📍 2586 7th Ave e, North Saint Paul, Ramsey County, 55109
The Next Step is a Special Education serving high age pupils, located in North Saint Paul, Ramsey County. The school has 91 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale school district. It serves grades 11–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The Next Step enrolls 91 students across grades 11–12. The student body is 66% male and 34% female. A teaching staff of 10 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 24% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 44 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 12% |
| Asian | 9 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
61 of the school's 91 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 56 qualify for free lunch and 5 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.
The Next Step is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 43.
The Next Step is one of 24 schools in North St. Paul-Maplewood Oakdale, based in MAPLEWOOD, Minnesota. The district serves 10,754 students district-wide and employs 664 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 91 students, The Next Step is smaller than the district average of about 448 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large