Summary:
The Success Academy network in Minnesota operates three schools - two elementary schools and one middle school - located in the cities of Saint Cloud and Bloomington. While the schools serve predominantly low-income student populations, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 94% to 98%, their academic performance has consistently lagged behind state averages.
Across all three Success Academy Saint Cloud, Success Academy Bloomington Elementary, and Success Academy Bloomington Middle, proficiency rates in math and reading have been substantially lower than the Minnesota state averages, with no signs of meaningful improvement over time. The highest-performing school, Success Academy Bloomington Middle, still had proficiency rates well below the state benchmarks.
The data also reveals other concerning trends, such as high student-teacher ratios, particularly at Success Academy Saint Cloud, and consistently low School Digger ratings of 1 out of 5 stars for all three schools. These factors suggest systemic challenges within the Success Academy network that have not been effectively addressed, resulting in a lack of progress in closing achievement gaps for the students they serve.
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