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Ubah Academy

1600 MAIN ST, HOPKINS, MN 55343 · (952) 540-2942 · Hennepin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Enrollment
321
High
STATE 371
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
311 students
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
Grade 9
82
Grade 10
77
Grade 11
75
Grade 12
87
Student demographics
White
10%
STATE 60%
Black
320100%
STATE 12%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16050%
Female
16150%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
34.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
11.3%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
321
+22 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 16.3:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Black
100%
was 99%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Ubah Academy

Ubah Academy is one of the moderately sized 9-12 campuss in HOPKINS, Minnesota, one of the schools within Ubah Academy, with 321 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Ubah Academy sits inside Ubah Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Ubah Academy logs that 100% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Ubah Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 13.0%, the actual is 22.6%, a residual of +9.6 points.

Around the school, census data for Hennepin County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,653 per year, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Ubah Academy is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

Nearest neighbor: ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Ubah Academy comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 46.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. As a public charter, Ubah Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Ubah Academy's enrollment has edged up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 299 (now 321). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.

Hennepin County at a glance

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Population
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students

Quick facts

School name
Ubah Academy
District
Ubah Academy
Address
1600 MAIN ST, HOPKINS, MN 55343
Phone
(952) 540-2942
County
Hennepin County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
321
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
19.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
311 (97%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
270036304107
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Ubah Academy
How large is Ubah Academy?
Ubah Academy enrolls approximately 321 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ubah Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ubah Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Ubah Academy?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at Ubah Academy.
How diverse is Ubah Academy?
Ubah Academy reports a student body of 0% White, 100% Black.
Who oversees Ubah Academy?
Ubah Academy is overseen by Ubah Academy in Hennepin County.
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