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Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy is a public charter middle school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, serving 211 students in grades 6-8. 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 Middle School Academy consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Minnesota middle schools, with significantly below-average proficiency rates in math and reading on the MCA-III assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.87% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 45.21%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners. Nearby public schools, such as KIPP North Star Academy, Brooklyn Center Middle School, and Maple Grove Middle School, also perform below the state averages, but generally outperform Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy.

The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 73.93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is higher than the nearby public schools, which range from 32.02% to 86.35% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy's performance has remained relatively stagnant over the past 5 years, suggesting a need for significant interventions and improvements to address the academic needs of its students.

219

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,611

Per pupil spending ?

68%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6200 W Broadway Ave
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428-8888

(763) 450-1388

District: Prairie Seeds Academy

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

83.6%

Hispanic:

8.7%

African American:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2017 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (20% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Reading scores 29 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg23%

Minnesota avg47%

464^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2017

From bottom 7% (2017) to bottom 11% (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	14.6	464 of 519	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	490 of 545	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	462 of 529	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	424 of 520	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	465 of 521	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	476 of 533	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	476 of 518	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.9	488 of 523	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	24.3	105 of 137	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	95 of 106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	98 of 111	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	95 of 116	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	86 of 110	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	74 of 87	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	107 of 112	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	104 of 108	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	44 of 153	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	43.0	74 of 158	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.5	103 of 133	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.7	45 of 130	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.9	82 of 102	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	32 of 120	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	47.4	41 of 109	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	400 of 450	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	437 of 474	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	397 of 455	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	371 of 467	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	391 of 443	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	411 of 439	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	418 of 436	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	15.3	170 of 178	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	47.2	78 of 163	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	375 of 432	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	395 of 473	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	382 of 459	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	243 of 404	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	294 of 399	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	321 of 415	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	358 of 401	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	397 of 452	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	425 of 479	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	414 of 464	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	416 of 476	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	405 of 437	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	408 of 454	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	408 of 438	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	50.7	136 of 307	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.5	269 of 298	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)71st percentile+61 vs school

Special Education (2024)56th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2018)23rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading21%-29 vs state

Math19%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy

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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 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 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 Middle School Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	6200 W Broadway Ave	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Prairie Seeds Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-1388	219	12	19.0	68.0%	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.4%)	19 (8.7%)	183 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	14.6	464^th of 519 public middle schools	10.6%		13	490^th of 545 public middle schools	10.1%	26		15.4	18.8	23.1	18.9		21.5	18.8	21.5	20.7	$12,611
North View Middle School	Public	6-8	5869 69th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 585-7200	509	40	12.5	79.2%	30 (5.9%)	212 (41.7%)	109 (21.4%)	117 (23.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	14.3	465^th of 519 public middle schools	10.4%		13.4	486^th of 545 public middle schools	10.8%	21		17.4	15.5	10.8	14.7		23.7	24.6	25.8	24.7	$16,803
279Online Learning Program 6-8	Public, Virtual	6-8	7300 Boone Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 391-8670	78	11	7.2	56.4%	26 (33.3%)	25 (32.1%)	11 (14.1%)	8 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.3%)	16.8	449^th of 519 public middle schools	13.5%		14.8	480^th of 545 public middle schools	11.9%	31			11.1	14.3	10.0			22.2	33.3	29.3
Brooklyn Middle STEAM School	Public, Magnet	6-8	7377 Noble Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 569-7700	931	60	15.6	61.8%	96 (10.3%)	310 (33.3%)	145 (15.6%)	289 (31.0%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (9.1%)	29.8	391^st of 519 public middle schools	24.7%		26.5	425^th of 545 public middle schools	22.0%	34		16.9	27.0	20.8	21.6		39.8	35.3	35.7	37.0	$14,491
Maple Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	7000 Hemlock Ln	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 315-7600	1,598	72	22.0	28.3%	961 (60.1%)	263 (16.5%)	133 (8.3%)	103 (6.4%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	131 (8.2%)	76.5	94^th of 519 public middle schools	81.9%		73.7	116^th of 545 public middle schools	78.7%	22		51.2	47.7	45.7	48.1		63.7	52.0	52.7	56.0	$12,334
The FAIR School - Crystal	Public	6-8	3915 Adair Avenue North	Crystal	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 971-4500	439	22	20.2	45.6%	210 (47.8%)	111 (25.3%)	58 (13.2%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.2%)	55.5	218^th of 519 public middle schools	58.0%		58.6	205^th of 545 public middle schools	62.4%	13		34.6	24.6	28.1	29.6		57.1	48.2	55.5	53.6	$15,778
Robbinsdale Middle	Public	6-8	3730 Toledo Ave N	Robbinsdale	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-4800	567	38	14.7	77.6%	91 (16.0%)	210 (37.0%)	120 (21.2%)	59 (10.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (14.3%)	16	453^rd of 519 public middle schools	12.7%		19.3	457^th of 545 public middle schools	16.1%	4		10.4	7.8	18.2	12.3		27.7	19.1	35.6	27.6	$14,315
Plymouth Middle	Public	6-8	10011 36th Ave N	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-7100	749	42	17.9	49.4%	312 (41.7%)	195 (26.0%)	137 (18.3%)	30 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.5%)	35.1	363^rd of 519 public middle schools	30.1%		33.7	372^nd of 545 public middle schools	31.7%	9		27.8	18.2	24.2	23.5		45.0	36.8	39.1	40.4	$12,939
KIPP North Star Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	5034 Oliver Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	KIPP Minnesota Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 287-9700	107	7	15.5	94.4%	2 (1.9%)	100 (93.5%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6.4	495^th of 519 public middle schools	4.6%		7.2	520^th of 545 public middle schools	4.6%	25	0.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	18.8	33.3	13.3	6.7	18.8	$23,508
Brooklyn Center Middle School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	6500 Humboldt Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 561-2120	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)											$4,488

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy

How many students attend Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 219 students attended Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy.

What district is Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy in?

Prairie Seeds Academy

Is Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy a good school?

Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy ranks in the bottom 10.6% of Minnesota middle schools.

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

Students at Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy are 84% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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