📍 340 Colborne St, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, 55102
Focus Beyond is a Special Education serving high age pupils, located in Saint Paul, Ramsey County. The school has 202 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Saint Paul Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Focus Beyond enrolls 202 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 66% male and 34% female. A teaching staff of 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Black or African American, 20% Asian and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 75 | 37% |
| Asian | 41 | 20% |
| White | 37 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 202 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Focus Beyond is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 65.
Focus Beyond is one of 99 schools in Saint Paul Public Schools, based in SAINT PAUL, Minnesota. The district serves 33,041 students district-wide and employs 2,240 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 202 students, Focus Beyond is smaller than the district average of about 334 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large