Universal Academy Middle/High

Universal Academy Middle/High is a small senior high in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, run under Universal Academy Charter School. The school hosts 154 students in grades 7 through 11. That puts it 58% below the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 371 students.

Across the 4 schools in Universal Academy Charter School (679 students total), Universal Academy Middle/High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Universal Academy Middle/High logs that nearly all students (95%) are Black; the rest comes out to 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 27.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Hennepin County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Universal Academy Middle/High 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 16.9%; this one delivers 35.0%, a residual of +18.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hennepin County) shows that median household income runs about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which Universal Academy Middle/High is one.

The closest other public school is Universal Academy Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Universal Academy Middle/High at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 18.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area. Universal Academy Middle/High operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.