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Minnesota Connections Academy K-6

Q: Is Minnesota Connections Academy K-6 a good school?

Minnesota Connections Academy K-6 ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Minnesota Connections Academy K-6?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,017 students attended Minnesota Connections Academy K-6.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Minnesota Connections Academy K-6?

Students at Minnesota Connections Academy K-6 are 58% White, 15% African American, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 3% Asian.

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades K-6

770^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Minnesota Connections Academy K-6 is a K–6 charter elementary school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 1,017 students as part of the Minnesota Transitions Charter School district — the largest enrollment of any school in our nearby comparison group.

In 2025–2026, the school ranked 770th of 869 Minnesota schools (11th percentile, 1 star), down from 680th of 881 (23rd percentile) in 2023–2024. All-grade proficiency was 14.4% in Math, 29.5% in Reading, and 11.4% in Science, compared with state rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Reading is the relative bright spot and is strongest in grades 5 and 6 (31.8% and 32.7%), while Math is weakest in those same grades (8.3% and 10.8%). Science has fallen especially sharply, from 42.19% in 2022–2023 to 11.4% in 2025–2026, and Math and Reading have also slipped since peaking in 2023–2024.

Nearby schools show wide variation within about a mile. Twin Cities German Immersion Charter (70th percentile) and Chelsea Heights Elementary (71st percentile) post much higher proficiency, and Great River Elementary School (45th percentile) also outperforms, while The Journey School (1st percentile) is lower. The school's student–teacher ratio of 30.1 is the highest in the comparison set, and 72.07% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025 — high, though several nearby schools are higher. Comparative effectiveness rankings for student groups are low and often declining: 10th percentile for low-income students, 8th for male students, 17th for English Language Learners, and 21st for students in special education.

1,017

Students ?

30.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

72.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1350 Energy Lane
Saint Paul, MN 55108-8888

(651) 523-0888

District: Minnesota Transitions Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.6%

African American:

15.1%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2023 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (21% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg18%

Minnesota avg43%

770^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 9 pts since 2023

From bottom 21% (2023) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	12.7	770 of 869	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	741 of 872	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	680 of 881	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	670 of 845	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	275 of 315	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	209 of 298	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.6	123 of 310	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	173 of 279	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	254 of 305	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	689 of 790	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	678 of 799	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	646 of 809	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	617 of 787	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	160 of 256	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.2	76 of 238	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	68 of 214	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	690 of 764	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	641 of 764	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	545 of 793	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	598 of 774	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	742 of 807	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	717 of 812	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	657 of 826	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	659 of 799	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	90 of 92	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	71 of 73	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	74 of 77	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	28 of 39	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	25 of 38	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	25 of 42	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	24 of 39	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	458 of 579	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	471 of 562	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	397 of 572	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	379 of 524	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	2.9	708 of 710	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.7	709 of 714	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	701 of 730	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	688 of 712	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+26 vs school

Native American (2026)28th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

African American (2026)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)2nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading30%-19 vs state

Math14%-31 vs state

Science11%-14 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 Connections Academy K-6	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-6	1350 Energy Lane	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	No	(651) 523-0888	1,017	34	30.1	72.1%	586 (57.6%)	154 (15.1%)	87 (8.6%)	31 (3.0%)	37 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	119 (11.7%)	12.7	770^th of 869 public elementary schools	11.4%		16.3	741^st of 872 public elementary schools	15.0%	29	24.8	25.4	31.8	32.7			29.5	11.4		11.4	22.1	20.8	8.3	10.8			14.4
New Century School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1380 Energy Lane	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	New Century School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 478-4535	367	34	10.8	92.6%	7 (1.9%)	359 (97.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	761^st of 869 public elementary schools	12.4%		10.7	788^th of 872 public elementary schools	9.6%	27	28.3	13.6	25.0				22.5	14.6		14.6	19.1	31.8	18.8				23.0	$12,325
Great River Elementary School	Public, Charter	1-6	1326 Energy Park Dr	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Great River School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 305-2780	383	18	21.5	17.8%	286 (74.7%)	9 (2.3%)	34 (8.9%)	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.2%)	48.9	477^th of 869 public elementary schools	45.1%		58	394^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.8%	83	40.0	51.6	58.1	77.4			56.6	25.8		25.8	29.2	34.9	16.4	45.2			31.5	$5,108
Hmong College Prep Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	1515 Brewster Street	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Hmong College Prep Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 209-8002	988	91	10.8	85.9%	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.0%)	951 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	11.2	787^th of 869 public elementary schools	9.4%		8.2	808^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.3%	21	28.8	24.2	21.9				24.7	5.9		5.9	31.7	24.7	11.4				22.0	$10,908
Delta Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1330 Blair Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Delta Academy of Technology & Innov	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(651) 362-8898																			(n/a)	10.0	30.0					26.9				20.0	30.0					19.2
The Journey School	Public, Charter	K-6	775 Lexington Parkway N	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	The Journey School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 389-1579	125	6	20.8	84.0%	3 (2.4%)	81 (64.8%)	15 (12.0%)	4 (3.2%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (15.2%)	3.3	856^th of 869 public elementary schools	1.5%		4.3	844^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.2%	12	9.5	0.0	10.0	20.0			9.6	5.0		5.0	4.8	0.0	5.0	0.0			2.7
Hamline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1599 Englewood Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8715	272	25	10.9	77.9%	54 (19.9%)	123 (45.2%)	24 (8.8%)	36 (13.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.8%)	10.3	796^th of 869 public elementary schools	8.4%		15.7	748^th of 872 public elementary schools	14.2%	48	18.9	22.9	30.3				23.8	12.1		12.1	21.6	18.2	12.5				17.6	$17,968
Midway Star Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1091 Snelling Avenue North	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Midway Star Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 983-2814	393	20	19.4	99.7%	1 (0.3%)	391 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	712^th of 869 public elementary schools	18.1%		14.2	757^th of 872 public elementary schools	13.2%	45	34.9	18.4	37.8	55.9	33.3	53.3	38.2	8.1	3.3	6.0	47.6	21.1	5.6	8.8	34.4	21.9	23.8	$17,098
Twin Cities German Immersion Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1031 Como Avenue	Saint Paul	55103	Ramsey County	Twin Cities German Immersion Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 492-7106	563	34	16.4	8.7%	471 (83.7%)	20 (3.6%)	26 (4.6%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	68.9	264^th of 869 public elementary schools	69.6%		67.2	298^th of 872 public elementary schools	65.8%	34	51.7	51.6	72.7	82.7	77.8	76.5	68.3	40.9	22.0	32.8	56.7	43.8	34.8	54.7	61.9	60.8	51.5	$11,805
Chelsea Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1557 Huron St	Saint Paul	55108	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 293-8790	305	21	14.4	44.6%	155 (50.8%)	55 (18.0%)	18 (5.9%)	30 (9.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (14.8%)	70.5	256^th of 869 public elementary schools	70.5%		63.9	338^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.2%	82	52.2	50.9	65.5				56.7	32.8		32.8	71.1	60.4	46.6				58.3	$14,359

Frequently Asked Questions about Minnesota Connections Academy K-6

What is the racial makeup of Minnesota Connections Academy K-6?

Students at Minnesota Connections Academy K-6 are 58% White, 15% African American, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 3% Asian.

What district is Minnesota Connections Academy K-6 in?

Minnesota Transitions Charter School

How many students attend Minnesota Connections Academy K-6?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,017 students attended Minnesota Connections Academy K-6.

Is Minnesota Connections Academy K-6 a good school?

Minnesota Connections Academy K-6 ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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