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Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

757^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy is a K–5 elementary school in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, serving 359 students as part of the Prairie Seeds Academy district, which ranks 396th of 458 Minnesota districts (14th percentile, 1 star). The school's own 2025–2026 rank is 757th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 13th percentile, or 1 star. Over the past decade its percentile has mostly ranged from 4 to 13, with a modest recent rise from 4–7 around 2020–2023 to 10–13 in 2023–2026. In 2024–2025, 69.92% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunch, down from 77.81% in 2022–2023, and the student–teacher ratio was 13.8.

Statewide, proficiency is well below average: 28.6% in math (state 44.9%), 24.6% in reading (state 48.6%), and 4.7% in science (state 25.5%). Local comparisons are mixed. Prairie Seeds outperforms nearby charter schools Twin Lakes STEM Academy, Excell Academy Charter, and Escuela Exitos in math and reading, and it sits mid-pack in math among nearby PK–5 district schools. But it ranks second-to-last in reading and last in science, trailing Park Brook Elementary, Fair Oaks Elementary, Garden City Elementary, Forest Elementary, Zanewood Community School STEAM, and Meadow Lake Elementary in science.

Math is the relative bright spot, improving from 13.02% in 2022–2023 to 28.6% and exceeding the district average, though still 16.3 points below the state. Science fell from 16.18% in 2023–2024 to 4.7%. Proficiency also declines by grade: math drops from 33.9% in 3rd grade to 25.0% in 5th, and reading from 27.4% to 23.4%. Subgroup results are low — female and male students rank in the low teens, low-income students around the 14th–18th percentile, and special education students ranked 3rd percentile in 2023–2024. English language learners spiked to the 59th percentile in 2024–2025, then fell to 24th in 2025–2026. Poverty is high here, but several nearby schools have higher rates while posting stronger reading and science results.

359

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,543

Per pupil spending ?

69.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6200 W Broadway Ave
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428-8888

(763) 450-1388

District: Prairie Seeds Academy

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

91.9%

Hispanic:

4.5%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (24% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Reading scores 24 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg20%

Minnesota avg43%

757^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

396^th of 458Prairie Seeds Academy 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	14.0	757 of 869	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	771 of 872	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	791 of 881	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	793 of 845	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	795 of 858	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	837 of 869	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	777 of 870	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	776 of 847	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	779 of 853	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.3	787 of 848	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.3	814 of 840	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.5	797 of 826	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.8	811 of 824	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.0	794 of 820	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.0	804 of 814	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.5	794 of 803	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.0	749 of 781	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.8	706 of 777	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.9	737 of 756	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.8	619 of 685	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	50.8	137 of 283	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.0	196 of 266	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	124 of 143	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	119 of 140	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	133 of 154	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	119 of 128	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	116 of 131	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	81 of 88	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	116 of 136	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	116 of 134	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	232 of 305	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.2	125 of 303	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.3	184 of 303	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	253 of 276	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	162 of 256	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	138 of 175	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	94 of 239	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	142 of 242	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	690 of 790	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	735 of 799	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	787 of 809	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	723 of 787	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	777 of 799	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	748 of 783	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	712 of 787	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	693 of 774	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	628 of 764	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	635 of 764	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	681 of 793	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	714 of 774	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	618 of 663	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	647 of 683	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	656 of 740	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	653 of 728	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	712 of 807	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	686 of 812	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	717 of 826	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	756 of 799	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	730 of 808	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	764 of 784	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	710 of 798	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	733 of 779	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	7.8	556 of 572	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)52nd percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math29%-16 vs state

Reading25%-24 vs state

Science5%-21 vs state

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by a student
Friday, February 24, 2012

Prairie Seeds Academy is a great school and home to many of the students who attend there. I, myself am a student who have been at PSA for about 3 years. This school is like a second home to me. It makes everyone feel comfterable and most students who leave PSA, ends up coming back. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							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 (2025)	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	Total
Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6200 W Broadway Ave	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Prairie Seeds Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-1388	359	26	13.8	69.9%	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	16 (4.5%)	330 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	14	757^th of 869 public elementary schools	12.9%		13	771^st of 872 public elementary schools	11.6%	14	27.4	23.3	23.4				24.6	4.7		4.7	33.9	27.4	25.0				28.6	$15,543
Meadow Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8525 62nd Ave N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7700	488	37	13.1	82.8%	46 (9.4%)	269 (55.1%)	80 (16.4%)	38 (7.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.5%)	11.7	780^th of 869 public elementary schools	10.2%		9.8	794^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.9%	14	21.6	28.2	31.0				26.6	7.1		7.1	26.0	27.5	10.3				22.0	$15,533
Excell Academy Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5800 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Excell Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 533-0500	548	35	15.8	87.0%	1 (0.2%)	510 (93.1%)	26 (4.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	7.4	816^th of 869 public elementary schools	6.1%		5.6	830^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.8%	14	16.7	17.8	17.6	23.1	18.0	25.0	19.5	5.9	11.4	8.4	31.7	22.2	3.9	3.8	4.0	11.6	13.3	$15,757
Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 533-2246	396	34	11.5	72.7%	16 (4.0%)	144 (36.4%)	125 (31.6%)	87 (22.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	26.8	666^th of 869 public elementary schools	23.4%		27.7	665^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.7%	1	32.8	31.3	34.5				32.8	11.1		11.1	47.5	43.3	27.3				39.9	$16,790
Zanewood Community School STEAM	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7000 Zane Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 561-9077	317	27	11.9	77.9%	17 (5.4%)	148 (46.7%)	72 (22.7%)	53 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	10.9	790^th of 869 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.4	768^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.9%	22	19.0	24.1	37.7				26.6	7.3		7.3	19.0	24.1	10.9				18.1	$14,751
Park Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7400 Hampshire Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-6870	298	21	14.0	74.8%	29 (9.7%)	103 (34.6%)	42 (14.1%)	86 (28.9%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.1%)	29.5	651^st of 869 public elementary schools	25.1%		40.6	567^th of 872 public elementary schools	35.0%	84	17.6	38.5	41.2				31.4	14.7		14.7	28.8	50.0	44.1				40.6	$16,347
Twin Lakes STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6201 Noble Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Twin Lakes STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 338-9373	217	19	11.4	99.1%	5 (2.3%)	201 (92.6%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7	819^th of 869 public elementary schools	5.8%		8.9	800^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.3%	19	18.5	19.0	15.8	31.3	46.2	40.0	25.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.9	14.3	5.3	6.3	30.8	10.0	16.0	$16,325
Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 47th Ave N	Crystal	55428	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7900	464	31	14.9	67.9%	118 (25.4%)	156 (33.6%)	87 (18.8%)	22 (4.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (15.9%)	14.5	751^st of 869 public elementary schools	13.6%		17.3	734^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.8%	17	27.1	27.0	27.9				27.4	11.6		11.6	25.4	31.7	16.4				24.3	$14,665
Escuela Exitos	Public, Charter	K-8	4741 Zealand Ave N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Escuela Exitos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 421-0152	231	18	12.6	59.7%	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	219 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.5	854^th of 869 public elementary schools	1.7%		2	869^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.3%	15	8.3	0.0	20.0	6.9	4.8	5.9	7.5	8.0	0.0	4.8	16.7	3.0	4.0	0.0	9.5	11.8	7.5
Early Childhood Special Education	Public	PK-K	8301 47th Avenue N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-8082	271	22	12.3	50.9%	106 (39.1%)	77 (28.4%)	53 (19.6%)	11 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)								(n/a)																		$5,668

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy

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Students at Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy are 92% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy.

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