📍 1800 N. Chestnut St., Chaska, Carver County, 55318
La Academia is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chaska, Carver County. The school has 449 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Eastern Carver County Public School school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
La Academia enrolls 449 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 270 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 153 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
143 of the school's 449 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 99 qualify for free lunch and 44 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.
La Academia is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-60, state senate district 47.
La Academia is one of 23 schools in EASTERN CARVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL, based in CHASKA, Minnesota. The district serves 9,274 students district-wide and employs 551 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 449 students, La Academia is close to the district average of about 403 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large