Elementary · Minnesota

Stride Academy K-8 Charter School

CharterFree meals for all

Stride Academy K-8 Charter School, a public elementary school in Saint Cloud, Minnesota: grades k–8, 569 students, 10.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of STRIDE Academy.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 569
Teachers (FTE): 55.6
Students per teacher: 10.2
Grades: K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 85% of elementary schools in Minnesota

Median 13.3 · 967 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 91% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 80% of elementary schools in Minnesota

Median 389 · 1,009 schools compared

Larger than 77% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Minnesota's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Minnesota: 49%

26%proficient

+5.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 86% of elementary schools in Minnesota

Median 48% · 886 elementary schools compared

408 students tested, grades 3–8 · Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III & Minnesota Test of Academic Skills; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Minnesota: 47%

16%proficient

+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 92% of elementary schools in Minnesota

Median 51% · 886 elementary schools compared

407 students tested, grades 3–8 · Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III & Minnesota Test of Academic Skills; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Small city
Run by: STRIDE Academy

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with STRIDE Academy.

Location

Address: 3241 Oakham Ln, Saint Cloud, MN 56301
Phone: (320)230-5340
City or town: St. Cloud
County: Stearns County

Website Quality of life in St. Cloud Schools in St. Cloud

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Athlos Academy of Saint CloudCharterFree meals for all	K–8	260	13.0	22%	12%	0.6 mi
Oak Hill Community ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	878	14.8	37%	35%	1.6 mi
Discovery Community ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	572	13.2	24%	21%	1.6 mi
Westwood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	531	14.8	41%	43%	3.7 mi
Madison ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	704	13.6	36%	33%	3.8 mi
Success Academy St. Cloud ElemCharterFree meals for all	K–5	140	17.5	22%	23%	4.3 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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