Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School

Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School is a two-school charter district in Minnetonka, Minnesota, serving roughly 1,532 students: Eagle Ridge Academy Lower School for grades K–5 (830 students) and Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School for grades 6–12 (702 students). The Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School district ranks 16th of 458 Minnesota districts, in the 97th percentile with 5 stars.

The grades 6–12 school is the clear standout. It ranks 5th of 473 Minnesota schools in 2025–2026 — 99th percentile, 5 stars — and has held that elite level for three straight years (5th in 2024–2025 and 7th in 2023–2024). Its graduation rate is 88.2% against the state's 84.9%, and its dropout rate is 1.4% against the state's 4.2%. Test results are striking: 11th-grade math at 74.4% proficient versus 35.3% statewide, End-of-Course science at 74.3% versus 35.0%, and 10th-grade reading at 66.2% versus 42.5%. Every tested grade level beats the state in math and reading.

The lower school is solid but less dominant, ranking 155th of 869 schools (82nd percentile, 4 stars), after 90th percentile in 2024–2025 and 85th in 2023–2024. Math is its strength — 86.5% proficient in 3rd grade and 76.0% across all grades — while reading sits near 62%. Science is the clear weak spot: 5th-grade science is 22.3%, below the state's 25.9%. Both schools saw proficiency slip from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, with the grades 6–12 school declining more than the district in math (down 6.38 points), reading (down 10.76) and science (down 10.76), and lower-school science falling 17.12 points. Free/reduced lunch rates are moderate at 31.33% and 36.32%, with student-teacher ratios of 11.6 and 12.8.