Global Academy

Summary:

Global Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 451 students in grades K-8 in New Brighton, Minnesota. The school has a predominantly African American student population (85.14%) and serves a high-needs community, with 81-89% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past three years.

While Global Academy has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, the school performs relatively well for certain student subgroups. For example, the school's African American students and English Language Learners rank in the top 4 and top 50 out of 310-303 Minnesota elementary schools, respectively, in recent years. However, the school's overall academic performance, as measured by MCA-III proficiency rates, is generally lower than the state and nearby school averages. For instance, in 2023-2024, Global Academy's overall math proficiency rate was 37.13%, compared to the state average of 45.47%.

The nearby schools, such as Wilshire Park Elementary, Waite Park Elementary, and Bel Air Elementary, generally outperform Global Academy academically, with higher proficiency rates in math, reading, and science. These schools also have lower percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients and more racially diverse student populations. The high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients at Global Academy, as well as the school's predominantly African American student population, suggest that the school serves a lower-income community, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 3000 5th Street NW
       New Brighton, MN  55112-2507


(763) 404-8200

District: Global Academy

SchoolDigger Rank:
554th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,261 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  11.4 Help
Number of students:  451

Racial breakdown:

African American:
85.1%
White:
11.5%
Asian:
2.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  88.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Global Academy ranks worse than 62.9% of elementary schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.81. (See more...)
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Compare Details Global Academy ranks better than 63.3% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.05. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (85.1%), White (11.5%), Asian (2.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 88.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Global Academy is 11.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Global Academy is $15,261.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Global Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Global Academy 554th of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Global Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Global Academy 200th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Global Academy in the ranking list.)

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Global Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Global Academy 219th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Global Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Global Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 41.37 604th 814 25.8%
2012 64.47 330th 820 59.8%
2013 59.27 383rd 824 53.5%
2014 68.35 269th 826 67.4%
2015 51.35 498th 840 40.7%
2016 38.67 610th 848 28.1%
2017 45.10 551st 853 35.4%
2018 41.66 579th 847 31.6%
2019 53.53 482nd 870 44.6%
2021 43.80 570th 869 34.4%
2022 42.59 564th 858 34.3%
2023 50.98 472nd 845 44.1%
2024 43.81 554th 881 37.1%
See the entire list of Minnesota Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Global Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.16 18th 242 92.6%
2019 85.89 11th 239 95.4%
2021 69.09 25th 175 85.7%
2022 69.96 41st 256 84.0%
2023 67.79 51st 276 81.5%
2024 70.37 50th 303 83.5%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Global Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 56.55 209th 572 63.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Global Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.16 228th 728 68.7%
2019 73.22 144th 740 80.5%
2021 75.59 105th 683 84.6%
2022 69.67 160th 663 75.9%
2023 66.11 238th 774 69.3%
2024 65.49 243rd 793 69.4%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for elementary school Female students at Global Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.55 595th 774 23.1%
2019 47.06 500th 787 36.5%
2021 34.32 585th 783 25.3%
2022 43.65 508th 799 36.4%
2023 53.82 404th 787 48.7%
2024 50.51 447th 809 44.7%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for elementary school Male students at Global Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.56 471st 779 39.5%
2019 59.03 386th 798 51.6%
2021 48.61 469th 784 40.2%
2022 39.25 564th 808 30.2%
2023 43.27 511th 799 36.0%
2024 31.18 612th 826 25.9%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for elementary school African American students at Global Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.77 50th 266 81.2%
2019 85.63 23rd 283 91.9%
2021 86.02 18th 227 92.1%
2022 79.01 39th 282 86.2%
2023 78.90 36th 279 87.1%
2024 73.62 62nd 310 80.0%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for elementary school White students at Global Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 69.55 194th 722 73.1%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Global Academy

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Rank History for all middle school students at Global Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 47.76 288th 478 39.7%
2012 57.72 229th 469 51.2%
2013 60.91 182nd 488 62.7%
2014 69.20 131st 490 73.3%
2015 66.86 162nd 516 68.6%
2016 49.80 262nd 508 48.4%
2017 43.73 320th 523 38.8%
2018 47.34 304th 518 41.3%
2019 62.89 190th 533 64.4%
2022 53.85 233rd 520 55.2%
2023 64.43 167th 529 68.4%
2024 59.05 200th 545 63.3%
See the entire list of Minnesota Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Global Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 53.21 36th 133 72.9%
2024 74.93 15th 158 90.5%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Global Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.30 104th 401 74.1%
2019 78.04 53rd 415 87.2%
2022 77.26 37th 404 90.8%
2023 80.03 44th 459 90.4%
2024 74.45 73rd 473 84.6%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for middle school Female students at Global Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.72 244th 436 44.0%
2019 65.01 144th 439 67.2%
2022 55.84 189th 467 59.5%
2023 62.74 149th 455 67.3%
2024 53.85 211th 474 55.5%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for middle school Male students at Global Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.40 305th 438 30.4%
2019 54.52 208th 454 54.2%
2022 46.32 258th 476 45.8%
2023 58.99 173rd 464 62.7%
2024 57.37 186th 479 61.2%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for middle school African American students at Global Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.25 33rd 137 75.9%
2019 87.82 10th 148 93.2%
2022 86.52 10th 162 93.8%
2023 89.40 7th 164 95.7%
2024 81.77 22nd 179 87.7%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Global Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2009 77 195 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 272
2010 116 217 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 341
2011 124 240 8 2 1 0 0 0 375
2012 139 261 9 3 0 0 2 0 414
2013 135 266 11 4 0 0 4 0 420
2014 124 290 8 2 0 0 3 0 427
2015 109 312 4 2 0 0 3 0 430
2016 97 326 3 3 0 0 3 0 432
2017 85 331 6 3 0 0 4 0 429
2018 78 330 11 2 0 0 2 0 423
2019 67 342 15 2 0 0 5 0 431
2020 49 374 13 2 0 0 7 0 445
2021 44 385 16 2 0 0 7 0 454
2022 45 383 14 0 0 0 2 0 444
2023 52 384 10 1 0 0 4 0 451

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Global Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 272 18.2 14.9 94.9
2010 341 21.9 15.5 91.5
2011 375 25.6 14.5 91.2
2012 414 30.4 13.5 88.9
2013 420 32.1 13.0 91.7
2014 427 30.7 13.8 92.5
2015 430 31.0 13.8 91.2
2016 432 31.0 13.9 90
2017 429 32.3 13.2 86
2018 423 31.0 13.6 84.9
2019 431 28.4 15.1 84.2
2020 445 27.6 16.1 83.6
2021 454 30.0 15.1 86.6
2022 444 33.7 13.1 81.1
2023 451 39.4 11.4 88.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Global Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2009 272 18.2 14.9 94.9
2010 341 21.9 15.5 91.5
2011 375 25.6 14.5 91.2
2012 414 30.4 13.5 88.9
2013 420 32.1 13.0 91.7
2014 427 30.7 13.8 92.5
2015 430 31.0 13.8 91.2
2016 432 31.0 13.9 90
2017 429 32.3 13.2 86
2018 423 31.0 13.6 84.9
2019 431 28.4 15.1 84.2
2020 445 27.6 16.1 83.6
2021 454 30.0 15.1 86.6
2022 444 33.7 13.1 81.1
2023 451 39.4 11.4 88.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Global Academy

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $15,261

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Global Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 482nd of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 472nd of 845 Elementary schools
 0.5%
Ranks 190th of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 167th of 529 Middle schools
 4.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Global Academy)77.162.8
 14.3%
   3rd Grade Math (Global Academy)77.162.8
 14.3%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Global Academy)57.160.8
 3.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Global Academy)57.160.8
 3.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Global Academy)5045.8
 4.2%
   4th Grade Math (Global Academy)5045.8
 4.2%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Global Academy)40.451.1
 10.6%
   4th Grade Reading (Global Academy)40.451.1
 10.6%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Global Academy)518
 43%
   5th Grade Math (Global Academy)518
 43%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Global Academy)71.460
 11.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Global Academy)71.460
 11.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Global Academy)63.336.7
 26.5%
   5th Grade Science (Global Academy)63.336.7
 26.5%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%
6th Grade Math (Global Academy)38.829.2
 9.6%
   6th Grade Math (Global Academy)38.829.2
 9.6%
   6th Grade Math (Minnesota)50.539.7
 10.8%
6th Grade Reading (Global Academy)61.259.2
 2%
   6th Grade Reading (Global Academy)61.259.2
 2%
   6th Grade Reading (Minnesota)62.853.4
 9.4%
7th Grade Math (Global Academy)4036.5
 3.5%
   7th Grade Math (Global Academy)4036.5
 3.5%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Global Academy)6063.5
 3.5%
   7th Grade Reading (Global Academy)6063.5
 3.5%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Global Academy)66.731.1
 35.6%
   8th Grade Math (Global Academy)66.731.1
 35.6%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Global Academy)68.855.6
 13.2%
   8th Grade Reading (Global Academy)68.855.6
 13.2%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Global Academy)48.927.3
 21.7%
   8th Grade Science (Global Academy)48.927.3
 21.7%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students431451
 4.6%
African American342384
 12.3%
American Indian00
Asian1510
 33.3%
Hispanic21
 50%
Pacific Islander00
White6752
 22.4%
Two or More Races54
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.2%88.9%
 4.7%


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Global Academy ranks 554th of 881 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Global Academy are 85% African American, 12% White, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 451 students attended Global Academy.


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