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Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary

Q: Is Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary a good school?

Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 85 students attended Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary?

Students at Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary are 64% African American, 15% Hispanic, 11% White, 11% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

844^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary is a K–6 charter school at 2526 27th Ave South in Minneapolis serving just 85 students, making it one of the smallest schools in its immediate neighborhood and the only school in the Minnesota Transitions Charter School district. It serves an almost entirely economically disadvantaged population: 95.29% of students received free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, up from 89.89% in 2023–24. Its student–teacher ratio was 6.9 in 2024–25 — the lowest of any nearby comparison school — though that figure has swung widely in recent years (12.1 in 2023–24, 8.8 in 2022–23), likely reflecting enrollment and staffing churn.

Academically, 2025–26 results show 2% of students proficient in math (district 10%, state 44.9%) and 17.6% proficient in reading (district 28.5%, state 48.6%). Science is suppressed by the state for this school, so its science performance is unknown. The school's state rank is 844 of 869 (3rd percentile), and its district ranks 411 of 458 Minnesota districts (10th percentile, 1 star).

Compared with the eight schools within roughly 1.4 miles, reading is actually mid-pack rather than bottom: at 17.6% it outperforms Bdote Learning Center (6.7%), Aurora Charter School (8.8%), Folwell Elementary (11.5%) and Anishinabe Academy Elementary (14.5%). Reading has nearly tripled in two years, recovering from 5.77% in 2023–24 to 17.6% now. Math, by contrast, has stayed pinned near the floor for four years (1.92%–6.15%) and is the lowest in the group. Notably, class size and poverty don't explain the difference: Universal Academy Elementary, 0.47 miles away with 92.7% low-income students and a much larger student–teacher ratio of 18.2, reaches 36.8% in math and 41.3% in reading. One caution: with 85 students, a single grade holds roughly 12–15 children, so one student can shift a grade-level rate by 7–8 points, and year-to-year percentages are volatile.

Students ?

6.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,273

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

2526 27th Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55406-8888

(612) 729-9140

District: Minnesota Transitions Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.5%

Hispanic:

15.3%

White:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (10% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Math scores 43 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg18%

Minnesota avg43%

844^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Minnesota Transitions Charter School

411^th of 458Minnesota Transitions Charter School among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	4.4	844 of 869	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.3	854 of 872	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	866 of 881	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	748 of 845	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	761 of 858	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	840 of 869	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	805 of 870	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	805 of 847	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	794 of 853	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.1	798 of 848	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.8	801 of 840	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.2	784 of 826	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.8	774 of 824	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.4	750 of 820	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.1	772 of 814	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.9	700 of 803	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	3.7	751 of 781	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.4	728 of 777	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.9	746 of 756	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.0	684 of 685	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.8	647 of 676	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.7	663 of 674	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	6.9	308 of 310	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	277 of 279	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	20.3	647 of 799	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	731 of 764	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	750 of 764	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	789 of 793	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	661 of 774	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	529 of 663	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	644 of 683	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	639 of 740	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	683 of 728	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	1.4	824 of 826	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.2	797 of 799	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	740 of 798	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	760 of 779	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2022)19th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

African American (2024)1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading18%-31 vs state

Math2%-43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	2526 27th Ave. South	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 729-9140	85	12	6.9	95.3%	9 (10.6%)	54 (63.5%)	13 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.6%)	4.4	844^th of 869 public elementary schools	2.9%		3.3	854^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.1%	10	7.1	20.0		26.7			17.6				0.0	6.7		0.0			2.0	$30,273
Seward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2309 28th Ave South	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4950	576	47	12.1	47.7%	227 (39.4%)	162 (28.1%)	74 (12.8%)	11 (1.9%)	28 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (12.8%)	29.4	652^nd of 869 public elementary schools	25.0%		31.4	633^rd of 872 public elementary schools	27.4%	19	45.5	43.8	45.1	25.9			42.9	16.2		16.2	37.2	32.5	14.1	7.4			26.5
Aurora Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2103 E 26th St	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Aurora Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 870-3891	239	16	15.2	73.6%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	238 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.6	864^th of 869 public elementary schools	0.6%		3.9	849^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.6%	15	11.4	6.4					8.8				14.3	10.6					12.4	$22,879
Universal Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2912 28th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Universal Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 340-5994	411	23	18.2	92.7%	3 (0.7%)	402 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	38.1	575^th of 869 public elementary schools	33.8%		54	435^th of 872 public elementary schools	50.1%	140	30.8	32.7	50.0	51.0			41.3	20.0		20.0	45.3	27.5	30.4	44.9			36.8	$12,398
Sullivan Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3100 E 28th St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-5000	640	62	10.3	84.8%	72 (11.3%)	416 (65.0%)	64 (10.0%)	7 (1.1%)	28 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.1%)	10.5	795^th of 869 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.9	785^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.0%	10	30.6	23.9	26.8	12.7	15.5	25.4	22.4	7.8	12.5	9.9	25.4	27.7	9.8	7.6	16.7	13.0	16.2	$19,672
Anishinabe Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3100 E 28th St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-0880	183	20	9.1	91.3%	4 (2.2%)	14 (7.7%)	13 (7.1%)	1 (0.5%)	115 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (19.7%)	3.7	852^nd of 869 public elementary schools	2.0%		2.6	864^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.9%	12	8.7	11.1	25.0				14.5	0.0		0.0	17.4	5.7	4.2				8.5	$19,469
Bdote Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	3216 E 29th Street	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Bdote Learning Center	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 729-9266	65	6	10.1	—	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.7%)								(n/a)							6.7										6.7	$27,837
Sankofa Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2600 26th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Harvest Best Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(857) 334-3135	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	3.4	855^th of 869 public elementary schools	1.6%					(n/a)			16.7				14.3	0.0		0.0			0.0				14.3
Lirio Montessori	Public, Charter	PK-K	3015 13th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minnesota Wildflower Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 293-5314	3	0		—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$60,173
Pratt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	66 Malcolm Ave SE	Minneapolis	55414	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1122	196	25	7.8	76.5%	25 (12.8%)	115 (58.7%)	31 (15.8%)	5 (2.6%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.1%)	11.2	785^th of 869 public elementary schools	9.7%		23.9	689^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.0%	96	9.1	29.6	30.8				22.1	11.1		11.1	15.2	32.1	11.1				19.3	$14,170

Frequently Asked Questions about Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary

Is Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary a good school?

Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary?

Students at Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary are 64% African American, 15% Hispanic, 11% White, 11% Two or more races.

How many students attend Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 85 students attended Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary.

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