Summary:
In Saint Cloud, Minnesota, the Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy district serves about 357 students across two schools—one K–5 elementary and one 6–8 middle school, with no high school in this data. The elementary school, Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy, enrolls 266 students, while St. Cloud Math & Science Middle enrolls 91; both share the same address, and combined free/reduced-price lunch participation is about 98%, reflecting very high economic need.
The elementary school is the relatively stronger current performer. In 2025-26 it was above the district in all three all-grade subjects—Math 33.3%, Reading 33.3%, and Science 17%—and it improved in all three from 2024-25. Its highest grade-level score is 5th grade Reading at 42.6%. The middle school has the higher statewide percentile rank, 28th versus 21st, but lower all-grade scores. It made large gains in Math (15.46% to 27.7%) and Science (0% to 12.5%), yet Reading fell from 35.05% to 30.5%. Its 7th grade Reading score of 20% is 23.5 percentage points below the state’s 7th grade Reading result of 43.5%.
Both schools remain below state averages in every all-grade subject. The elementary school trails the state by 11.6 points in Math, 15.3 in Reading, and 8.5 in Science; the middle school trails by 17.2, 18.1, and 13.0 points. Science is the lowest subject overall, and Reading is a major weakness, especially in middle school 7th grade and elementary 3rd/4th grades. The middle school has a higher student-teacher ratio (12.7) than the elementary school (10.4) despite being much smaller. The district is rated 1 star and ranked 365 of 458 in Minnesota, at the 20th percentile. Parents should see the elementary school as relatively stronger and improving, while the middle school needs support to sustain math/science gains and reverse reading declines.
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