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Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm

Q: Is Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm a good school?

Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Minnesota middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm?

In the 2024-25 school year, 167 students attended Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm?

Students at Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm are 96% African American, 3% White.

Public, Charter Grades 2-8

489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm is a public charter middle school serving grades 3-8 in Minneapolis, MN, with 146 students. The school is part of the Friendship Academy of the Arts district, which is ranked 429 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Minnesota middle schools based on its statewide SchoolDigger ranking. The school's proficiency rates on the MCA-III assessments for Math and Reading are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's overall Math proficiency rate was 11.63% compared to the state average of 45.21%. The school's Science proficiency rates are also very low, ranging from 3.7% to 18.18% across the years and grade levels. When compared to other nearby middle schools, such as Justice Page Middle and Sanford Middle, Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm consistently performs significantly worse on academic measures.

The school has a high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, with 80-85% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. This suggests that the school may face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The persistent academic struggles and the stark contrast in performance between Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm and the nearby higher-performing schools highlight the need for a closer examination of the factors contributing to these differences, such as school resources, teaching practices, and targeted interventions to address the unique needs of the student population.

167

Students ?

29.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3320 E. 41st St
Minneapolis, MN 55406-8888

(612) 879-6703

District: Friendship Academy of the Arts

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.8%

White:

3.0%

Hispanic:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2021 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (16% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg16%

Minnesota avg47%

Elementary school

816^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 7 pts since 2021

From bottom 14% (2021) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

489^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 11 pts since 2021

From bottom 17% (2021) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

429^th of 446Friendship Academy of the Arts 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
2025	7.5	816 of 872	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	811 of 881	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	835 of 845	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	838 of 858	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	750 of 869	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	235 of 298	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	248 of 310	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	270 of 279	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	270 of 282	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	148 of 227	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	721 of 799	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	733 of 809	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	777 of 787	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	762 of 799	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	698 of 764	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	713 of 793	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	761 of 774	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	645 of 663	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	532 of 683	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	761 of 812	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	774 of 826	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	788 of 799	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	795 of 808	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	489 of 519	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	515 of 545	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	525 of 529	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	479 of 520	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	431 of 521	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	152 of 169	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	149 of 179	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	161 of 164	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	131 of 162	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	75 of 141	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	434 of 450	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	449 of 455	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	417 of 467	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	423 of 432	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	454 of 459	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	363 of 404	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	307 of 399	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	1.5	451 of 452	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	463 of 464	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	460 of 476	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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)21st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading20%-29 vs state

Math12%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm	Public, Charter	2-8	3320 E. 41st St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Friendship Academy of the Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 879-6703	167	6	29.5	80.8%	5 (3.0%)	160 (95.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8.8	489^th of 519 public middle schools	5.8%		8.3	515^th of 545 public middle schools	5.5%	26	19.2	25.0	9.1	3.7	0.0	10.0	11.6	19.2	22.2	28.6	16.0	4.4	41.7	20.2
Sanford Middle	Public	6-8	3524 42nd Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4900	728	46	15.9	34.3%	437 (60.0%)	83 (11.4%)	71 (9.8%)	10 (1.4%)	60 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (9.2%)	75.9	98^th of 519 public middle schools	81.1%		66.9	158^th of 545 public middle schools	71.0%	60				51.5	44.9	46.6	47.8				61.7	60.9	47.3	56.7	$14,027
Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop	Public, Charter	5-8	4640 17th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hiawatha Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 455-4044	438	23	19.4	91.3%	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.5%)	405 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	9.9	483^rd of 519 public middle schools	6.9%		10.4	504^th of 545 public middle schools	7.5%	21			7.3	1.9	4.8	26.1	10.4			12.5	11.5	14.4	19.8	14.7	$25,560
Hennepin Schools Upper Campus	Public, Charter	5-8	1001 E 46th St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hennepin Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 843-5050	207	13	15.8	96.1%	1 (0.5%)	154 (74.4%)	37 (17.9%)	15 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.5	420^th of 519 public middle schools	19.1%		42.2	323^rd of 545 public middle schools	40.7%	97			21.6	17.8	18.0	26.9	21.2			27.5	24.4	32.7	28.9	28.4	$20,100
CVA Fusion Middle School (6-8)	Public, Charter	6-8	3810 East 56th Street	Minneapolis	55417	Hennepin County	Cyber Village Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 523-7170	39	5	7.3	35.9%	26 (66.7%)	3 (7.7%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (15.4%)	29.8	392^nd of 519 public middle schools	24.5%		49.3	271^st of 545 public middle schools	50.3%	121					17.7		17.1					27.8	45.5	36.8
Aurora Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	2103 E 26th St	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Aurora Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 200-9590	180	12	15.1	83.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.4	493^rd of 519 public middle schools	5.0%		6	525^th of 545 public middle schools	3.7%	32			4.6	4.3	2.3	2.3	3.4			15.9	25.5	22.7	18.2	20.7	$10,045
Andersen Middle	Public	6-8	1098 Andersen Lane	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4200	1,052	79	13.3	70.8%	228 (21.7%)	167 (15.9%)	571 (54.3%)	12 (1.1%)	34 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.7%)	19.9	432^nd of 519 public middle schools	16.8%		19.3	456^th of 545 public middle schools	16.3%	24				21.4	20.3	25.2	22.2				28.3	23.5	24.7	25.4
Avalon Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	700 Glendale Street	Saint Paul	55114	Ramsey County	Avalon School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 649-5795	75	7	10.1	29.3%	43 (57.3%)	7 (9.3%)	11 (14.7%)	2 (2.7%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.3%)	50.3	255^th of 519 public middle schools	50.9%		47.5	286^th of 545 public middle schools	47.5%	31				36.4	34.8	29.2	33.3				45.5	54.2	36.0	45.1	$9,584
Justice Page Middle	Public	6-8	1 West 49th St	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4040	1,020	47	21.8	35.7%	554 (54.3%)	130 (12.7%)	199 (19.5%)	22 (2.2%)	21 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (9.1%)	76.1	95^th of 519 public middle schools	81.7%		74.9	106^th of 545 public middle schools	80.6%	11				49.1	46.5	44.3	46.7				62.8	52.2	55.7	57.2	$12,710
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	Public, Charter	5-8	1550 Summit Ave	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 414-6000	117	17	6.9	15.4%	72 (61.5%)	7 (6.0%)	16 (13.7%)	8 (6.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.1%)	73.8	115^th of 519 public middle schools	77.8%		84.7	51^st of 545 public middle schools	90.6%	64			23.1	25.8	38.2	54.6	34.5			80.8	64.5	67.6	95.5	75.0	$22,768

Frequently Asked Questions about Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm

How many students attend Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm?

In the 2024-25 school year, 167 students attended Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm.

What is the racial makeup of Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm?

Students at Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm are 96% African American, 3% White.

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Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Minnesota middle schools.

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