Prairie Seeds Academy

Schools in Prairie Seeds Academy comprise three schools serving K–12 students in Brooklyn Park, MN: Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy (K–5, 359 students), Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy (6–8, 219 students), and Prairie Seeds High School Academy (9–12, 282 students), totaling 860 students. The Prairie Seeds Academy district ranks 396 of 458 in Minnesota, at the 14th percentile with 1 star.

The high school is the relative standout, with the best rank (343 of 473, 27th percentile), a 98.4% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate—far above state averages—and science proficiency of 25.6%, essentially matching the state all-grades rate. However, its math proficiency is 15.7%, below the district’s 22.1%, and all three subjects declined from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. The elementary school leads the district in math (28.6%) and reading (24.6%), but its science is very low at 4.7%. The middle school is the weakest overall: lowest rank (479 of 546, 12th percentile), below district and state in all subjects, with science at 2.3% and the highest student-teacher ratio (19.0).

All three schools serve a high-poverty population, with free/reduced lunch between 66.67% and 69.92%. Compared to the state, math, reading, and science are below average at every school except high school science, which is barely above. The elementary and middle schools have stayed in the 10th–13th percentile range, while the high school reached 2 stars in prior years but fell to 1 star in 2025–2026. Grade-level results are strongest in 3rd grade (math 33.9%, reading 27.4%) and weaken by 5th grade and middle school, where 7th-grade math and reading are both 14.1%. The district’s most striking contrast is the high school’s excellent graduation/dropout outcomes alongside below-state test proficiency.