Summary:
Middle Schools located in Aspire Academy Charter School include exactly one school, Aspire Academy Middle School, which serves grades 6–8 in Shakopee, Minnesota, with 42 students and a 3.6 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025. This small, high-poverty school — 85.71% free/reduced lunch — is in a district listed at 408 of 458, 11th percentile, 1 star. The school’s own rank history moved from 17th percentile in 2023–2024 to 33rd percentile in 2024–2025, then down to 12th percentile in 2025–2026.
Academically, reading has been the relative bright spot. In 2024–2025, reading proficiency was 45.65%, only about 3.9 points below the state and 18 points above the district. In 2025–2026, reading fell to 27.5%, which is 21.1 points below the state and slightly below the district; 8th grade reading was the highest grade-level score that year at 36.4%. Math is a consistent weakness: 17.39% in 2024–2025 and 7.7% in 2025–2026, with grade-level results ranging from 6.3% in 7th grade to 10% in 8th grade, far below state rates of 39.5%–42.3%. Science was 0% in 2024–2025; in 2025–2026, school science is suppressed, so it is unknown, not zero.
Parents should note that the district itself is below state averages in math, reading, and science on 2025–2026 tests. The school’s small size means a few students can shift percentages substantially, which helps explain volatility. Aspire Academy Middle School offers a very low student-teacher ratio and a small setting, but current proficiency is substantially below Minnesota averages. The 2024–2025 reading gains show what is possible; the 2025–2026 declines in reading and math and the bottom-tier ranking suggest a need for targeted academic support. Because science is suppressed, families should ask the school directly for current science performance rather than assume a result.
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