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Aurora Charter School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-4

849^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Aurora Charter School is an elementary public charter school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 239 students from pre-kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Aurora Charter School District, which is ranked 433 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its small student-to-teacher ratio, Aurora Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Minnesota elementary schools, with proficiency rates in both Math and Reading significantly lower than the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 19.57% in Math and 7.61% in Reading, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Universal Academy Elementary, Seward Elementary, and Sullivan Elementary, generally perform better academically than Aurora Charter School, with higher proficiency rates and higher rankings within the state. These nearby schools also have a more diverse student population and serve a lower percentage of students from low-income families compared to Aurora Charter School.

239

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,879

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2103 E 26th St
Minneapolis, MN 55404-4102

(612) 870-3891

District: Aurora Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.6%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (14% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg13%

Minnesota avg47%

849^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

433^rd of 446Aurora 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
2025	3.9	849 of 872	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	845 of 881	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	794 of 845	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	829 of 858	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	859 of 869	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	849 of 870	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	763 of 847	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	2.6	819 of 853	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.0	825 of 848	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	767 of 840	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.5	714 of 826	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	758 of 824	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.3	729 of 820	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.1	779 of 814	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.9	773 of 803	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.9	745 of 781	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.8	765 of 777	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.2	718 of 756	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.5	654 of 685	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	243 of 303	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	252 of 303	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	212 of 276	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	210 of 256	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	168 of 175	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	162 of 239	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	87 of 242	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	785 of 799	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	805 of 809	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	764 of 787	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	774 of 799	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	778 of 783	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	785 of 787	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	728 of 774	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	196 of 238	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	203 of 249	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	170 of 214	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	180 of 209	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	147 of 153	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	193 of 219	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	152 of 220	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	737 of 764	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	759 of 793	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	726 of 774	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	592 of 663	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	661 of 683	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	708 of 740	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	640 of 728	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	771 of 812	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	757 of 826	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	736 of 799	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	776 of 808	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	772 of 784	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	722 of 798	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	671 of 779	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math20%-26 vs state

Reading8%-42 vs state

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Schools Near Aurora Charter School

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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
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%)	3.9	849^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.6%		4.7	845^th of 881 public elementary schools	4.1%	4	19.2	20.0					19.6	6.4	8.9					7.6	$22,879
Skyline Math & Science Academy OLL	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-6	2600 26th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Skyline Math and Science Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(612) 200-9916	115	0		87.8%	0 (0.0%)	115 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Skyline Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2600 26th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Skyline Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 200-9916	145	8	19.3	89.7%	0 (0.0%)	145 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.2	845^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.1%		2.7	868^th of 881 public elementary schools	1.5%	23	33.3	5.3	0.0	7.7			10.0	16.7	0.0	6.3	15.4			8.3	$15,539
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%)	3.3	854^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.1%		2.8	866^th of 881 public elementary schools	1.7%	12	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0			2.4	18.2	20.0	0.0	0.0			9.3	$30,273
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%)	54	435^th of 872 public elementary schools	50.1%		43.6	555^th of 881 public elementary schools	37.0%	120	53.3	58.3	36.0	39.0			46.7	31.1	55.1	56.3	56.4			49.7	$12,398
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%)	31.4	633^rd of 872 public elementary schools	27.4%		23.2	708^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.6%	75	41.0	28.8	12.5	23.4			27.5	52.4	37.0	37.9	44.7			43.3
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%)	10.9	785^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.0%		11	786^th of 881 public elementary schools	10.8%	1	31.5	33.3	5.7	13.0	16.4	8.3	17.9	25.5	19.7	14.6	23.9	25.8	14.7	20.6	$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%)	2.6	864^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.9%		2.7	869^th of 881 public elementary schools	1.4%	5	9.8	9.1	3.0				7.3	7.3	9.1	18.2				11.5	$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	100.0%	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.7%)								(n/a)							0.0							4.0	$27,837
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

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What is the racial makeup of Aurora Charter School?

Students at Aurora Charter School are 100% Hispanic.

Is Aurora Charter School a good school?

Aurora Charter School ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Aurora Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 239 students attended Aurora Charter School.

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