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Stride Academy K-8 Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

740^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Stride Academy K-8 Charter School is a public charter school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, serving 588 students from kindergarten through 8th grade. While the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Minnesota elementary schools, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, a closer look reveals some interesting insights about its performance and student population.

Academically, Stride Academy struggles, with only 16.46% of students proficient or better in math and 26.23% proficient or better in reading, compared to state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Stride Academy performing relatively better for African American and English Language Learner students, but significantly worse for White, Female, Male, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. This suggests the school may face challenges in addressing the diverse needs of its student population.

When compared to nearby public schools in the St. Cloud Public School District, Stride Academy generally performs worse academically. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Stride Academy's math proficiency rate of 16.46% was significantly lower than the district's highest-performing school, Westwood Elementary, which had a 43.35% proficiency rate. This consistent low performance suggests that Stride Academy may require targeted interventions and support to address the needs of its student population and improve academic outcomes.

569

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,178

Per pupil spending ?

83.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3241 Oakham Ln
Saint Cloud, MN 56301-8900

(320) 230-5340

District: STRIDE Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.6%

White:

6.5%

Hispanic:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (21% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

Minnesota avg47%

Elementary school

740^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

477^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

408^th of 446STRIDE 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	740 of 872	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	790 of 881	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	718 of 845	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	724 of 858	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	738 of 869	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	632 of 870	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	650 of 847	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.7	624 of 853	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.8	648 of 848	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.6	548 of 840	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.8	606 of 826	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.1	550 of 824	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	201 of 298	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	238 of 310	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	208 of 279	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	206 of 282	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	191 of 227	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	133 of 283	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	161 of 266	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	132 of 303	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	188 of 303	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	156 of 276	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	157 of 256	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	110 of 175	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	87 of 239	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	95 of 242	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	697 of 799	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	729 of 809	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	679 of 787	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	659 of 799	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	673 of 783	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	562 of 787	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	559 of 774	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	574 of 764	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	673 of 793	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	622 of 774	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	597 of 683	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	395 of 740	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	545 of 728	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	685 of 812	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	745 of 826	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	680 of 799	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	698 of 808	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	688 of 784	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	594 of 798	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	629 of 779	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	47.1	411 of 725	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	476 of 710	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	236 of 722	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	195 of 712	72.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	477 of 519	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	506 of 545	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	483 of 529	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	395 of 520	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	449 of 521	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.5	369 of 523	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	400 of 508	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.0	365 of 516	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.1	254 of 490	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.5	243 of 488	50.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	136 of 169	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	154 of 179	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	146 of 164	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	110 of 162	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	102 of 141	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	72 of 153	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.4	136 of 158	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	118 of 133	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	78 of 130	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.3	10 of 102	90.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	422 of 450	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	433 of 474	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	403 of 455	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	324 of 467	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	338 of 443	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	368 of 432	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	444 of 473	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	432 of 459	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	324 of 399	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	413 of 452	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	461 of 479	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	443 of 464	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	420 of 476	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	413 of 437	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)56th percentile+41 vs school

White (2022)43rd percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+45 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading26%-23 vs state

Math16%-29 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
Stride Academy K-8 Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3241 Oakham Ln	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	STRIDE Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 230-5340	569	56	10.2	83.7%	37 (6.5%)	493 (86.6%)	25 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	16.4	740^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.1%		10.3	790^th of 881 public elementary schools	10.3%	50	34.3	15.1	26.7	10.0	3.2	9.9	16.5	18.3	11.1	53.3	33.8	20.3	24.3	26.2	$12,178
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	Public, Charter	K-8	3701 33rd Street South	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 281-4430	260	20	12.9	85.4%	59 (22.7%)	133 (51.2%)	45 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.5%)	8.8	801^st of 872 public elementary schools	8.1%		6.2	827^th of 881 public elementary schools	6.1%	26	19.4	17.2	9.8	0.0			11.5	12.5	25.8	16.7	41.7			20.7	$12,516
Oak Hill Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 County Road 136	Saint Cloud	56301	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6000	878	59	14.8	66.4%	266 (30.3%)	486 (55.4%)	46 (5.2%)	21 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	45 (5.1%)	28.6	660^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.3%		29	660^th of 881 public elementary schools	25.1%		37.6	45.1	23.2				35.4	36.8	33.3	42.0				37.4	$13,981
Discovery Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 7th St S	Waite Park	56387	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6180	572	43	13.1	78.8%	134 (23.4%)	240 (42.0%)	145 (25.3%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (7.2%)	10.3	793^rd of 872 public elementary schools	9.1%		8.6	803^rd of 881 public elementary schools	8.9%	10	21.4	23.4	16.9				20.9	20.2	24.2	28.2				23.9	$14,592
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 Ridgewood Rd	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7630	531	36	14.7	59.7%	221 (41.6%)	106 (20.0%)	117 (22.0%)	21 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (11.7%)	39.6	575^th of 872 public elementary schools	34.1%		36	606^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.2%	31	41.4	55.7	31.8				43.4	40.0	42.0	42.2				41.4	$15,046
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2805 9th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6330	704	52	13.6	68.9%	216 (30.7%)	294 (41.8%)	81 (11.5%)	21 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (12.8%)	25.5	683^rd of 872 public elementary schools	21.7%		23.6	701^st of 881 public elementary schools	20.4%	18	37.0	29.3	31.9				33.0	34.4	30.6	43.5				35.7	$12,943
Success Academy St. Cloud Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	809 12th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 876-3050	140	8	17.5	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	138 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	11.4	780^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.6	775^th of 881 public elementary schools	12.0%	5	32.0	29.2	8.3				23.3	28.0	20.8	16.7				21.9
Lincoln Elementary	Public	4-5	336 5th Ave SE	Saint Cloud	56304	Benton County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6660	328	29	11.5	81.1%	62 (18.9%)	180 (54.9%)	34 (10.4%)	8 (2.4%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	33 (10.1%)	4.4	842^nd of 872 public elementary schools	3.4%		8.6	802^nd of 881 public elementary schools	9.0%	40		13.0	3.2				7.7		14.5	21.5				18.3	$14,628
Talahi Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1321 University Dr SE	Saint Cloud	56304	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7780	701	60	11.7	84.0%	148 (21.1%)	382 (54.5%)	78 (11.1%)	12 (1.7%)	11 (1.6%)	5 (0.7%)	65 (9.3%)								(n/a)	18.4						18.4	16.2						16.2	$14,864
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1025 18th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 774-2201	266	25	10.4	97.4%	4 (1.5%)	262 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.2	706^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.0%		20.7	720^th of 881 public elementary schools	18.3%	14	39.0	31.1	28.3				32.6	34.2	22.2	34.8				30.3	$14,533

Frequently Asked Questions about Stride Academy K-8 Charter School

What district is Stride Academy K-8 Charter School in?

STRIDE Academy

Is Stride Academy K-8 Charter School a good school?

Stride Academy K-8 Charter School ranks in the bottom 15.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Stride Academy K-8 Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Stride Academy K-8 Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Stride Academy K-8 Charter School?

Students at Stride Academy K-8 Charter School are 87% African American, 7% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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