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Enrollment
547
High
STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN CITIES ACADEMY·NCES 270024603307
Twin Cities Academy
690 BIRMINGHAM, SAINT PAUL, MN 55106 · (651) 205-4797 · Ramsey County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Minnesota public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
13.2:1
41 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
341 students
STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 42 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 109 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 12% |
Student demographics
75%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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
26.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
12.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Twin Cities Academy
Twin Cities Academy's state test result (18.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Cities Academy this school | 547 | 62.3% | 18.7% |
| Camden High MINNEAPOLIS | 783 | 72.4% | 14.7% |
| Tartan Senior High OAKDALE | 1,687 | 59.2% | 28.4% |
| Kennedy High School BLOOMINGTON | 1,578 | 61.3% | 24.9% |
| ROBBINSDALE COOPER SENIOR HIGH NEW HOPE | 1,396 | 70.4% | 25.3% |
| South High MINNEAPOLIS | 1,257 | 65.1% | 25.8% |
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 Twin Cities Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #378 of 397 | #30 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #367 of 401 | #23 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #376 of 397 | #29 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #156 of 764 | #16 of 64 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #47 of 332 | #4 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.4% | #6 of 338 | #5 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.3% | #73 of 444 | #25 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #52 of 146 | #9 of 14 |
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
547
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+331% since 2010-11, when it was 127
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 547 | 41.4 | 13.2:1 | 62% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 39.8 | 13.1:1 | 70% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 44.3 | 11.6:1 | 70% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 49% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 38.4 | 16.3:1 | 46% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 51% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 127 | 11 | 11.6:1 | 33% (42) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Twin Cities Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (624 to 547); teachers up 8% (38.4 to 41.4).
About Twin Cities Academy
SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, is home to Twin Cities Academy, a medium-sized high school. The school's 547 students are in grades 6 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Minnesota average about 371 students each.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
The most common group at Twin Cities Academy is Hispanic students, at 32%. After that, the student body is 29% Black, 18% Asian, 15% White, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Ramsey County, the Hispanic share is about 8%. Pick two students at random and there is a 75% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.2:1. That is 3.1 students per teacher below the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 62%.
Twin Cities Academy is graded D by allk12, scoring above 6% of Minnesota public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Twin Cities Academy ranks in the bottom 10% of Minnesota schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 18.7%. Predicted: 31.6%. Difference: 12.9 points.
Federal survey data for Ramsey County show that the median household income is $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 302 public schools in Ramsey County, enrolling about 94,437 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Harding Senior High, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 25.8%; Twin Cities Academy's is 18.7%, ranking 6th of 8.
NCES assigns Twin Cities Academy the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Twin Cities Academy is a publicly funded charter school.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 547, close to the 544 recorded in 2020-21. The ratio was 14.3:1 in 2020-21 and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Twin Cities Academy covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 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
- Harding Senior High0.2 mi · 1,591
- Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture U0.3 mi · 337
- Nokomis Montessori South Campus0.7 mi · 258
- L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion0.8 mi · 282
- American Indian Magnet School0.9 mi · 571
- CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 132
Frequently asked questions
About Twin Cities AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Twin Cities Academy?
Twin Cities Academy enrolls approximately 547 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Twin Cities Academy serve?
Twin Cities Academy serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Twin Cities Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Twin Cities Academy is approximately 13.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Twin Cities Academy?
Twin Cities Academy reports a student body of 15% White, 32% Hispanic, 29% Black, 18% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Twin Cities Academy in?
Twin Cities Academy is part of Twin Cities Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.