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Spero Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–6Charter

2701 California St. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418 · (612) 465-8600

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

Directions
Students
148
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
City
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Spero Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 5 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts24%
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 ↗

2701 California St. NE, Minneapolis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten26
Grade 120
Grade 218
Grade 321
Grade 421
Grade 523
Grade 619
Enrollment over time
135’20
143’21
153’22
145’23
148’24

Up 9.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 43%Black 27%Hispanic 13%Asian 9%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Spero 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.