STEP Academy Charter School

RECIPIENT PROFILE

CHARTER SCHOOL

2 charter school sites. (click to view)

1 grants received for $ 20,000
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TYPE: 501(c)(3)

EIN: 30-0562083 | 990s and mentions at ProPublica

835 5th St E.
St. Paul, MN 55106

http://stepacademymn.com/

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Starting Serving Students in 2011 - 2012 (or Planned to Start)

Demographics

ENROLLMENT DATA

913 students in 2024

703 students in 2023

620 students in 2022

473 students in 2019

278 students in 2017

232 students in 2016

PROPERTIES

Grades: K-12

Special populations

AUTHORIZERS
	Year	Fee
Innovative Quality Schools
	2017	$ 24,268

One of state’s largest charter schools is at war with regulators, on brink of collapse

STEP Academy, which has campuses in St. Paul and Burnsville, faces a deep financial crisis.

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Joe McCoy
kare11.com
October 8, 2024

Teachers and staff at STEP Academy laid off after the charter school is $775,000 over budget

STEP Academy serves a significant part of the Somali community in St. Paul and works to reach students underrepresented in STEM fields.

ST PAUL, Minn. — Charter School STEP Academy in St. Paul is at risk of shutting down after an Oct. 4 board meeting showed the academy had 117 fewer students enrolled than planned, leading to them being $775,000 over budget. In efforts to cut costs, teachers and other staff have been let go.