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Partnership Academy Inc.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

697^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Partnership Academy Inc. is a PK–8 charter elementary school in Richfield, Minnesota, serving 515 students at 6500 Nicollet Ave S, and it operates as its own district. In 2025–26 it ranked 697th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 20th percentile, with 1 star — and its charter district ranked 350th of 458 districts. That is a low position, but it reflects real recent progress: from 2015–16 through 2023–24 the school earned 0 stars, with percentile ranks mostly in the 4th–8th range, then moved to 1 star and percentiles of 16 and 20 in 2024–25 and 2025–26.

Academically, Partnership Academy Inc. is below the state average in all three tested subjects: math 33.5% proficient versus 44.9% statewide, reading 28.0% versus 48.6%, and science 15.8% versus 25.5%. Reading is the largest gap — about 20.6 percentage points — and every grade level trails the state, with 3rd-grade reading at just 10.7% against a state rate of 46.8%. Math has bright spots: 5th-grade and 8th-grade math are essentially at state levels, even though 3rd-, 4th-, and 6th-grade math are much weaker. Fifth-grade science is close to the state, while 8th-grade science is less than half. The school ranks comparatively high in effectiveness for English Language Learner students (71st percentile, 4 stars) and Hispanic students (66th percentile, 3 stars), and low-income students have improved to the 42nd percentile. Special education remains a serious weakness, ranking in the 1st–9th percentile in recent years.

Context matters. About 86.99% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, and the student–teacher ratio of 11.9 is lower than at several nearby schools. Partnership Academy outperforms the closest charter, SciTech Academy Charter School, in every subject, and posts slightly higher math and science but lower reading than Centennial Elementary. Most other neighbors rank higher, including Sheridan Hills Elementary, Seven Hills - Richfield Elementary, Windom Elementary, and Kenny Elementary. Its science result is above Richfield Dual Language School's but below Richfield Stem School's.

515

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,318

Per pupil spending ?

87.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

76.5%

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

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

6500 Nicollet Ave S
Richfield, MN 55423-8888

(612) 866-3630

District: Partnership Academy Inc.

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.8%

African American:

5.4%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Reading scores 21 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg43%

Elementary school

697^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

352^nd of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 31 pts since 2022

From bottom 4% (2022) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

350^th of 458Partnership Academy Inc. 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	23.5	697 of 869	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	729 of 872	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	812 of 881	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	795 of 845	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	797 of 858	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	834 of 869	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	812 of 870	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	787 of 847	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	795 of 853	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.9	802 of 848	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.5	784 of 840	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.9	706 of 826	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.5	722 of 824	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.1	741 of 820	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.2	789 of 814	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	739 of 803	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.2	696 of 781	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.1	716 of 777	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.4	753 of 756	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.1	683 of 685	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.3	669 of 676	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.1	661 of 674	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	89 of 305	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	46.0	137 of 303	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.9	218 of 303	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	220 of 276	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	177 of 256	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	171 of 239	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	165 of 242	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	608 of 790	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	659 of 799	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	745 of 809	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	753 of 787	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	787 of 799	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	743 of 787	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	710 of 774	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	86 of 256	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.1	106 of 238	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.1	188 of 249	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	187 of 214	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	188 of 209	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	130 of 153	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	190 of 219	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	176 of 220	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	445 of 764	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.0	564 of 764	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	703 of 793	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	721 of 774	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	598 of 663	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	630 of 683	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	674 of 740	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	660 of 728	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	671 of 807	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	712 of 812	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	767 of 826	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	743 of 799	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	727 of 808	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	753 of 798	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	739 of 779	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	510 of 562	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	565 of 572	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	511 of 524	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	492 of 500	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	352 of 546	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.6	377 of 519	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	519 of 545	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	508 of 529	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	497 of 520	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	30 of 170	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	60.1	30 of 153	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	31.6	123 of 158	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	84 of 133	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	91 of 130	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	315 of 467	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	303 of 450	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	5.5	460 of 474	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	446 of 455	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	454 of 467	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	53 of 195	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	57.4	59 of 175	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.1	169 of 186	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	167 of 178	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	180 of 188	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	138 of 458	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	52.7	194 of 432	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	12.3	445 of 473	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	433 of 459	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	384 of 404	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	335 of 483	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	347 of 452	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	455 of 479	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	438 of 464	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	454 of 476	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	223 of 265	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	303 of 307	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	295 of 298	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	274 of 288	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile+51 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2026)82nd percentile+47 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math34%-11 vs state

Reading28%-21 vs state

Science16%-10 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
Partnership Academy Inc.	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6500 Nicollet Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Partnership Academy Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 866-3630	515	43	11.9	87.0%	8 (1.6%)	28 (5.4%)	473 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23.5	697^th of 869 public elementary schools	19.8%		17.9	729^th of 872 public elementary schools	16.4%	32	10.7	24.5	37.3	29.1	34.5	32.7	28.0	24.5	7.7	15.8	26.3	28.6	42.0	25.5	37.9	42.0	33.5	76.5%	0%	$19,318
SciTech Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 West 66th Street	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	SciTech Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 800-2036	342	26	13.1	—	1 (0.3%)	335 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	814^th of 869 public elementary schools	6.3%		5.5	832^nd of 872 public elementary schools	4.6%	18	26.9	14.8	26.7	18.8	13.3	18.2	19.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	28.0	20.0	7.1	6.5	6.7	4.5	13.1	22.6%	0%	$15,394
Windom Elementary	Public	K-5	5821 Wentworth Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3370	369	21	17.8	37.7%	213 (57.7%)	56 (15.2%)	62 (16.8%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	79.4	157^th of 869 public elementary schools	81.9%		76.3	191^st of 872 public elementary schools	78.1%	34	66.7	68.3	66.1				67.0	36.1		36.1	72.7	73.3	37.1				61.2	83.9%	0%	$12,312
Richfield Dual Language School	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 Elliot Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6700	529	36	14.6	45.7%	118 (22.3%)	16 (3.0%)	370 (69.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)	35.5	601^st of 869 public elementary schools	30.8%		41.8	554^th of 872 public elementary schools	36.5%	47	30.9	44.6	45.3				40.5	12.3		12.3	41.4	44.7	40.0				42.3	90.8%	0%	$13,730
Richfield Stem School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7020 12th Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 798-6600	604	57	10.6	45.7%	253 (41.9%)	86 (14.2%)	173 (28.6%)	21 (3.5%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.1%)	31.4	634^th of 869 public elementary schools	27.0%		27.6	666^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.6%	32	35.9	28.1	48.9				37.8	24.5		24.5	41.9	30.0	26.6				32.9	97.8%	0%	$15,817
Kenny Elementary	Public	K-5	5720 Emerson Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3340	295	19	15.3	11.5%	241 (81.7%)	15 (5.1%)	14 (4.7%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	94	24^th of 869 public elementary schools	97.2%		95.4	10^th of 872 public elementary schools	98.9%	14	78.3	86.7	74.1				80.0	37.7		37.7	84.8	93.3	75.5				84.9	90.4%	1.9%	$12,590
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities	Public, Charter	K-8	7735 2nd Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 712-5252	171	4	39.4	—	3 (1.8%)	155 (90.6%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.9	627^th of 869 public elementary schools	27.8%		17	737^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.5%	110	7.7	40.0	63.6	31.3		30.8	37.5	9.5	0.0	5.9	35.7	78.6	22.7	0.0		0.0	23.6	33.3%	0%
Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7315 Bloomington Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6800	303	34	8.8	73.9%	61 (20.1%)	60 (19.8%)	152 (50.2%)	10 (3.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	19	728^th of 869 public elementary schools	16.2%		14.2	758^th of 872 public elementary schools	13.1%	30	31.9	26.2	29.7				29.4	10.8		10.8	40.4	27.3	24.3				31.3	84%	0%	$15,948
Sheridan Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Sheridan Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6900	406	31	12.9	48.3%	168 (41.4%)	79 (19.5%)	102 (25.1%)	21 (5.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	45.3	513^th of 869 public elementary schools	41.0%		39.3	579^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.6%	66	46.2	32.8	50.0				43.8	23.7		23.7	47.0	44.1	44.2				45.0	73.8%	4.6%	$15,782
Seven Hills - Richfield Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1401 W 76th St	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Seven Hills Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 314-7600	303	34	8.9	37.3%	104 (34.3%)	65 (21.5%)	42 (13.9%)	56 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.9%)	58.4	369^th of 869 public elementary schools	57.5%		76.6	183^rd of 872 public elementary schools	79.0%	186	51.9	51.9	58.2				54.0	23.6		23.6	61.1	51.9	38.2				50.3	83%	6.4%	$8,867

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Students at Partnership Academy Inc. are 92% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Partnership Academy Inc..

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