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Sojourner Truth Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

858^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Sojourner Truth Academy is a PK–8 public charter school in north Minneapolis, MN, at 3820 Emerson Ave N, serving 383 students and operating as its own district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 858 of 869 Minnesota schools (1st percentile) with 0 stars, and its district ranked 454 of 458 (1st percentile), also 0 stars.

Academically, 2025–2026 proficiency was very low: 7% in math (versus 44.9% statewide), 9.9% in reading (versus 48.6%), and 1.1% in science (versus 25.5%). Science is the sharpest weakness — 1.1% is lower than every nearby school with reported science, from Jenny Lind Elementary (3.8%) and Hmong International Elementary (3.6%) to Loring Elementary (18.6%) and Spero Academy (23.5%); in 2024–2025, all-grade science was 0%. Math and reading sit near the bottom of the comparison group as well, though Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary (3.6% math, 8.7% reading), KIPP North Star Primary (4.5% math), and MPS Online K-5 (0% math) report lower numbers in some subjects. Its elementary grades are low too, so results are not only a middle-school effect: 3rd-grade math was 20.5%, 3rd-grade reading 12.8%, and 5th-grade math and science 0%.

About 91.91% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, similar to Banaadir Elementary (97.32%) and Hmong International (92.25%) — yet both report higher proficiency, suggesting poverty alone does not explain the results. The most recent reported student-teacher ratio, 15.5 in 2023–2024, was higher than every nearby school's 2024–2025 ratio (5.1 to 11.6) and up from 10.9; the 2024–2025 figure is not reported. Subgroup effectiveness rankings are low across groups, with English Language Learners highest among larger subgroups at the 15th percentile, students from low-income backgrounds at the 2nd percentile, and special education students at the 5th percentile. Rank history from 2015–2016 through 2025–2026 never exceeded the 4th percentile.

383

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,859

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

3820 Emerson Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55412-2039

(612) 588-3599

District: Sojourner Truth Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.5%

Hispanic:

23.5%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (24% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Reading scores 39 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Minnesota avg43%

Elementary school

858^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

529^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

454^th of 458Sojourner Truth Academy 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	3.1	858 of 869	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.9	860 of 872	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	850 of 881	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	819 of 845	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	833 of 858	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.9	867 of 869	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	868 of 870	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	833 of 847	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.1	842 of 853	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.1	837 of 848	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.2	817 of 840	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.1	803 of 826	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.6	782 of 824	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.0	785 of 820	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.2	775 of 814	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.1	772 of 803	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.8	763 of 781	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.2	752 of 777	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.8	747 of 756	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.3	680 of 685	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.2	672 of 676	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.1	670 of 674	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	293 of 315	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	285 of 298	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	273 of 310	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	252 of 279	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	253 of 282	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	218 of 227	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	281 of 283	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	255 of 266	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	259 of 305	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	3.1	786 of 790	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.4	780 of 799	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	772 of 809	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	763 of 787	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	761 of 799	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	775 of 783	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	781 of 787	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	753 of 774	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	248 of 256	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	208 of 238	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	219 of 219	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	749 of 764	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	749 of 764	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	771 of 793	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	737 of 774	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	625 of 663	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	678 of 683	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	735 of 740	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	710 of 728	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	3.4	795 of 807	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.1	808 of 812	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	802 of 826	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	789 of 799	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	789 of 808	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.4	784 of 784	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.9	796 of 798	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	774 of 779	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	11.8	497 of 524	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	529 of 546	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	511 of 519	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	539 of 545	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	518 of 529	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	507 of 520	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	509 of 521	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	520 of 533	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	494 of 518	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	495 of 523	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.2	496 of 508	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.9	475 of 516	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.7	449 of 490	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.9	454 of 488	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.1	452 of 469	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.7	430 of 478	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	171 of 185	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	161 of 169	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	165 of 179	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	147 of 164	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	151 of 162	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	135 of 141	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	136 of 148	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	109 of 137	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	168 of 170	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	87 of 133	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	434 of 467	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	424 of 450	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	458 of 474	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	443 of 455	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	455 of 467	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	430 of 443	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	433 of 439	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	429 of 436	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	184 of 195	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	165 of 175	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	161 of 171	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	158 of 163	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	441 of 458	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	421 of 432	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	466 of 473	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	446 of 459	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	390 of 404	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	384 of 399	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	400 of 415	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	376 of 401	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	4.1	478 of 483	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.2	448 of 452	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	473 of 479	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	460 of 464	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	469 of 476	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	432 of 437	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	440 of 454	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	419 of 438	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	200 of 296	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.1	248 of 265	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.6	112 of 282	60.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Homeless (2026)30th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2023)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile+29 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school

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

English Language Learner (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Science100%+74 vs state

Reading10%-39 vs state

Math7%-38 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
Sojourner Truth Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3820 Emerson Ave N	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Sojourner Truth Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 588-3599	383	23	15.5	91.9%	7 (1.8%)	270 (70.5%)	90 (23.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	3.1	858^th of 869 public elementary schools	1.3%		2.9	860^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.4%	2	12.8	7.0	10.9	3.6	9.3	14.0	9.9	0.0	2.4	1.1	20.5	7.0	0.0	3.6	7.0	4.7	7.0	$17,859
Cityview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 4th Street North	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 688-2270	239	24	10.1	90.0%	27 (11.3%)	125 (52.3%)	55 (23.0%)	7 (2.9%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.4%)	5.9	828^th of 869 public elementary schools	4.7%		3.4	853^rd of 872 public elementary schools	2.2%	25	2.5	3.8	14.8				6.5	14.8		14.8	12.5	11.5	11.5				12.0	$20,322
Lucy Laney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3333 Penn Ave N	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2200	386	38	10.1	88.1%	30 (7.8%)	225 (58.3%)	63 (16.3%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (15.3%)	9.7	800^th of 869 public elementary schools	7.9%		5.6	831^st of 872 public elementary schools	4.7%	31	18.2	22.4	30.9				23.7	7.5		7.5	19.6	16.4	18.5				18.1	$18,583
Hmong International Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 30th Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-2250	258	27	9.5	92.2%	17 (6.6%)	79 (30.6%)	61 (23.6%)	67 (26.0%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.9%)	4.8	840^th of 869 public elementary schools	3.3%		3	858^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.6%	18	5.7	12.1	10.0				9.2	3.6		3.6	2.9	29.0	6.9				12.6
Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	807 27th Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2930	304	26	11.6	96.7%	28 (9.2%)	150 (49.3%)	84 (27.6%)	6 (2.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	2.5	865^th of 869 public elementary schools	0.5%		3	859^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.5%	6	8.1	12.3	4.5				8.7	2.3		2.3	5.4	5.3	0.0				3.6	$20,041
Loring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 44th Ave N	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2060	321	31	10.4	68.5%	75 (23.4%)	125 (38.9%)	43 (13.4%)	21 (6.5%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (15.3%)	14.8	749^th of 869 public elementary schools	13.8%		17.1	736^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.6%	13	5.3	23.5	38.1				22.9	18.6		18.6	17.9	29.4	14.0				21.1	$14,163
Spero Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2701 California St. NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Spero Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 465-8600	148	28	5.2	31.1%	63 (42.6%)	40 (27.0%)	19 (12.8%)	13 (8.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.4%)	14	758^th of 869 public elementary schools	12.8%		9.6	795^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.8%	37	25.0	17.6	25.0	27.8			23.9	23.5		23.5	23.5	5.9	17.6	11.1			14.5	$57,541
Jenny Lind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5025 Bryant Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2020	236	31	7.5	83.1%	27 (11.4%)	115 (48.7%)	34 (14.4%)	34 (14.4%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	6.7	821^st of 869 public elementary schools	5.5%		3.5	852^nd of 872 public elementary schools	2.3%	31	17.9	21.2	15.4				18.4	3.8		3.8	25.0	18.2	7.7				17.2	$19,440
KIPP North Star Primary	Public, Charter	K-4	5034 Oliver Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	KIPP Minnesota Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 287-9700	124	13	9.5	91.1%	1 (0.8%)	110 (88.7%)	10 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	2.1	867^th of 869 public elementary schools	0.2%		2	868^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.5%	1	10.7	12.5					11.4				7.1	0.0					4.5	$20,609
MPS Online K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	1250 W Broadway Ave	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(612) 668-1450	67	13	5.1	86.6%	8 (11.9%)	30 (44.8%)	8 (11.9%)	5 (7.5%)	8 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.9%)								(n/a)							21.4										0.0

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In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Sojourner Truth Academy.

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Students at Sojourner Truth Academy are 70% African American, 23% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

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