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C−

Best Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

1300 Olson Memorial Hwy, Minneapolis, MN 55411 · (612) 381-9743

Minneapolis’ School Grade C better than 27% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
508
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Best Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 29% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1300 Olson Memorial Hwy, Minneapolis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 159
Grade 267
Grade 365
Grade 450
Grade 558
Grade 647
Grade 755
Grade 849
Enrollment over time
715’20
679’21
617’22
547’23
508’24

Down 29% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 93%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Best Academy from Minneapolis families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Minneapolis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.