📍 3415 Louisiana Ave. N., Crystal, Hennepin County, 55427
Beacon Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Crystal, Hennepin County. The school has 547 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Beacon Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Beacon Academy enrolls 547 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 33% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 217 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 181 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 12% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
281 of the school's 547 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 240 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Beacon Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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-50, state senate district 45.
Beacon Academy is one of 1 schools in BEACON ACADEMY, based in CRYSTAL, Minnesota. The district serves 524 students district-wide and employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 547 students, Beacon Academy is close to the district average of about 524 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large