STONEBRIDGE WORLD SCHOOL

What STONEBRIDGE WORLD SCHOOL does

Stonebridge World School is a tuition-free public charter school serving PreK through 6th grade students in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It operates under charter authorization from Pillsbury United Communities, a nonprofit organization that oversees the school's mission and accountability framework. The school serves families in Minneapolis and surrounding communities (Richfield, Bloomington, Edina) through open enrollment with no application deadline, offering free bus transportation and free breakfast and lunch via the federal Community Eligibility Provision. The student body is supported by 23 staff including classroom teachers across all grade levels, special education and ESL coordinators, paraprofessionals, social workers, and administrative leadership under Executive Director Barbara Novy and School Director Dr. Matt Rega.

The school's core offering combines academic fundamentals with a global arts-focused curriculum. Instructional programs include EL Open-Up Resources for K-6 English Language Arts, Everyday Mathematics for K-6, and The Creative Curriculum for PreK, supplemented by the Responsive Classroom approach for social-emotional development. Stonebridge is one of only eight Minnesota schools selected to participate in Turnaround Arts, a national Kennedy Center program founded under former First Lady Michelle Obama's leadership that uses arts integration to strengthen school reform. Assessment infrastructure includes FastBridge, NWEA MAP, ACCESS testing for English Learners, and Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments. Compliance certifications include the Minnesota READ Act Literacy Plan (2025-2026) and a Language Instruction Educational Program (LIEP) Plan.

Stonebridge generates revenue primarily through per-pupil state charter school funding, with supplemental grants from programs such as the Minnesota Department of Education Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The school building is owned by a separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Stonebridge Building Company, which leases the facility to the school under Minnesota Statutes 124E.13. Marketing is conducted primarily through the school's website, Facebook and Instagram channels, monthly newsletters, scheduled school tours, and recurring family events, reflecting a direct-to-consumer community-engagement approach with no application deadline and year-round admissions.

Name

STONEBRIDGE WORLD SCHOOL

Legal name

Stonebridge World School

Website

https://stonebridgeworldschool.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stonebridge World School is a tuition-free public charter school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving PreK through 6th grade students with a global arts-focused curriculum. It operates under Pillsbury United Communities authorization and is one of eight Minnesota schools in the Kennedy Center's Turnaround Arts program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education (Charter School)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter Special Education & Inclusive Programs (EDAJACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Public charter school
• Arts-focused education
• K-6 curriculum
• Tuition-free education
• Charter school services

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Charter School Funding: As a public charter school, Stonebridge World School receives per-pupil state funding based on enrollment. The school is tuition-free and open to all students, operating under the charter authorization of Pillsbury United Communities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stonebridge World School provides tuition-free, public charter school education for students from Prekindergarten through 6th grade at its Minneapolis campus. The school delivers a global arts-focused curriculum that integrates academic fundamentals (English Language Arts, mathematics) with the Kennedy Center's Turnaround Arts program and the Responsive Classroom approach. Support services include free bus transportation, free breakfast and lunch, ESL and special education programs, and access to family social workers.

Product overview

Stonebridge World School is a single-site PreK-6th grade public charter school offering a unified educational program. The core offering combines global arts-focused curriculum with academic fundamentals. Key curriculum products include EL Open-Up Resources for K-6 English Language Arts, The Creative Curriculum for PreK, and Everyday Mathematics for K-6 math. The school integrates the Turnaround Arts program (Kennedy Center) and Responsive Classroom approach as core pedagogical methodologies. Support services include free transportation and the Community Eligibility Provision food program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Kindergarten readiness through Creative Curriculum pre-k program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pillsbury United Communities (PUC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPillsbury United Communities is the charter school authorizer for Stonebridge World School. PUC co-creates enduring change toward a just society and supports charter schools that offer bold and innovative educational strategies, provide environments promoting respect for all students, and engage students in academic and authentic learning opportunities.
• Turnaround Arts (Kennedy Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurnaround Arts is a national program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, founded in 2011 under former First Lady Michelle Obama's leadership. Stonebridge is one of only eight Minnesota schools selected to participate. The program transforms schools through strategic use of arts to strengthen school reform, boost academic achievement, and increase student engagement.
• Caravan Kid's CateringminorOthersProvides fresh lunches prepared daily using the freshest ingredients for Stonebridge students during the school year.
• Minnesota Department of EducationminorOthersProvides grant funding for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, an initiative to introduce fresh fruits and vegetables as healthy snack options during the school day.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Success Academy Charter Schools: Success Academy is a NYC-based K-12 charter network operating tuition-free public schools with strong academics and family demand far exceeding supply. It is comparable to Stonebridge in operating model, public charter status, and tuition-free access, but at much larger urban scale.
• Friendship Public Charter School: Friendship is a DC-based K-12 public charter network serving a diverse, urban student body with comprehensive wraparound services. It shares Stonebridge's inclusive model with ESL, special education, and family support components delivered at single-site campuses.
• KIPP Schools: KIPP is a national network of public charter schools serving K-12 with a college-preparatory mission and a focus on underserved communities. It shares Stonebridge's charter-school operating model, tuition-free access, and emphasis on family wraparound services at a much larger scale.
• IDEA Public Schools: IDEA is a national K-12 public charter network with a college-preparatory mission and significant wraparound services for low-income families. It shares Stonebridge's charter operating model and emphasis on serving underserved populations, though at vastly greater scale.
• Uncommon Schools: Uncommon Schools is a regional charter network operating tuition-free K-12 public schools serving predominantly low-income and minority students. It is comparable to Stonebridge in mission, target population, and tuition-free public charter structure, though at larger network scale.
• BASIS Charter Schools: BASIS is a national K-12 charter network known for rigorous, accelerated academics. While BASIS skews higher-income, both BASIS and Stonebridge operate as tuition-free public charters with structured curricula and outcome-driven assessment cultures.
• Harvest Preparatory School: Harvest Preparatory School is a Minneapolis public charter school serving K-8 with a focus on college preparatory academics and a diverse student body. It is a direct competitor in the same Minneapolis K-8 charter market as Stonebridge and draws from overlapping feeder families.
• Hiawatha Academies: Hiawatha Academies is a Minneapolis-based public charter network serving K-8 students, making it the closest geographic and grade-span peer to Stonebridge World School. Like Stonebridge, it serves a diverse, urban Minneapolis student body and is part of the local charter ecosystem authorized by similar entities.

Broad incumbents

• Minneapolis Public Schools: Minneapolis Public Schools is the traditional public school district in Stonebridge's core geography. As the dominant K-12 incumbent in Minneapolis, it defines the demand pool and per-pupil funding environment that Stonebridge competes within, though its portfolio is much broader than Stonebridge's K-6 arts-integrated charter focus.

Emerging players

• Aspire Public Schools: Aspire is a California-based public charter network operating K-12 schools with a college-preparatory mission and wraparound supports for low-income families. It shares Stonebridge's charter-school structure and inclusive approach but operates in a different geography and at a different scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Stonebridge-World-School-188987431118975
• Instagraminstagram.com/stonebridgeworldschool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stonebridge-world-school

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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