Beacon ALP

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Bloomington, Minnesota

Beacon ALP in Bloomington, Minnesota enrolled 183 students in 2024-25 with 3.5 full-time teachers, 52.3 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 45.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

198 students in 2022-23, 110 students in 2023-24, 183 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.4 to 3.5.

Students enrolled at Beacon ALP by school year2022-23: 198, 2023-24: 110, 2024-25: 1830501001502002022-231982023-241102024-25183
Students enrolled at Beacon ALP by school year2022-23: 198, 2023-24: 110, 2024-25: 1830501001502002022-231982023-241102024-25183
Students enrolled at Beacon ALP by school year2022-23: 198, 2023-24: 110, 2024-25: 1830501001502002022-231982023-241102024-25183
Students enrolled at Beacon ALP by school year2022-23: 198, 2023-24: 110, 2024-25: 1830501001502002022-231982023-241102024-25183
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231983.458.9
2023-241103.036.5
2024-251833.552.3

52.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 Minnesota high schools

Among the 672 Minnesota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Beacon ALP 52.3; state median 14.6.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherBeacon ALP 52.3state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Beacon ALP 52.3; state median 14.6.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherBeacon ALP 52.3state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Beacon ALP 52.3; state median 14.6.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherBeacon ALP 52.3state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Beacon ALP 52.3; state median 14.6.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherBeacon ALP 52.3state median 14.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Beacon ALP reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

45.4% of students were Hispanic, 33.3% Black, 10.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic45.4%
  2. Black33.3%
  3. White10.9%
  4. Two or more races5.5%
  5. Asian3.8%
  6. American Indian1.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Beacon ALP scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 45.5% in math across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Math10% or less37% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

High schools in Bloomington

7 public high schools in Bloomington report 2024-25 enrollment; Beacon ALP is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Jefferson Senior High1,68422.824.4%
Kennedy Senior High1,57817.750.6%
Bluesky Charter School63413.836.4%
Beacon ALP18352.365.0%
Choice Academy12131.552.9%
New Code Academy High School888.653.4%
Bloomington Transition Center8011.446.3%

All public schools in Bloomington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Beacon ALP

  1. Kennedy Senior HighThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 1,578 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. New Code Academy High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 88 students, 8.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Beacon ALP with Kennedy Senior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bloomington Public Schools spends per student$17,232 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,232
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaBeacon ALP is the number 365 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#365 of 781
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher52.3 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.52.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Beacon ALP

  1. How many students attend Beacon ALP?
    183 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 198 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bloomington, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Beacon ALP?
    52.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Beacon ALP a Title I school?
    Beacon ALP was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Beacon ALP do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Beacon ALP scored proficient or above: 10% or less in math, against 45.5% in math across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Beacon ALP in?
    Bloomington Public Schools, NCES district ID 2705790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270579003518 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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