Twin Cities Academy

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

Twin Cities Academy in Saint Paul, Minnesota enrolled 547 students in 2024-25 with 41.4 full-time teachers, 13.2 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. 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, 34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

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

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

512 students in 2022-23, 523 students in 2023-24, 547 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.3 to 41.4.

Students enrolled at Twin Cities Academy by school year2022-23: 512, 2023-24: 523, 2024-25: 54702004006002022-235122023-245232024-25547
Students enrolled at Twin Cities Academy by school year2022-23: 512, 2023-24: 523, 2024-25: 54702004006002022-235122023-245232024-25547
Students enrolled at Twin Cities Academy by school year2022-23: 512, 2023-24: 523, 2024-25: 54702004006002022-235122023-245232024-25547
Students enrolled at Twin Cities Academy by school year2022-23: 512, 2023-24: 523, 2024-25: 54702004006002022-235122023-245232024-25547
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351244.311.6
2023-2452339.813.1
2024-2554741.413.2

13.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 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; Twin Cities Academy 13.2; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherTwin Cities Academy 13.2state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Twin Cities Academy 13.2; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherTwin Cities Academy 13.2state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Twin Cities Academy 13.2; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherTwin Cities Academy 13.2state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; Twin Cities Academy 13.2; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherTwin Cities Academy 13.2state 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).

10 AP courses and one counselor per 487 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Twin Cities Academy enrolled 487 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 58 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses10
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 487 of the 487 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions58
  • Chronically absent36.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

32.4% of students were Hispanic, 28.7% Black, 18.1% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic32.4%
  2. Black28.7%
  3. Asian18.1%
  4. White15.0%
  5. Two or more races5.7%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Twin Cities Academy scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% 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, 2021-2234%34%51.1%
Math, 2022-2315%14% (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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 65 students in Twin Cities Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%80‑84%83.3%
Students in the class656569,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Saint Paul

42 public high schools in Saint Paul report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Minnesota Connections Academy 7-123,53641.255.7%
Central Senior High1,68226.335.9%
Harding Senior High1,59120.461.1%
Highland Park Senior High1,39224.634.4%
Johnson Senior High1,07619.164.4%
Washington Tech Secondary Magnet1,06319.872.5%
Como Park Senior High1,03419.863.1%
Humboldt High School95518.376.8%

All public schools in Saint Paul →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Twin Cities Academy

  1. Harding Senior HighThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 1,591 students, 20.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Step Academy Charter SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 366 students, 22.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Twin Cities Academy with Harding Senior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Twin Cities Academy spends per student$16,730 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,730
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaTwin Cities Academy is the number 158 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#158 of 781
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.13.2:1
  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 Twin Cities Academy

  1. How many students attend Twin Cities Academy?
    547 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 512 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Saint Paul, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Twin Cities Academy?
    13.2 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 Twin Cities Academy a Title I school?
    Twin Cities Academy ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Twin Cities Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Twin Cities Academy scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% 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 is the graduation rate at Twin Cities Academy?
    80-84% of the 65 students in Twin Cities Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Twin Cities Academy in?
    Twin Cities Academy, NCES district ID 2700246. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270024603307 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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