📍 1381 Marshall Ave, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, 55104
Higher Ground Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Saint Paul, Ramsey County. The school has 573 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Higher Ground Academy school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Higher Ground Academy enrolls 573 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 573 | 100% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
566 of the school's 573 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 543 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Higher Ground Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-40, state senate district 65.
Higher Ground Academy is one of 2 schools in Higher Ground Academy, based in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. The district serves 1,163 students district-wide and employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 573 students, Higher Ground Academy is close to the district average of about 582 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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