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Southside Family Charter School

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Southside Family Charter School ranks 597 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Southside Family Charter School is an elementary school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 115 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Southside Family Charter School District, which is ranked 201 out of 446 districts in the state.

Southside Family Charter School has seen fluctuations in its academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 251 out of 858 Minnesota elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 597 out of 872 in 2024-2025. In comparison, nearby schools like Burroughs Elementary and Field Elementary consistently rank much higher, with Burroughs ranking in the top 5 and Field ranking in the top 34 in 2024-2025. Southside Family Charter School's proficiency rates in Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments are generally lower than the state averages, though the school has seen some notable exceptions, such as a 6th grade Reading proficiency rate of 84.62% in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state average of 54.54%.

The school has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 43.31% in 2021-2022 to 53.04% in 2023-2024, compared to nearby schools like Burroughs Elementary and Field Elementary, which have much lower percentages of 8.05% and 13.52%, respectively, in 2023-2024. However, Southside Family Charter School has seen a decreasing student-teacher ratio, from 13 in 2021-2022 to 7.7 in 2023-2024, which is lower than the ratios of nearby schools like Barton Elementary (15.4) and Burroughs Elementary (19.1) in 2023-2024.

119

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,946

Per pupil spending ?

47.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4500 Clinton Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55419-5111

(612) 872-8322

District: Southside Family Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.4%

African American:

31.1%

Two or more races:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2014 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (40% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Math scores 15 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg47%

Elementary school

597^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

137^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

201^st of 446Southside Family Charter School 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	35.1	597 of 872	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	453 of 881	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.6	312 of 845	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	251 of 858	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	472 of 870	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	395 of 847	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.9	410 of 853	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.6	505 of 848	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.0	455 of 840	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.3	555 of 826	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.0	511 of 824	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.9	660 of 820	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.5	554 of 814	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.1	567 of 803	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.4	680 of 781	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.4	583 of 777	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	46.3	490 of 826	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.1	158 of 799	80.2%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	137 of 519	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	181 of 545	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	270 of 529	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.5	126 of 520	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	148 of 533	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	86 of 518	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	70.1	136 of 523	74.0%	★★★★☆
2016	49.5	265 of 508	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.1	189 of 490	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	84.2	41 of 488	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	73.4	100 of 436	77.1%	★★★★☆

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

Male (2024)41st percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Female (2018)77th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading50%~ state avg

Math30%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, September 18, 2021

Toxic, hypocritical, they don’t practice what they preach, education is poor, they think anyone can rant about injustices and consider it learning, they don’t tolerate being contradicted in any way, very immature. Some teachers and students are great people despite of overall dysfunction. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

I went to this school from K-8th grade and all i can say is that i'm so very grateful. This school maybe small and all but the teachers there are wonderful and genuinely show so much more compassion than any teacher I have ever had since. Each teacher at the school makes sure to get to each and every student and are willing to help for as long as the students are willing to stay open minded and willing to learn. The teachers there even try to become friends with the students and I can tell you from my experience that each and every one of them are so kind and so awesome that it was hard for me to accept the fact that had to leave and move on to highschool. Close Quote

Schools Near Southside Family Charter School

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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
Southside Family Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4500 Clinton Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Southside Family Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 872-8322	119	14	8.2	47.9%	54 (45.4%)	37 (31.1%)	11 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	13 (10.9%)	35.1	597^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.5%		53.1	453^rd of 881 public elementary schools	48.6%	144	40.0		0.0	23.1	45.5	41.7	29.9	50.0		21.4	71.4	50.0	66.7	50.0	$13,946
Field Elementary	Public	3-5	4645 Fourth Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3640	287	20	14.6	17.4%	225 (78.4%)	8 (2.8%)	21 (7.3%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.4%)	91.4	34^th of 872 public elementary schools	96.1%		93.6	15^th of 881 public elementary schools	98.3%	19	74.6	73.2	76.4				74.7	74.6	70.4	87.6				77.5
Hennepin Schools Lower Campus	Public, Charter	K-4	1001 E 46th St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hennepin Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 843-5050	240	24	10.2	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	182 (75.8%)	42 (17.5%)	16 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16	745^th of 872 public elementary schools	14.6%		25.1	686^th of 881 public elementary schools	22.1%	59	32.6	37.0					34.8	15.2	28.3					21.7	$17,221
Stonebridge World School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	4530 Lyndale Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Stonebridge World School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 877-7400	240	16	15.0	85.4%	20 (8.3%)	114 (47.5%)	74 (30.8%)	3 (1.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.8%)	4	847^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.9%		4.3	852^nd of 881 public elementary schools	3.3%	5	19.2	16.7	4.0	0.0			10.3	11.5	13.0	20.0	13.6			14.6	$17,168
Cosmos Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	310 E 38th St	Minneapolis	55409	Hennepin County	Minnesota Wildflower Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 444-2236	21	3	7.0	23.8%	14 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$42,119
Barton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4237 Colfax Ave South	Minneapolis	55409	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3580	508	32	15.8	31.7%	326 (64.2%)	44 (8.7%)	71 (14.0%)	13 (2.6%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.7%)	76.8	180^th of 872 public elementary schools	79.4%		74.3	212^th of 881 public elementary schools	75.9%	32	70.3	64.3	53.6				62.9	57.1	55.7	70.2				61.2
Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop	Public, Charter	K-4	1611 E 46th St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hiawatha Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 455-4004	404	29	13.8	89.9%	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.7%)	370 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3.2	856^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.8%		2.3	874^th of 881 public elementary schools	0.8%	18	12.0	16.9					14.6	6.8	10.7					8.9	$17,140
Bancroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3829 13th Ave South	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-3550	477	36	13.2	56.4%	208 (43.6%)	67 (14.0%)	140 (29.4%)	13 (2.7%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	42.7	543^rd of 872 public elementary schools	37.7%		53.9	446^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.4%	97	52.8	45.4	39.1				46.0	44.4	37.9	45.3				42.2	$17,079
Hale Elementary	Public	K-2	5330 13th Ave South	Minneapolis	55417	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3760	326	20	16.5	17.2%	255 (78.2%)	20 (6.1%)	19 (5.8%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)								(n/a)															$11,836
Green Central Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3416 4th Ave S	Minneapolis	55408	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-3730	594	45	13.2	54.9%	167 (28.1%)	5 (0.8%)	394 (66.3%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	29.3	655^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.9%		28.1	667^th of 881 public elementary schools	24.3%	12	40.5	45.5	25.9				37.5	32.5	40.9	32.5				35.5	$22,453

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What is the racial makeup of Southside Family Charter School?

Students at Southside Family Charter School are 45% White, 31% African American, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Southside Family Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 119 students attended Southside Family Charter School.

Is Southside Family Charter School a good school?

Southside Family Charter School ranks 597^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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