📍 4111 Ambassador Blvd Nw, Saint Francis, Anoka County, 55070
Saints Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Saint Francis, Anoka County. The school has 192 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Francis Area Schools school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 33.5:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 69%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Saints Academy enrolls 192 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 33.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 9.9% Two or more races and 5.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 146 | 76% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 9.9% |
| Asian | 11 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 5.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
79 of the school's 192 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 66 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Saints Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-60, state senate district 31.
Saints Academy is one of 14 schools in St. Francis Area Schools, based in SAINT FRANCIS, Minnesota. The district serves 4,281 students district-wide and employs 260 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 192 students, Saints Academy is smaller than the district average of about 306 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe