Summary:
There is one elementary school in this area: Beacon Academy, a K–8 school in Crystal, MN, serving 524 students as the Beacon Academy district. Overall, the school remains in the bottom third of Minnesota schools: its district rank is 327 of 458 and its 2025–2026 school rank is 584 of 869. All Grades proficiency is below state averages in all three tested subjects: Math is 24.2% vs. 44.9% statewide, Reading is 39.1% vs. 48.6%, and Science is 17.9% vs. 25.5%. Math is the largest overall weakness, with a 20.7-point gap.
For parents, the most encouraging results are in specific grades. In 2025–2026, 4th Grade Reading was 50% proficient, slightly above the state’s 48.8%, and 6th Grade Reading was 50% vs. the state’s 53.4%. 4th Grade Math was 45.8%, the school’s highest math grade and closest to the state’s 55.2%. Science gaps are narrower than math and reading: 5th Grade Science was 23.5% vs. 25.9%, and 8th Grade Science was 13.9% vs. 16.7%. The biggest concerns are 7th Grade Math at 9.6% vs. 40.3% (a 30.7-point gap) and 3rd Grade Reading at 20% vs. 46.8% (a 26.8-point gap).
The rank trend has improved: from 688 of 881 (22nd percentile, 1 star) in 2023–2024 to 592 of 872 (32nd percentile, 2 stars) in 2024–2025, then 584 of 869 (33rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026. However, Reading declined from 46.11% to 39.1% year over year, while Math rose slightly from 23.32% to 24.2% and Science from 16.39% to 17.9%. Because it is a K–8 school, the “elementary” data include middle grades, where gaps are often larger. Enrollment is 524, with 48.47% free/reduced lunch and a 17.2 student-teacher ratio; these are context figures, not direct causes of achievement gaps. Bottom line: Beacon Academy has real grade-level strengths, especially 4th grade reading and math, but overall proficiency remains below state benchmarks in all three subjects.
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