SciTech Academy Charter School

SciTech Academy Charter School is the sole school in this data set, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 330 students in Richfield, Minnesota. The school is a public charter institution ranked 434 out of 446 school districts in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The academic performance of SciTech Academy Charter School is a significant concern, as the school's proficiency rates on the MCA-III Math and Reading assessments are consistently and significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall Math proficiency rate was 9.55%, compared to the state average of 45.21%, while the Reading proficiency rate was 15.09%, compared to the state average of 49.59%. This pattern of low performance has persisted over the past three school years, with no notable improvement observed.

Further, the school serves a high-poverty student population, with 100% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's student-teacher ratio of 18.3 to 1 is slightly higher than the state average, which may also contribute to the academic challenges faced by the school. Given the consistently low performance, high-poverty student population, and low district ranking, there appears to be a significant need for improvement in the school's educational practices, resources, and support systems to drive academic progress and better serve the needs of its students.