STEAM Academy Charter School vs STEP Academy Elementary

How do these schools compare?

Metric STEAM Academy Charter School STEP Academy Elementary
Location Saint Paul, MN Saint Paul, MN
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 77 214
Student:Teacher Ratio 15.2:1 11.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 84.4% 90.7%
Charter School Yes Yes
Magnet School No No
Title I Yes Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric STEAM Academy Charter School STEP Academy Elementary
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $23,632 $14,145
District STEAM Academy Charter School STEP Academy

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group STEAM Academy Charter School STEP Academy Elementary
White 24.7% 0.9%
African American 63.6% 99.1%
Hispanic or Latino 0.0% 0.0%
Asian 11.7% 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.0%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric STEAM Academy Charter School STEP Academy Elementary
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio - -
Chronic Absenteeism - 12.5%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 0 132
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.