Summary:
The Level Up Academy district in Minnesota serves about 250 students across four schools: two elementary schools and two middle schools, with grades spanning K–8. There are no high schools or alternative schools in the district. Enrollment is concentrated in the two brick-and-mortar campuses, while the two virtual options together enroll only 41 students. District-wide, performance sits well below the state average: the district is ranked 410 of 458 Minnesota schools, at the 10th percentile, with 1 star.
Among schools that report test scores, Level Up Academy, the main K–5 elementary, is the strongest. It is the largest school at 145 students and posts the district's highest reported 2025–2026 all-grade proficiency: 19.8% in Math, 37.5% in Reading, and 8.7% in Science — above the district in all three. By contrast, Level Up Academy Middle School reports the lowest all-grade proficiency (7.6% Math, 21.5% Reading, 8.3% Science) and has declined in rankings from 2 stars and the 30th percentile in 2023–2024 to 0 stars and the 10th percentile in 2025–2026. Its 7th grade Math is 0%, and 8th grade Reading, Math, and Science are all 8.3%.
Only one reported grade and subject beats the state: the main elementary's 3rd grade Reading at 50%, versus Minnesota's 46.8%. Every other reported score is below the state mark. The two virtual schools — Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy, which has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 59.26%, and Level Up Academy Virtual Middle, the smallest school with 14 students — have their test data suppressed, so their achievement is unknown rather than poor. Student/teacher ratios are similar across all four schools (13.1 to 14.0), so staffing ratios alone do not explain the differences in reported achievement.
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