY

TEAM ACADEMY is one of the rural-scale elementary-level communitys in WASECA, Minnesota, one of the schools within TEAM ACADEMY, with 101 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. That puts it 71% smaller than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

TEAM ACADEMY is a school of TEAM ACADEMY, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, TEAM ACADEMY logs that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 36% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

On the resource side, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Waseca County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, TEAM ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Waseca County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,261, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Waseca County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,915 students), TEAM ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

WASECA MIDDLE LEVEL ALC is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TEAM ACADEMY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.0%.

TEAM ACADEMY operates from a town-based location. As a public charter, TEAM ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TEAM ACADEMY has decreased 21%, going from 128 students in 2018 to 101 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 60% to 52%. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 5.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for TEAM ACADEMY typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.