STEP Academy Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Saint Paul, Minnesota
STEP Academy Elementary in Saint Paul, Minnesota enrolled 214 students in 2024-25 with 19.0 full-time teachers, 11.3 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
257 students in 2022-23, 229 students in 2023-24, 214 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.8 to 19.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 257 | 17.8 | 14.4 |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 13.8 | 16.6 |
| 2024-25 | 214 | 19.0 | 11.3 |
11.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools
Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 STEP Academy Elementary enrolled 251 students and reported no counselor; it reported 47 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions47
- Chronically absent12.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
99.1% of students were Black, 0.9% White in 2024-25.
- Black99.1%
- White0.9%
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, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at STEP Academy Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35‑39% | 42% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 25‑29% | 16% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.
Elementary schools in Saint Paul
68 public elementary schools in Saint Paul report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo | 1,066 | 21.7 | 34.0% |
| Minnesota Connections Academy K-6 | 1,017 | 30.2 | 63.0% |
| Hmong College Prep Academy Elementary School | 988 | 10.9 | 68.2% |
| Community School of Excellence | 696 | 10.5 | 71.8% |
| Phalen Lake Hmong Studies Magnet | 638 | 11.3 | 62.2% |
| Adams Magnet Elementary | 605 | 14.7 | 34.2% |
| Frost Lake Elementary School | 593 | 13.2 | 72.2% |
| American Indian Magnet School | 571 | 13.3 | 79.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about STEP Academy Elementary
- STEAM Academy Charter SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 77 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Daytons Bluff ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 301 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Compare STEP Academy Elementary with STEAM Academy Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much STEP Academy spends per student$14,145 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,145
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaSTEP Academy Elementary is the number 758 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#758 of 994
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.11.3:1
- 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 STEP Academy Elementary
How many students attend STEP Academy Elementary?
214 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 257 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Saint Paul, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at STEP Academy Elementary?
11.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is STEP Academy Elementary a Title I school?
STEP Academy Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at STEP Academy Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at STEP Academy Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is STEP Academy Elementary in?
STEP Academy, NCES district ID 2700367. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270036705139 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, 2021-22 and 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.