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Global Academy

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Global Academy ranks 529 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Global Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 444 students in grades K-8 in New Brighton, Minnesota. The school is part of the Global Academy District, which is ranked 255 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Global Academy has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years. However, the school performs exceptionally well in serving its African American and English Language Learner student populations, ranking in the top quartile of Minnesota elementary schools for these subgroups. The school's performance for its special education and low socioeconomic status students is also above average, ranking in the top half of the state. This suggests that the school may have effective strategies and interventions in place to support these historically underserved student populations.

Compared to the nearby Mounds View Public School District and Columbia Heights Public School District, Global Academy generally performs better in serving its high-needs student populations, but lags behind in overall academic proficiency. The nearby Bel Air Elementary and Mounds View district schools demonstrate stronger overall academic performance, which could provide opportunities for collaboration and shared learning.

447

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,261

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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

(763) 404-8200

District: Global Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.6%

White:

14.1%

Asian:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (40% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Math scores 15 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg47%

Elementary school

529^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

269^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

255^th of 446Global Academy among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	529 of 872	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	554 of 881	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	472 of 845	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	564 of 858	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	570 of 869	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	482 of 870	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	579 of 847	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.1	551 of 853	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.7	610 of 848	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	51.4	498 of 840	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	68.3	269 of 826	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.3	383 of 824	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.5	330 of 820	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.4	604 of 814	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	69 of 298	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	62 of 310	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	36 of 279	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	39 of 282	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	18 of 227	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	23 of 283	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	76.8	50 of 266	81.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	55 of 303	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	50 of 303	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	51 of 276	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	41 of 256	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	25 of 175	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	11 of 239	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.2	18 of 242	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	502 of 799	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	447 of 809	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	404 of 787	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	508 of 799	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	585 of 783	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	500 of 787	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	595 of 774	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	253 of 764	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	243 of 793	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	238 of 774	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	160 of 663	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	105 of 683	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	144 of 740	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	228 of 728	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	525 of 812	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	612 of 826	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	511 of 799	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	564 of 808	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	469 of 784	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	386 of 798	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	471 of 779	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	56.5	209 of 572	63.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	69.6	194 of 722	73.1%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	269 of 519	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.0	200 of 545	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	167 of 529	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	233 of 520	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	190 of 533	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	304 of 518	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.7	320 of 523	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.8	262 of 508	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	66.9	162 of 516	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.2	131 of 490	73.3%	★★★★☆
2013	60.9	182 of 488	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.7	229 of 469	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.8	288 of 478	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	28 of 169	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	22 of 179	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	7 of 164	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	10 of 162	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	10 of 148	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	73.2	33 of 137	75.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	25 of 153	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	15 of 158	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	53.2	36 of 133	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	271 of 450	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	211 of 474	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	149 of 455	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	189 of 467	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	144 of 439	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	244 of 436	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	123 of 432	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	73 of 473	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	44 of 459	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	37 of 404	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	78.0	53 of 415	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	104 of 401	74.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	240 of 452	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.4	186 of 479	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	173 of 464	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	258 of 476	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	208 of 454	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	305 of 438	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile+43 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile+38 vs school

White (2019)73rd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2024)63rd percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)83rd percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)40th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading49%~ state avg

Math30%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 5th Street NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Global Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 404-8200	447	34	12.9	89.0%	63 (14.1%)	369 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44.1	529^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.3%		43.8	554^th of 881 public elementary schools	37.1%	25	73.5	41.5	9.8	22.2	21.8	17.9	30.5	49.0	41.5	41.2	61.1	50.9	50.0	49.1	$15,261
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4405	534	34	15.6	78.3%	82 (15.4%)	123 (23.0%)	273 (51.1%)	26 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	7.9	810^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.1%		6.4	823^rd of 881 public elementary schools	6.6%	13	22.2	22.1	6.9				17.7	22.2	20.9	19.4				21.0	$14,593
Bel Air Elementary	Public	1-5	1800 5th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-6300	729	48	15.0	36.8%	437 (59.9%)	88 (12.1%)	67 (9.2%)	62 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.0%)	70.8	262^nd of 872 public elementary schools	70.0%		70.4	252^nd of 881 public elementary schools	71.4%	10	64.4	70.8	50.7				62.1	46.6	58.6	61.2				55.6	$12,365
Pike Lake Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	2101 14th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7400	733	44	16.7	52.0%	341 (46.5%)	153 (20.9%)	96 (13.1%)	69 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.0%)								(n/a)															$15,618
North Park School for Innovation	Public	PK, KG-5	5575 Fillmore St NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4305	433	31	13.9	80.8%	68 (15.7%)	102 (23.6%)	190 (43.9%)	18 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.7%)	7.7	814^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.7%		5.7	834^th of 881 public elementary schools	5.3%	20	21.8	16.7	7.6				14.3	28.6	16.7	18.0				20.9	$14,968
Bultum Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1555 40th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Bultum Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 450-3522	249	20	12.5	83.1%	10 (4.0%)	239 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.8	676^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.5%		29.6	657^th of 881 public elementary schools	25.4%	19	38.7	45.5	17.4	21.1	6.7		29.8	22.6	30.3	39.1	57.9	40.0		35.5
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4205	568	36	15.6	79.2%	78 (13.7%)	72 (12.7%)	377 (66.4%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	4.8	839^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.9	831^st of 881 public elementary schools	5.7%	8	14.8	15.7	6.7				12.3	13.6	13.3	24.2				17.2	$13,873
Wilshire Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Highcrest Rd NE	Saint Anthony	55418	Hennepin County	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 706-1200	690	44	15.5	27.1%	444 (64.3%)	78 (11.3%)	53 (7.7%)	49 (7.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.1%)	68.5	284^th of 872 public elementary schools	67.4%		66.8	289^th of 881 public elementary schools	67.2%	5	69.5	50.5	51.6				57.3	60.2	47.2	63.7				57.5	$11,188
Waite Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 34th Ave NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-1600	266	22	11.9	29.3%	157 (59.0%)	30 (11.3%)	31 (11.7%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.0%)	86.1	82^nd of 872 public elementary schools	90.6%		81.3	129^th of 881 public elementary schools	85.4%	47	72.5	76.3	70.7				73.1	60.0	59.0	80.0				66.4	$13,491
Prodeo Columbia Heights Primary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-1	4141 University Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 205-9950	218	21	10.3	88.1%	19 (8.7%)	149 (68.3%)	41 (18.8%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)															$17,501

Frequently Asked Questions about Global Academy

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Global Academy ranks 529^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Global Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Global Academy.

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Students at Global Academy are 83% African American, 14% White, 3% Asian.

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