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Aurora Charter School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-4

864^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Aurora Charter School is a PK–4 elementary charter school at 2103 E 26th St in Minneapolis, MN, serving 239 students as its own single-school Aurora Charter School district, which ranks 448th of 458 Minnesota districts. Its proficiency is far below state averages: in 2025–26, 12.4% of students met standards in math versus 44.9% statewide, and 8.8% in reading versus 48.6% — roughly one in eight students proficient in math and one in eleven in reading, compared with about half of students statewide.

Among nearby schools, Aurora Charter School ranks lowest, at 864th of 869 (1st percentile) — below Universal Academy Elementary (575/869), Seward Elementary (652/869), Sullivan Elementary (795/869), Folwell Elementary (838/869), Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary (844/869), and Anishinabe Academy Elementary (852/869). Notably, Aurora's low-income share (73.6% free/reduced lunch) is the lowest in that group, yet it posts the lowest reading proficiency. Universal Academy Elementary, 0.59 miles away with 92.7% free/reduced lunch, reaches 36.8% in math and 41.3% in reading — several times Aurora's rates — which suggests student demographics alone do not explain these results. Aurora also shows an unusual pattern: math outperforms reading, the reverse of most schools.

Reading slips by grade, falling from 11.4% in 3rd grade to 6.4% in 4th — the lowest figure in the school's data. Staffing is on the thin side: 15.2 students per teacher, up from 14.0 three years earlier. English-learner students, once among the relatively stronger groups here, fell to the 1st percentile in 2025–26. Underperformance is chronic — Aurora has been in the 1st–6th percentile in nine of the last ten ranked years, and math proficiency roughly halved over four years even as low-income enrollment fell about 13 points. Because only 3rd and 4th graders are tested, year-to-year figures can swing.

239

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,879

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

87.2%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

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: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (11% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Reading scores 40 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg10%

Minnesota avg47%

864^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

448^th of 458Aurora 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	2.6	864 of 869	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.0	302 of 305	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	3.6	780 of 790	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.9	235 of 256	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	5.9	757 of 764	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	2.4	802 of 807	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math12%-33 vs state

Reading9%-40 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
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%)	2.6	864^th of 869 public elementary schools	0.6%		3.9	849^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.6%	15	11.4	6.4					8.8				14.3	10.6					12.4	87.2%	0%	$22,879
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%)	4.4	844^th of 869 public elementary schools	2.9%		3.3	854^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.1%	10	7.1	20.0		26.7			17.6				0.0	6.7		0.0			2.0			$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%)	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
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%)	29.4	652^nd of 869 public elementary schools	25.0%		31.4	633^rd of 872 public elementary schools	27.4%	19	45.5	43.8	45.1	25.9			42.9	16.2		16.2	37.2	32.5	14.1	7.4			26.5	80.4%	0%
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%)	10.5	795^th of 869 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.9	785^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.0%	10	30.6	23.9	26.8	12.7	15.5	25.4	22.4	7.8	12.5	9.9	25.4	27.7	9.8	7.6	16.7	13.0	16.2	60.8%	0%	$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%)	3.7	852^nd of 869 public elementary schools	2.0%		2.6	864^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.9%	12	8.7	11.1	25.0				14.5	0.0		0.0	17.4	5.7	4.2				8.5	80%	0%	$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	—	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
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
Sankofa Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2600 26th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Harvest Best Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(857) 334-3135	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	3.4	855^th of 869 public elementary schools	1.6%					(n/a)			16.7				14.3	0.0		0.0			0.0				14.3
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%

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Aurora Charter School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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Students at Aurora Charter School are 100% Hispanic.

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

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