Stride Academy K-8 Charter School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Stride Academy K-8 Charter School in Saint Cloud, Minnesota enrolled 569 students in 2024-25 with 55.6 full-time teachers, 10.2 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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 rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 40%

544 students in 2022-23, 588 students in 2023-24, 569 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.7 to 55.6.

Students enrolled at Stride Academy K-8 Charter School by school year2022-23: 544, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 56902004006002022-235442023-245882024-25569
Students enrolled at Stride Academy K-8 Charter School by school year2022-23: 544, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 56902004006002022-235442023-245882024-25569
Students enrolled at Stride Academy K-8 Charter School by school year2022-23: 544, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 56902004006002022-235442023-245882024-25569
Students enrolled at Stride Academy K-8 Charter School by school year2022-23: 544, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 56902004006002022-235442023-245882024-25569
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2354439.713.7
2023-2458849.212.0
2024-2556955.610.2

10.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 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.

Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 10.2; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.2state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 10.2; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.2state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 10.2; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.2state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Minnesota elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 88.0; This school 10.2; state median 13.3.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.2state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

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 Stride Academy K-8 Charter School enrolled 574 students and reported no counselor; it reported 65 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions65
  • Chronically absent9.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

86.6% of students were Black, 6.5% White, 4.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black86.6%
  2. White6.5%
  3. Hispanic4.4%
  4. Two or more races1.6%
  5. Pacific Islander0.7%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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 Stride Academy K-8 Charter School scored proficient or above: 30% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230%30%51.1%
Math, 2022-2321%19% (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 Cloud

9 public elementary schools in Saint Cloud report 2024-25 enrollment; Stride Academy K-8 Charter School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Oak Hill Community Elementary87814.860.1%
Madison Elementary70413.661.9%
Talahi Community Elementary70111.779.0%
Stride Academy K-8 Charter School56910.280.7%
Westwood Elementary53114.852.0%
Lincoln Elementary32811.575.6%
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ26610.591.4%
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud26013.078.1%

All public schools in Saint Cloud →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Stride Academy K-8 Charter School

  1. Athlos Academy of Saint CloudThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 260 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Oak Hill Community ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 878 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Stride Academy K-8 Charter School with Athlos Academy of Saint CloudStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Stride Academy Charter School spends per student$12,618 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,618
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaStride Academy K-8 Charter School is the number 199 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#199 of 994
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher10.2 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.10.2:1
  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 Stride Academy K-8 Charter School

  1. How many students attend Stride Academy K-8 Charter School?
    569 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 544 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Saint Cloud, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Stride Academy K-8 Charter School?
    10.2 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.
  3. Is Stride Academy K-8 Charter School a Title I school?
    Stride Academy K-8 Charter School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Stride Academy K-8 Charter School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Stride Academy K-8 Charter School scored proficient or above: 30% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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.
  5. What district is Stride Academy K-8 Charter School in?
    Stride Academy Charter School, NCES district ID 2700252. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270025204405 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.

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