Summary:
Midway Star Academy is the only school in this area — a K–8 elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, enrolling 393 students and operating as its own single-school district. Because the Midway Star Academy district contains just this one school, district-level scores are identical to the school's scores, so there is no separate district-versus-school comparison and no peer school nearby to measure against.
Midway Star Academy holds a 1-star rating and ranks 712th of 869 Minnesota schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 18th percentile; its district ranks 348th of 458 districts, in the 24th percentile. Overall proficiency trails the state in every subject: math was 23.8% versus 44.9%, reading 38.2% versus 48.6%, and science 6% versus 25.5%. Context matters here — in 2024–25, 99.75% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio was 19.4.
There are real bright spots. Sixth-grade reading reached 55.9% (state: 53.4%) and eighth-grade reading 53.3% (state: 50%) — the only 2025–26 results above state averages. All-grade proficiency rose in math, reading, and science from 2024–25 to 2025–26 while state scores dipped slightly, and the school's rank improved from 757th of 872 to 712th of 869, though that 18th percentile only matches 2023–24. Science is the clearest concern: 6% overall and 3.3% in eighth grade, with fifth-grade science at 8.1%. Math is weakest in fifth grade at 5.6% and sixth grade at 8.8%, while third-grade math at 47.6% and seventh-grade math at 34.4% come closest to state levels. Fourth-grade reading, at 18.4%, is also far below the state's 48.8%. With 393 students spread across K–8, individual grade cohorts are small, so some year-to-year swings are expected.
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