Enrollment
154
High
DISTRICT 170 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIVERSAL ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 270039312728
Universal Academy Middle/High
2912 28TH AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55406 · (651) 340-5994 · Hennepin County
GRADES 07–11HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.0:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.3:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
138 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 41 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 33% |
| Grade 9 | 27 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 10% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
43.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
33.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 17% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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 Universal Academy Middle/High
Universal Academy Middle/High's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Academy Middle/High this school | 154 | 89.6% | 35.0% |
| Rochester Math & Science Secondary ROCHESTER | 230 | 88.3% | N/A |
| Banaadir Academy MINNEAPOLIS | 125 | 96.0% | 25.2% |
| Heritage Academy High MINNEAPOLIS | 71 | 88.7% | N/A |
| Aim Academy of Science & Technology MINNEAPOLIS | 178 | 97.8% | 23.8% |
| New Century School Secondary SAINT PAUL | 284 | 95.8% | 25.7% |
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 Universal Academy Middle/High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #249 of 397 | #26 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #202 of 401 | #20 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #240 of 397 | #26 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #377 of 764 | #44 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #15 of 444 | #9 of 51 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 154 | 5.7 | 27.0:1 | 90% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 27 | 3.4 | 8.0:1 | 78% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 94 | 1.8 | 51.1:1 | 95% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Universal Academy Middle/High.
About Universal Academy Middle/High
A low-enrollment high school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Universal Academy Middle/High is part of Universal Academy Charter School. The school serves grades 7 through 11. Enrollment is 154 students. It has 58% fewer students than the average for high schools in Minnesota (about 371).
Universal Academy Charter School (4 schools, 679 students) runs Universal Academy Middle/High.
Of every 100 students at Universal Academy Middle/High, about 95 are Black. Other students are 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 13% Black share among all Hennepin County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 9%.
Universal Academy Middle/High has 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.0:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1. At Universal Academy Middle/High, 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Universal Academy Middle/High is +18.1 points, in the top 10% of Minnesota. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.0%, and the predicted rate is 16.9%.
Census data for Hennepin County show median household income comes to about $97,653, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 496 public schools and about 177,509 students.
Among nearby public schools, Universal Academy Elementary is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Universal Academy Middle/High ranks 2nd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Charter status: Universal Academy Middle/High is a public charter school.
The allk12 page for Universal Academy Middle/High lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Universal Academy Charter School
- Universal Academy ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- Universal Academy South ElementaryElementary · 103 students
- Universal Academy South Middle/HighMiddle · 11 students
Other schools in MINNEAPOLIS
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Nearby schools
- Universal Academy Elementary0.0 mi · 411
- MTS HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 158
- Longfellow Alternative High0.3 mi · 50
- Bdote Learning Center0.4 mi · 65
- Anishinabe Academy Elementary0.4 mi · 183
- Sullivan Elementary0.4 mi · 640
Frequently asked questions
About Universal Academy Middle/HighHow large is Universal Academy Middle/High?
Universal Academy Middle/High enrolls approximately 154 students in grades 07-11.
What age range does Universal Academy Middle/High serve?
Universal Academy Middle/High serves students from grade 07 through grade 11.
How many students per teacher at Universal Academy Middle/High?
Approximately 27.0:1 students per teacher at Universal Academy Middle/High.
How diverse is Universal Academy Middle/High?
Universal Academy Middle/High reports a student body of 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Universal Academy Middle/High public or private?
Universal Academy Middle/High is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Universal Academy Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.