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Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School

Public, Charter Grades K-5

677^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School is a public charter school located in Otsego, Minnesota, serving 288 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Kaleidoscope Charter School District, which is ranked 292 out of 446 districts in the state.

Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in both math and reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's math proficiency rate was 34.73% compared to the state average of 45.21%, and its reading proficiency rate was 35.33% compared to the state average of 49.59%. The school's performance is particularly low among certain student subgroups, with its white students ranking in the bottom 10% of Minnesota elementary schools and its special education students ranking in the bottom 3%. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 14.84% in 2021-2022 to 36.13% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to nearby public schools, such as Otsego Elementary, St. Michael Elementary, and Prairie View Elementary, Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School consistently underperforms in academic proficiency, with significantly lower percentages of students meeting or exceeding state standards in both math and reading. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 567 out of 840 Minnesota elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 677 out of 872 in 2024-2025, indicating a concerning trend of underperformance.

300

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,535

Per pupil spending ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7525 Kalland Ave NE
Otsego, MN 55301-9690

(763) 428-1890

District: Kaleidoscope Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.3%

Two or more races:

9.7%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg47%

677^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

292^nd of 446Kaleidoscope Charter School among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	677 of 872	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	644 of 881	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	557 of 845	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	590 of 858	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	577 of 869	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	534 of 870	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	582 of 847	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.8	614 of 853	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.2	619 of 848	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.4	567 of 840	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.8	590 of 826	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	61.6	350 of 824	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.3	278 of 820	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.1	309 of 814	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.8	356 of 803	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.2	194 of 781	75.2%	★★★★☆
2007	62.2	310 of 777	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.3	544 of 756	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.1	538 of 685	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	599 of 799	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	606 of 809	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	515 of 787	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	533 of 799	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	524 of 783	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	603 of 787	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	647 of 774	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	598 of 764	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	555 of 793	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	470 of 774	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.5	243 of 663	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	213 of 740	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	151 of 728	79.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	649 of 812	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	606 of 826	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	537 of 799	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	585 of 808	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	546 of 784	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	344 of 798	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	384 of 779	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	547 of 562	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	518 of 572	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	431 of 524	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	346 of 500	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	196 of 463	57.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	672 of 714	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	692 of 730	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	633 of 712	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	649 of 725	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	632 of 710	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	659 of 722	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	643 of 712	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading35%-14 vs state

Math35%-10 vs state

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Schools Near Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	7525 Kalland Ave NE	Otsego	55301	Wright County	Kaleidoscope Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 428-1890	300	28	10.9	35.0%	220 (73.3%)	20 (6.7%)	20 (6.7%)	7 (2.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.7%)	26.6	677^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.4%		31.6	644^th of 881 public elementary schools	26.9%	33	48.5	33.3	18.0	34.7	34.9	33.3	38.0	35.3	$14,535
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	K-4	12220 80th St NE	Otsego	55330	Wright County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-6270	755	45	16.8	19.5%	488 (64.6%)	141 (18.7%)	27 (3.6%)	47 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.9%)	82.1	126^th of 872 public elementary schools	85.6%		82.5	119^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.5%	7	80.4	66.7		73.2	56.6	63.5		60.2	$10,554
Fieldstone Elementary School	Public	1-4	5255 Jansen Ave NE	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 497-0904	585	38	15.5	24.3%	445 (76.1%)	66 (11.3%)	18 (3.1%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.4%)	83.4	108^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.6%		83.2	111^th of 881 public elementary schools	87.4%	3	70.6	73.8		72.1	61.6	63.5		62.5	$10,642
Albertville Primary	Public	PK-K	5386 Main Ave NE	Albertville	55301	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-2688	422	30	13.9	21.8%	328 (77.7%)	40 (9.5%)	13 (3.1%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)								(n/a)									$11,565
STMA Online Elementary	Public	K-6	60 Central Ave W	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-6575	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
St. Michael Elementary	Public	1-4	101 Central Ave W	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 497-4882	654	40	16.2	21.3%	495 (75.7%)	64 (9.8%)	40 (6.1%)	19 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)	79.5	154^th of 872 public elementary schools	82.3%		81	132^nd of 881 public elementary schools	85.0%	22	73.4	70.4		72.0	58.7	55.6		57.2	$11,841
Big Woods Elementary	Public	1-4	13470 Frankfort Pkwy NE	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-8025	656	39	16.9	18.0%	508 (77.4%)	39 (5.9%)	32 (4.9%)	15 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	55 (8.4%)	80.8	140^th of 872 public elementary schools	83.9%		84.7	95^th of 881 public elementary schools	89.2%	45	69.1	72.5		70.9	57.4	62.4		60.0	$9,739
Otsego Elementary	Public	K-4	8125 NE River Rd	Otsego	55330	Wright County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3494	536	32	16.8	21.5%	408 (76.1%)	33 (6.2%)	35 (6.5%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	73	229^th of 872 public elementary schools	73.7%		74	218^th of 881 public elementary schools	75.3%	11	66.4	68.7		67.5	51.8	55.6		53.6	$11,654
Eastview Education Center	Public	PK-K	9375 Fenning Ave NE	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 272-2801	301	43	7.0	38.5%	229 (76.1%)	14 (4.7%)	33 (11.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)								(n/a)									$16,426
Hassan Elementary	Public	K-4	14055 Orchid Ave	Rogers	55374	Hennepin County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-7230	669	39	17.2	17.8%	486 (72.6%)	71 (10.6%)	26 (3.9%)	35 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (7.0%)	88.1	62^nd of 872 public elementary schools	92.9%		89.1	55^th of 881 public elementary schools	93.8%	7	78.1	78.7		78.4	66.4	62.9		64.6	$10,464

Frequently Asked Questions about Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School

Is Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School a good school?

Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School?

Students at Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School are 73% White, 10% Two or more races, 7% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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