Summary:
Higher Ground Academy in Saint Paul contains one high school, HGA Secondary, which serves grades 8 through 12 and enrolls 442 students at 1471 Brewster Street.
The school's strongest results are in completion: in 2024–25, 91.5% of students graduated, above the state's 84.9%, and the dropout rate was 0.0%, below the state's 4.2%. Reading is the relative bright spot among test subjects. In 2024–25, All Grades reading was 53.67%, above both the district's 46.35% and the state's 49.59%. In 2025–26, All Grades reading was 40.1%, still ahead of the district's 36.7% but below the state's 48.6%, while 10th grade reading was 43.2%, just above the state's 42.5%.
Math and science are the largest academic gaps. In 2025–26, All Grades math was 25.7% versus the state's 44.9%, and All Grades science was 11.7% versus the state's 25.5%. Eighth grade science was 7.8% against 16.7% statewide, and End of Course science was 15.6% against 35.0%. Scores also declined from 2024–25 to 2025–26 in every subject, with math falling from 41.72% to 25.7% and science from 18.86% to 11.7%; the reading comparison deserves caution because the exam label changed from MCA-III to MCA-IV. The state ranking dropped from 181st of 450 with 3 stars in 2024–25 to 301st of 473 with 2 stars in 2025–26. About 90.72% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio was 13.2.
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