Summary:
Quantum STEAM Academy Charter is a small Minnesota charter district serving about 200 students in grades PK–8 at two Saint Paul schools — Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary (PK–4, 128 students) and Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School (5–8, 72 students) — with no high school or alternative school listed. Both serve very high-poverty populations: 100% free/reduced lunch at the elementary and 95.83% at the middle school. The Quantum STEAM Academy Charter district overall rates rank 369 of 458, 19th percentile, 1 star, but that single district rating masks two schools moving in opposite directions.
Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary is the clear standout. Its 2025–26 rank rose to 553 of 869, 36th percentile, 2 stars, up from 720 of 872 (17th percentile, 1 star) in 2024–25 — a 19-percentage-point percentile gain. Math is its strength: All Grades Math is 52.3% proficient, above the district's 27.5% and above the state's 44.9%, and 4th Grade Math is 60.9% versus the state's 55.2%. Math climbed from 39.02% to 52.3%, and reading jumped from 19.51% to 36.4%, though reading remains below the state's 48.6%. Notably, the elementary has a much higher student-teacher ratio (28.4) than the middle school (16.0) and still produces stronger results, suggesting ratio alone does not drive performance here.
Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School is the concern. Its 2025–26 rank is 482 of 546, 12th percentile, 1 star, down from 20th percentile in 2023–24 and 13th percentile in 2024–25. Math is 10.8% proficient against the state's 44.9%, reading 23.1% against 48.6%, and science 6.7% against 25.5%; 5th Grade Math is 0%, the lowest single value in the data. Middle reading fell from 35.59% to 23.1% while elementary reading rose. Because the middle school has only 72 students, grade-level percentages can swing widely with small cohorts, but the weakness spans multiple grades and subjects. High poverty does not fully explain the gap either, since elementary math still beats the state average.
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