Charter schools in Minnesota started or supported by the funders

Sorted by size of largest school demographic

Greatest demo School # students % proficient avg $
1.  100 % Black Higher Ground Academy 1,024 28.3 $ 305,393
2.  100 % Black Twin Cities International Schools [nee Minnesota International Middle Charter] 986 17.7 $ 82,500
3.  100 % Black Twin Cities International Elementary School CLOSED 588 51.3 $ 272,200
4.  99 % Black STEP Academy Charter School 620 22.7 $ 20,000
5.  99 % Black Ubah Medical Academy Charter School 312 51.6 $ 110,000
6.  99 % Black Midway Star Academy - nee Dugsi Academy 416 14.4 $ 110,000
7.  98 % Hispanic El Colegio Charter School 95 5.0 $ 275,050
8.  98 % Black Best Academy Inc. 679 18.6 $ 1,706,500
9.  98 % Asian Community School of Excellence 1,344 27.4 $ 360,000
10.  98 % Black LoveWorks Academy For Arts 134 5.6 $ 545,000
11.  98 % Black Friendship Academy of Fine Arts 334 20.5 $ 1,216,000
12.  97 % Asian Hmong College Prep Academy 2,378 10.0 $ 450,000
13.  95 % Black Harvest Preparatory Charter School CLOSED 306 43.9 $ 3,099,438
14.  95 % White North Shore Community School 348 65.3 $ 230,000
15.  95 % White Crosslake Community Charter School 246 53.6 $ 23,466
16.  94 % Black Mastery School 230 27.7 $ 1,604,000
17.  94 % Hispanic Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School 541 22.7 $ 941,000
18.  94 % White Swan River Montessori Charter School 158 66.1 $ 10,000
19.  93 % Black Lincoln International School 157 4.7 $ 250,000
20.  93 % White Great Expectations 105 59.7 $ 10,000
21.  93 % Black Cedar Riverside Community School CLOSED 140 27.1 $ 30,000
22.  92 % Black Excell Academy Charter 426 33.7 $ 6,000
23.  91 % Hispanic Partnership Academy, Inc. 314 22.8 $ 349,501
24.  91 % Black Hennepin Elementary School dba Hennepin Schools 363 23.5 $ 1,260,293
25.  91 % Asian New Millennium Academy Charter 688 25.7 $ 274,058
26.  90 % White Kaleidoscope Charter School 572 56.7 $ 230,000
27.  90 % White World Learner Charter School 212 59.2 $ 230,000
28.  90 % White Minnesota New Country School 214 31.5 $ 4,200
29.  89 % Black KIPP Minnesota 443 8.4 $ 6,675,924
30.  89 % White Cologne Academy 444 33.1 $ 147,788
31.  88 % Hispanic Hiawatha Academies 1,586 8.4 $ 10,270,569
32.  88 % Black Tesfa International School 167 30.3 $ 405,000
33.  88 % White North Lakes Academy 402 54.6 $ 230,000
34.  87 % Asian Noble Academy 1,029 51.2 $ 230,000
35.  87 % White PACT Charter School 654 60.2 $ 75,000
36.  86 % White Clarkfield Charter School 51 89.6 $ 2,500
37.  86 % White New Century Academy 138 43.1 $ 4,000
38.  86 % White Prairie Creek Community School 179 75.6 $ 50,855
39.  85 % Black Sankofa Underground North Academy CLOSED n/a n/a $ 250,000
40.  84 % White Twin Cities German Immersion School 615 58.3 $ 299,494
41.  82 % White Lakes International Language Academy 1,117 60.1 $ 10,000
42.  82 % White St. Croix Preparatory Academy 1,174 87.1 $ 452,616
43.  82 % White EdVisions Schools Inc. 112 61.2 $ 2,046,572
44.  81 % Black Minnesota Internship Center 339 1.0 $ 9,941
45.  79 % Asian College Preparatory Elementary 336 22.9 $ 250,000
46.  78 % Black Global Academy 429 47.8 $ 1,042,986
47.  77 % White Northwest Passage High School [Coon Rapids Learning Center] 153 52.4 $ 72,000
48.  77 % White Level Up Academy 121 48.5 $ 122,000
49.  75 % White AFSA High School [Academy for Sciences and Agriculture] 371 50.8 $ 278,000
50.  75 % Native American Bdote Learning Center 75 2.4 $ 593,000
51.  75 % White Aspen Academy 554 70.0 $ 23,989
52.  74 % Asian Urban Academy Charter School 304 31.4 $ 278,000
53.  74 % White Kato Public Charter School [Riverbend Academy] 62 20.4 $ 4,000
54.  73 % Black Sojourner Truth Academy 376 13.2 $ 133,147
55.  73 % White Great River School 430 61.8 $ 141,181
56.  73 % Black Learning For Leadership Charter CLOSED 240 9.8 $ 30,000
57.  72 % White Nova Classical Academy 1,010 80.1 $ 623,975
58.  72 % White PIM Arts High School [nee Main Street School Performing Arts] 276 52.9 $ 113,837
59.  71 % Black Northeast College Prep 329 18.1 $ 1,829,475
60.  71 % White Cyber Village Academy 250 35.9 $ 163,000
61.  71 % Black Odyssey Academy CLOSED 308 13.2 $ 72,000
62.  70 % Black Legacy of Dr. Josie R. Johnson Montessori - nee Bright Water Elementary 99 17.5 $ 654,989
63.  70 % White Avalon School 216 50.8 $ 811,152
64.  69 % White DaVinci Academy 441 73.5 $ 92,554
65.  68 % Black High School for Recording Arts 318 3.6 $ 679,835
66.  68 % Native American Voyageurs Expeditionary 105 29.0 $ 85,000
67.  67 % White Technical Academies of Minnesota 152 17.9 $ 62,500
68.  66 % White Upper Mississippi Academy 250 53.1 $ 295,395
69.  66 % White Beacon Preparatory Academy CLOSED 388 47.3 $ 240,500
70.  64 % Asian Prairie Seeds Academy 760 21.7 $ 10,000
71.  64 % White New Heights School, Inc. 128 18.2 $ 230,000
72.  62 % White New City School 251 59.0 $ 136,000
73.  61 % White International Spanish Language Academy 317 78.4 $ 15,000
74.  60 % Black Stonebridge World School 244 14.5 $ 235,000
75.  60 % White Minnesota Transitions Charter School 3,041 38.1 $ 585,000
76.  60 % White TEAM Academy 112 53.4 $ 154,000
77.  58 % Black Prodeo Academy 823 14.7 $ 2,839,784
78.  58 % White Math and Science Academy 508 84.3 $ 96,334
79.  57 % Native American Center School, Inc. [Minneapolis] 39 0.0 $ 1,201,373
80.  56 % White Spero Academy [Fraser Academy] 93 43.7 $ 247,233
81.  56 % Black Athlos Leadership Academy [New Visions School] 908 44.3 $ 2,500
82.  54 % Hispanic West Side Summit CLOSED 173 16.7 $ 297,000
83.  53 % Black Stride Academy Charter School 688 48.8 $ 320,000
84.  53 % Hispanic Venture Academy 257 16.8 $ 772,500
85.  53 % White Academic Arts High School [River Heights Charter School] 103 20.9 $ 4,000
86.  52 % White Yinghua Academy 805 82.0 $ 166,690
87.  50 % White Cornerstone Montessori Elementary 133 47.9 $ 350,000
88.  49 % White TrekNorth High School 247 51.2 $ 10,000
89.  47 % White Parnassus Preparatory School 1,003 59.2 $ 77,440
90.  46 % White Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter 122 46.2 $ 256,877
91.  46 % Hispanic St. Paul City School 468 26.5 $ 206,050
92.  43 % White Eagle Ridge Academy 1,227 78.1 $ 533,679
93.  43 % White Southside Family Charter School 118 61.8 $ 378,945
94.  42 % Asian Community of Peace Academy 776 31.5 $ 908,500
95.  41 % White Twin Cities Academy 602 48.6 $ 323,581
96.  40 % White Rivers Edge Academy CLOSED 70 14.8 $ 10,000
97.  38 % White Metro Deaf School 82 16.7 $ 89,662
98.  38 % White Face to Face Academy 80 44.8 $ 11,048
99.   Minneapolis College Preparatory School CLOSED 112 33.6 $ 682,897
100.   ARC4H Academy CLOSED n/a n/a $ 335,000
101.   Sobriety High Charter School CLOSED n/a n/a $ 398,925
102.   Minneapolis Academy CLOSED 135 11.3 $ 363,999
103.   Carleton College [charter school] CLOSED n/a n/a $ 297,175
104.   Big Picture Twin Cities [Phillips Community School] CLOSED n/a n/a $ 295,000
105.   Minnesota School of Science CLOSED n/a n/a $ 250,000
106.   Academy of North Minneapolis CLOSED n/a 9.5 $ 220,000
107.   Leadership Preparatory Academy CLOSED n/a n/a $ 20,000
108.   Richard Allen Math-Science Academy CLOSED n/a n/a $ 240,000
109.   Prestige Academy Charter School [Ascension Academy] CLOSED n/a n/a $ 485,719
110.   Metro Tech Academy [Dunwoody Academy ] CLOSED n/a n/a $ 510,000
111.   General John Vessey Jr Leadership CLOSED n/a n/a $ 230,000
112.   Long Tieng Academy CLOSED n/a n/a $ 230,000
113.   New Salem Academy CLOSED n/a n/a $ 250,000
114.   Academy of Biosciences CLOSED n/a n/a $ 180,000
115.   Soul Academy CLOSED n/a n/a $ 10,000
116.   Worthington Area Language Academy CLOSED n/a n/a $ 85,000
117.   Recovery School of Southern MN CLOSED n/a n/a $ 10,000
118.   Colonel Charles D. Young Military Academy CLOSED n/a n/a $ 10,000
119.   Paideia Academy Charter School CLOSED 301 47.3 $ 180,000
120.   Elom International School CLOSED n/a n/a $ 250,000
121.   Hennepin County Military Preparatory Academy CLOSED n/a n/a $ 10,000
122.   Minnesota Academy of Technology CLOSED n/a n/a $ 70,018
123.   Minnesota Business Academy CLOSED n/a n/a $ 250,000
124.   Tarek Ibn Ziyad Academy CLOSED n/a n/a $ 85,000
125.   Dakota Academy CLOSED n/a n/a $ 40,000
126.   Cygnus Academy CLOSED n/a n/a $ 10,000
127.   Family Academy Charter School CLOSED n/a n/a $ 75,000
128.   Native Arts Charter School CLOSED n/a n/a $ 100,000
129.   New Voyage Academy Charter School [St. Paul Family Learning Center] CLOSED n/a n/a $ 93,500
130.   West Concord Public Charter School CLOSED 48 39.1 $ 32,000
131.   Harvest Network of Schools CLOSED n/a n/a $ 1,564,256
132.   Woodson Institute For Excellence (WISE School) CLOSED n/a n/a $ 221,000
133.   Minnesota Wildflower Montessori School n/a n/a $ 536,000
134.   Minnesota Online High School n/a n/a $ 105,000
135.   Seven Hills Preparatory Academy n/a n/a $ 47,156
136.   Glacial Hills Elementary n/a n/a $ 40,950
137.   Exploration High School n/a n/a $ 100,000
138.   New Century School n/a n/a $ 240,000
139.   Sejong Academy of Minnesota n/a n/a $ 90,000
140.   Link Public Schools n/a n/a $ 160,000

 

 
 

Proficiency key:

Green = over state proficiency average (58.1)

Red = average proficiency less than 30%