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Partnership Academy Inc.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

729^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Partnership Academy Inc. is a public charter elementary school located in Richfield, Minnesota, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 530 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a statewide ranking between 729-834 out of 872 schools. Partnership Academy Inc. has received a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.

Partnership Academy Inc. significantly underperforms the state average in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.06% of students were proficient in math compared to the state average of 45.21%, and only 24.7% were proficient in reading compared to the state average of 49.59%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 40% of Minnesota elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and special education students, as well as the bottom 30% for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Partnership Academy Inc. has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 90.75% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the nearby schools.

When comparing Partnership Academy Inc. to the nearby schools, it is clear that the school is underperforming significantly. For example, Windom Elementary, located just 0.81 miles away, has much higher academic proficiency rates, with 60.1% of students proficient in math and 64.58% proficient in reading in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite its low performance, Partnership Academy Inc. has not shown significant improvement in academic achievement over the past 10 years, indicating a need for substantial interventions and support to address the challenges faced by the school.

515

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,318

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 7th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (27% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Reading scores 25 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Minnesota avg47%

Elementary school

729^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

377^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 23 pts since 2022

From bottom 4% (2022) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

366^th of 446Partnership 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

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

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+53 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

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

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math30%-15 vs state

Reading25%-25 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
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%)	17.9	729^th of 872 public elementary schools	16.4%		7.6	812^th of 881 public elementary schools	7.8%	83	34.7	37.0	11.1	32.8	22.4	43.4	30.1	14.3	16.4	27.8	35.6	24.1	28.3	24.7	$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	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	335 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5.5	832^nd of 872 public elementary schools	4.6%		7	818^th of 881 public elementary schools	7.2%	14	14.7	22.7	10.5	4.6	0.0	0.0	9.6	2.9	13.6	21.1	26.1	13.6	15.0	15.1	$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%)	76.3	191^st of 872 public elementary schools	78.1%		77.9	163^rd of 881 public elementary schools	81.5%	28	73.0	53.0	54.7				60.1	67.7	56.1	70.3				64.6	$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%)	41.8	554^th of 872 public elementary schools	36.5%		30.2	652^nd of 881 public elementary schools	26.0%	98	44.0	41.3	48.6				44.5	38.5	41.4	50.0				42.8	$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%)	27.6	666^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.6%		28.1	666^th of 881 public elementary schools	24.4%		36.6	36.1	34.5				35.8	27.2	35.1	45.8				35.7	$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%)	95.4	10^th of 872 public elementary schools	98.9%		94.4	11^th of 881 public elementary schools	98.8%	1	90.5	78.6	81.4				84.0	85.7	73.2	86.1				81.5	$12,590
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities	Public, Charter	K-7	7735 2nd Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 712-5252	171	4	39.4	100.0%	3 (1.8%)	155 (90.6%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17	737^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.5%		3.2	863^rd of 881 public elementary schools	2.0%	126	14.3	36.4	0.0		5.9		15.3	14.3	40.9	15.4		23.5		26.0
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%)	14.2	758^th of 872 public elementary schools	13.1%		11.1	785^th of 881 public elementary schools	10.9%	27	31.3	41.5	14.3				28.3	18.8	26.8	24.5				23.2	$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%)	39.3	579^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.6%		51.1	482^nd of 881 public elementary schools	45.3%	97	46.3	43.7	43.6				44.4	25.9	37.5	56.4				39.8	$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%)	76.6	183^rd of 872 public elementary schools	79.0%		61.5	361^st of 881 public elementary schools	59.0%	178	72.0	68.0	51.0				63.8	52.0	64.0	66.0				60.7	$8,867

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

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

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