STRIDE Academy

The STRIDE Academy district in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, consists of a single public charter school, Stride Academy K-8 Charter School, which serves grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 588 students. The district is ranked 408 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stride Academy K-8 Charter School has consistently performed poorly on the MCA-III assessments, with proficiency rates significantly lower than the state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall math proficiency rate was 16.46%, compared to the state average of 45.21%. The school's performance is particularly low in 7th and 8th grade math, with proficiency rates of only 3.17% and 9.86%, respectively. Reading proficiency rates are also below the state average, with the school's overall reading proficiency rate at 26.23% compared to the state's 49.59% in 2024-2025.

The school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 83.5% in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite the relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9 to 1, the school's academic performance has not shown any significant improvement, and it has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years. These factors suggest that the school may face challenges in effectively allocating and utilizing its resources to support student learning and improve academic outcomes.