Middle Schools in KIPP Minnesota Charter School

Summary:

The KIPP Minnesota Charter School district operates a single middle school, KIPP North Star Academy, serving grades 5-8. Based on the available data, KIPP North Star Academy appears to be a struggling school, with consistently low performance on standardized tests and a bottom 10-15% statewide ranking among Minnesota middle schools.

KIPP North Star Academy has a student enrollment of 122 and a high percentage (90.16%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a socioeconomically disadvantaged population. The school's proficiency rates on the MCA-III Math and Reading tests were just 0.97% and 18.81% respectively in the 2024-2025 school year, far below the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%. This poor academic performance has been a persistent issue, with Math proficiency ranging from 0-9.09% and Reading proficiency from 6.67-33.33% over the past few years.

The school's low statewide ranking of 440 out of 446 and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger further highlight the challenges faced by KIPP North Star Academy. The relatively high student-teacher ratio of 15.2 may also be a contributing factor to the school's struggles, as it could make it more difficult for teachers to provide individualized attention and support to students. Overall, the data suggests that significant improvements in academic performance, resource allocation, and student support may be necessary to help KIPP North Star Academy better serve its community.

District Detail

5034 Oliver Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55430-3355

(612) 287-9700

SchoolDigger Rank:
440^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: K-8
Students: 231

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
KIPP North Star Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	5034 Oliver Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	KIPP Minnesota Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 287-9700	107	7	15.5	94.4%	2 (1.9%)	100 (93.5%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6.4	495^th of 519 public middle schools	4.6%		7.2	520^th of 545 public middle schools	4.6%	25	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	18.8	33.3	13.3	6.7	18.8	$23,508

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Minneapolis Public School District	0.31 mi	101	300^th
New Millennium Academy	0.77 mi	1	395^th
Robbinsdale Public School District	1.05 mi	28	317^th
Brooklyn Center Community Schools	1.12 mi	11	416^th
Progeny Academy Charter School	1.45 mi	1	423^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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