Middle Schools in Universal Academy Charter School

Middle schools located in Universal Academy Charter School come down to a single school: Universal Academy South Middle/High in Burnsville, MN, a combined middle/high charter serving grades 7 and 8 with just 11 students enrolled, in a district ranked 276 of 458 statewide (40th percentile, 2 stars) where 81.82% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — exactly 9 of the 11 enrolled students.

Because there is only one middle school here, every comparison is also a comparison against the district. Where the state reports a school-level score, the school trails both its district and the state: math is 18.8% at the school versus 35.7% in the district and 44.9% statewide, and reading is 16.7% versus 40.9% and 48.6%. Seventh grade reading, at 20%, is the school's strongest reported figure — still 24.4 points below its district and 23.5 below the state. Reading is the widest measurable gap (24.2 points under the district) versus math (16.9 points). Averaging math and reading, the school sits near 17.75%, about 20.6 points below the district's 38.3%.

Two caveats matter most. First, five of the eight school-level test cells are suppressed by the state for student privacy, including all grade-level math and all science; those figures are unknown, not zero. Science is the district's weakest subject (14.1% overall, 9.6% in 8th grade) and has no school-level number at all. Second, with roughly 5–6 students per grade, one student can shift a reported rate by many points, so treat these results as directional. One derived signal: because 7th grade reading (20%) exceeds the all-grades figure (16.7%), 8th grade reading must be under 16.7% — an estimate, not a reported score. Also note the reported 18.9 student–teacher ratio does not reconcile with 11 students and likely covers a larger configuration.