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Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

771^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy is a public charter school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, serving 357 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Prairie Seeds Academy district, which is ranked 380 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Prairie Seeds Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Minnesota elementary schools, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading that are significantly lower than the state averages, often by 20-30 percentage points. For example, only 17.74% of 5th-grade students are proficient in Math, compared to the state average of 42.94%, and just 18.33% of 4th-grade students are proficient in Reading, compared to the state average of 46.29%. The school's performance for African American and Special Education students is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 15-20% and bottom 5% of Minnesota elementary schools, respectively.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Park Brook Elementary, Meadow Lake Elementary, and Fair Oaks Elementary, generally perform better than Prairie Seeds Elementary on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations in terms of socioeconomic status. This suggests that Prairie Seeds Elementary may be facing challenges in areas such as curriculum, instructional practices, teacher quality, and support for struggling students, which could be addressed through targeted interventions and collaboration with higher-performing schools.

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 — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Reading scores 26 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg23%

Minnesota avg47%

771^st of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

380^th of 446Prairie 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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+47 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

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

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math27%-18 vs state

Reading23%-26 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 (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
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%)	13	771^st of 872 public elementary schools	11.6%		10.1	791^st of 881 public elementary schools	10.2%	20	30.7	33.3	17.7				27.2	24.2	18.3	27.4				23.4	$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%)	9.8	794^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.9%		15.9	758^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.0%	36	29.3	10.9	5.0				15.2	32.0	18.2	19.2				23.6	$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%)	5.6	830^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.8%		5	841^st of 881 public elementary schools	4.5%	11	26.2	22.2	3.6	4.3	10.5	11.1	12.5	14.3	15.6	19.6	18.8	25.6	24.4	19.6	$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%)	27.7	665^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.7%		34.8	622^nd of 881 public elementary schools	29.4%	43	36.8	49.1	34.5				39.7	29.4	25.9	41.4				32.2	$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%)	13.4	768^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.9%		6.4	825^th of 881 public elementary schools	6.4%	57	21.8	21.3	22.6				21.9	27.8	20.8	34.0				27.7	$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%)	40.6	567^th of 872 public elementary schools	35.0%		24.6	694^th of 881 public elementary schools	21.2%	127	47.2	54.3	55.4				52.1	26.9	22.2	48.2				34.0	$16,347
Twin Lakes STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	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%)	8.9	800^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.3%		9.5	795^th of 881 public elementary schools	9.8%	5	23.1	3.6	4.2	20.0	0.0		10.4	15.4	6.9	25.0	46.7	23.1		20.6	$16,325
279Online Learning Program K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	7300 Boone Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 391-8670	64	9	6.8	56.3%	14 (21.9%)	24 (37.5%)	11 (17.2%)	10 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.8%)								(n/a)							14.3							21.4
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%)	17.3	734^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.8%		20.3	723^rd of 881 public elementary schools	17.9%	11	20.0	24.2	15.6				20.0	31.3	30.8	42.2				34.7	$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%)	2	869^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.3%		4.4	849^th of 881 public elementary schools	3.6%	20	12.1	0.0	0.0	5.6	6.7	14.3	6.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.7	6.7	4.8	3.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy?

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

How many students attend Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy?

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

Is Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy a good school?

Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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