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Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

525^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop is a charter middle school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving grades 6–8 with 438 students as part of the Hiawatha Academies district. In 2025–26 it ranked 525th of 546 Minnesota middle schools — the 4th percentile, with 0 stars — making it one of the lowest-ranked middle schools in the state.

That ranking reflects very low test scores. In 2025–26, 4.9% of students were proficient in math, 12.8% in reading, and 4.0% in science — below the Hiawatha Academies district in every subject and far below state averages of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Seventh grade was the weakest tested grade: just 2.4% proficient in math and 8.8% in reading, compared with 40.3% statewide in 7th grade math. Among nearby schools, Hiawatha sits in the bottom cluster — only Venture Academy Middle School scores lower, while Aurora Middle School ranks just above it. Meanwhile Anthony Middle (60.5% math, 67.9% reading), Justice Page Middle, and Sanford Middle are within a few miles and score far higher. High poverty does not fully explain the gap: 91.32% of Hiawatha students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25, yet Hennepin Schools Upper Campus, 0.41 miles away with an even higher rate of 96.14%, outperformed it in all three subjects.

The pattern has been persistent rather than improving. Hiawatha has ranked between the 4th and 10th percentile for six years and has never earned a star; 2025–26 is its lowest recent ranking, and math, reading, and science proficiency are all down from 2022–23. Several nearby schools, including Avalon Middle School (48th to 70th percentile) and Highland Park Middle School, have moved upward over the same period. Subgroup rankings — which measure how well a school serves particular student groups compared with other schools statewide — are mixed: students experiencing homelessness (62nd percentile) and students in special education (27th percentile, improving) rank well above the school overall, while low-income students (2nd percentile) and English language learners (11th percentile) are near the bottom, with declines in recent years. The student–teacher ratio of 19.4 is high, but top-ranked Anthony Middle is similar, so class size alone does not explain the results.

438

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,560

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4640 17th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55407-8888

(612) 455-4044

District: Hiawatha Academies

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.5%

African American:

5.5%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2021 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (8% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Math scores 40 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg11%

Minnesota avg43%

525^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

433^rd of 458Hiawatha Academies 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	6.5	525 of 546	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	483 of 519	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	504 of 545	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	490 of 529	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	469 of 520	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	499 of 521	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	102 of 185	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	151 of 170	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	106 of 153	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	80 of 158	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	93 of 133	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	110 of 130	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	69 of 102	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	453 of 467	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	414 of 450	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	445 of 474	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	436 of 455	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	426 of 467	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	429 of 443	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	185 of 195	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	147 of 175	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	150 of 186	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	152 of 178	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	155 of 188	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	143 of 156	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	13 of 28	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	447 of 458	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	383 of 432	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	422 of 473	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	407 of 459	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	342 of 404	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	374 of 399	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	467 of 483	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	424 of 452	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	445 of 479	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	425 of 464	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	443 of 476	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	419 of 437	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	216 of 296	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	247 of 265	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	266 of 307	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	282 of 298	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	239 of 288	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)62nd percentile+58 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)11th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading13%-36 vs state

Math5%-40 vs state

Science4%-22 vs state

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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 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 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop	Public, Charter	6-8	4640 17th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hiawatha Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 455-4044	438	23	19.4	91.3%	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.5%)	405 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	6.5	525^th of 546 public middle schools	3.8%		9.9	483^rd of 519 public middle schools	6.9%	42		15.5	8.8	14.2	12.8		4.0	4.0		7.8	2.4	4.7	4.9	$25,560
Hennepin Schools Upper Campus	Public, Charter	5-8	1001 E 46th St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hennepin Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 843-5050	207	13	15.8	96.1%	1 (0.5%)	154 (74.4%)	37 (17.9%)	15 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.3	448^th of 546 public middle schools	17.9%		22.5	420^th of 519 public middle schools	19.1%	28	37.1	18.9	9.8	37.8	25.3	16.7	10.9	13.4	36.1	13.2	17.1	28.3	22.7	$20,100
Justice Page Middle	Public	6-8	1 West 49th St	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4040	1,020	47	21.8	35.7%	554 (54.3%)	130 (12.7%)	199 (19.5%)	22 (2.2%)	21 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (9.1%)	85.3	50^th of 546 public middle schools	90.8%		76.1	95^th of 519 public middle schools	81.7%	45		67.3	61.8	60.1	63.4		25.5	25.5		51.0	58.1	46.4	52.2	$12,710
Venture Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	315 27th Ave SE	Minneapolis	55414	Hennepin County	Venture Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 345-9040	90	13	7.1	100.0%	2 (2.2%)	27 (30.0%)	51 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	3.6	545^th of 546 public middle schools	0.2%		2.9	517^th of 519 public middle schools	0.4%	28		18.2	0.0	2.9	5.1		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
CVA Hybrid Middle School (6-8)	Public, Charter	6-8	3810 East 56th Street	Minneapolis	55417	Hennepin County	Cyber Village Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 523-7170	39	5	7.3	35.9%	26 (66.7%)	3 (7.7%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (15.4%)	52.8	247^th of 546 public middle schools	54.8%		29.8	392^nd of 519 public middle schools	24.5%	145				40.0	42.9		25.0	25.0				28.6	31.8
Sanford Middle	Public	6-8	3524 42nd Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4900	728	46	15.9	34.3%	437 (60.0%)	83 (11.4%)	71 (9.8%)	10 (1.4%)	60 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (9.2%)	78.3	82^nd of 546 public middle schools	85.0%		75.9	98^th of 519 public middle schools	81.1%	16		59.5	57.0	58.6	58.4		18.5	18.5		48.0	51.6	48.3	49.4	$14,027
Andersen Middle	Public	6-8	1098 Andersen Lane	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4200	1,052	79	13.3	70.8%	228 (21.7%)	167 (15.9%)	571 (54.3%)	12 (1.1%)	34 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.7%)	27.8	411^th of 546 public middle schools	24.7%		19.9	432^nd of 519 public middle schools	16.8%	21		28.3	25.2	29.0	27.6		11.2	11.2		21.8	26.9	30.2	26.3
Aurora Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	2103 E 26th St	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Aurora Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 200-9590	180	12	15.1	83.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.1	515^th of 546 public middle schools	5.7%		7.4	493^rd of 519 public middle schools	5.0%	22	11.6	7.5	18.8	19.0	14.5	7.0	4.8	5.9	7.0	2.5	4.2	7.1	5.2	$10,045
Anthony Middle	Public	6-8	5757 Irving Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3240	727	37	19.7	24.9%	512 (70.4%)	62 (8.5%)	70 (9.6%)	16 (2.2%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (7.4%)	90.7	30^th of 546 public middle schools	94.5%		91.9	24^th of 519 public middle schools	95.4%	6		76.2	61.7	64.4	67.9		23.7	23.7		62.4	61.7	57.1	60.5	$11,680
Avalon Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	700 Glendale Street	Saint Paul	55114	Ramsey County	Avalon School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 649-5795	75	7	10.1	29.3%	43 (57.3%)	7 (9.3%)	11 (14.7%)	2 (2.7%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.3%)	64.9	165^th of 546 public middle schools	69.8%		50.3	255^th of 519 public middle schools	50.9%	90		47.1	50.0	50.0	49.3		27.3	27.3		29.4	43.5	37.5	37.5	$9,584

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In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop.

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Students at Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop are 92% Hispanic, 5% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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