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Friendship Academy of the Arts

Public, Charter Grades K-8

809^th

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of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Friendship Academy of the Arts is a K–8 charter school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 167 students as its own single-school charter district. Statewide, it ranks 432 of 458 districts (6th percentile, 0 stars) and 809 of 869 elementary schools in 2025–26 (7th percentile, 0 stars), placing it in the bottom decile for several years running — including 2023–24 (8th percentile), 2022–23 (1st percentile), and 2021–22 (2nd percentile).

In 2025–26, all-grade proficiency was 13.2% in math, 17.9% in reading, and 10% in science, compared with state averages of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Results are also below Minneapolis Public School District averages (37.1% math, 41.8% reading, 21.7% science). Nearby schools show the gap clearly: Northrop Elementary, 0.35 miles away, scores 67% in math and 71.6% in reading, while Howe Elementary, Dowling Elementary, and Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary also rank well above. Friendship does outperform several nearby high-poverty schools — Anishinabe Academy Elementary, Folwell Elementary, Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop, and Bdote Learning Center — especially in reading. Yet Universal Academy Elementary, with a higher low-income rate, reaches 36.8% in math.

About 80.8% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 29.5 is the highest among nearby schools, which range from 9.1 to 18.2. Reported subgroup rankings are lowest for low-income students (6th percentile), with male students at 12th, female students at 11th, and African American students at 18th percentile — though all remain in the bottom quarter statewide. Modest gains since 2022–23 have not lifted the school out of the bottom tier. Relative bright spots include 8th-grade science (11.8% vs. 16.7% state) and 4th–5th grade reading.

167

Students ?

29.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

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: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2023 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 7th (2026) from a 1st-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (15% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Math scores 32 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Minnesota avg43%

Elementary school

809^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 7 pts since 2021

From bottom 14% (2021) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

494^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 8 pts since 2021

From bottom 17% (2021) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

432^nd of 458Friendship 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
2026	8.6	809 of 869	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.7	257 of 315	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.8	702 of 790	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.3	716 of 764	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.8	710 of 807	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.2	494 of 546	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.0	158 of 185	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.4	418 of 458	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	9.0	458 of 483	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)18th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)15th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading18%-31 vs state

Math13%-32 vs state

Science10%-16 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)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Friendship Academy of the Arts	Public, Charter	K-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%)	8.6	809^th of 869 public elementary schools	6.9%		7.5	816^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.4%	7	8.7	28.0	29.2	13.3	10.5	11.8	17.9	8.7	11.8	10.0	17.4	24.0	8.3	6.7	5.9	11.8	13.2
Northrop Elementary	Public	K-5	4315 31st Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4520	381	23	16.5	16.5%	288 (75.6%)	20 (5.2%)	35 (9.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	83.3	113^th of 869 public elementary schools	87.0%		86.8	76^th of 872 public elementary schools	91.3%	37	64.3	74.3	76.7				71.6	30.0		30.0	69.0	78.7	50.0				67.0	≥ 98%	0%	$11,947
Hiawatha Elementary	Public	K-2	4201 42nd Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4610	201	17	12.1	34.8%	128 (63.7%)	17 (8.5%)	24 (11.9%)	4 (2.0%)	7 (3.5%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (10.0%)								(n/a)																		≥ 98%	0%	$15,227
Howe Elementary	Public	3-5	3733 43rd Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4640	230	18	12.8	30.4%	151 (65.7%)	22 (9.6%)	29 (12.6%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.7%)	83.7	109^th of 869 public elementary schools	87.5%		81.2	132^nd of 872 public elementary schools	84.9%	23	65.4	62.9	67.5				65.4	36.1		36.1	75.6	66.7	63.9				68.7			$14,626
Dowling Elementary	Public	K-5	3900 W River Pkwy	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4410	399	25	16.0	39.3%	228 (57.1%)	79 (19.8%)	34 (8.5%)	5 (1.3%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.0%)	67.7	276^th of 869 public elementary schools	68.2%		69.9	267^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.4%	9	61.1	56.3	60.7				59.7	25.5		25.5	67.1	56.3	40.4				55.6	91.1%	2.2%	$15,719
Folwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3611 20th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4550	450	40	11.2	89.8%	46 (10.2%)	103 (22.9%)	214 (47.6%)	5 (1.1%)	51 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	5.2	838^th of 869 public elementary schools	3.6%		3.2	855^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.9%	17	9.7	6.1	20.5				11.5	8.7		8.7	15.7	11.6	12.2				13.6	55.8%	1.3%
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	22.4%	6.1%	$12,398
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
Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary	Public	2-5	5209 30th Ave South	Minneapolis	55417	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4670	349	21	16.3	33.5%	215 (61.6%)	34 (9.7%)	48 (13.8%)	8 (2.3%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.0%)	66.4	288^th of 869 public elementary schools	66.9%		54.1	433^rd of 872 public elementary schools	50.3%	145	58.6	58.0	62.2				59.6	30.5		30.5	58.1	55.6	40.2				51.2
Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop	Public, Charter	K-5	1611 E 46th St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hiawatha Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 455-4004	404	29	13.8	89.9%	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.7%)	370 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4.4	845^th of 869 public elementary schools	2.8%		3.2	856^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.8%	11	2.4	10.3	23.0				12.0	8.2		8.2	6.0	10.3	3.4				6.4	78.9%	1.1%	$17,140

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

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

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