STEP Academy Elementary
Charter · Grades K–5 · 214 students
HOPE Community Academy Elementary
720 Payne Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55130
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
434
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
8.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Hope Community Academy
Ramsey County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About HOPE Community Academy Elementary
HOPE Community Academy Elementary is a charter elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving grades K–5. It is part of Hope Community Academy. The school is located in a large city in Ramsey County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 434 students were enrolled, with about 8.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Minnesota elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from University of St. Thomas. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 434 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.5 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- University of St. Thomas
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Hope Community Academy
- County
- Ramsey County
- NCES school ID
- 270023003482
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.