📍 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, Hennepin County, 55420
Beacon ALP is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Bloomington, Hennepin County. The school has 198 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bloomington Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 3.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 58.9:1.
Beacon ALP enrolls 198 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 3.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 58.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 27% |
| White | 42 | 21% |
| Asian | 12 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 198 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 124 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Beacon ALP is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-30, state senate district 50.
Beacon ALP is one of 24 schools in Bloomington Public Schools, based in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota. The district serves 10,442 students district-wide and employs 594 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 198 students, Beacon ALP is smaller than the district average of about 435 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small