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International Spanish Language Academy

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International Spanish Language Academy ranks 452 nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

International Spanish Language Academy (ISLA) is a PK–5 charter elementary school at 5350 W 78th St in Edina, MN, serving 447 students as its own single-school district, in an area surrounded by the Edina Public School District, one of Minnesota's strongest. As a school, ISLA ranked 452 of 869 Minnesota elementaries in 2025–2026 — the 48th percentile, 2 stars. That is a steep fall: the school sat at the 90th percentile (5 stars) in 2017–2018 and has slipped steadily since, with the sharpest drops in the last two years.

On headline proficiency, ISLA is close to the state average: 48% in math (state 44.9%) and 50% in reading (state 48.6%). Science is the clear weak spot at 18.8% versus 25.5% statewide, down roughly 40 points in three years from 59.09% in 2022–2023. Those averages also hide wide grade-level swings: 4th and 5th grade score above state in both math and reading, while 3rd grade falls 9.5 points below in math and 15.5 points below in reading (31.3% vs. 46.8%) — a gap worth watching, since 3rd-grade reading is a common early indicator. Fifth-grade math is also well under state, by 14.8 points.

Two nearby schools frame the picture. Cornelia Elementary, 1.45 miles away, serves essentially the same share of low-income students (26.58% vs. 26.17%) yet scores 13–23 points higher in every subject, with 13.6 students per teacher versus ISLA's 19.5. Poplar Bridge Elementary in Bloomington Public Schools is similar in size with higher poverty and smaller classes (13.9), yet also posts better results in all three subjects. ISLA's student–teacher ratio is the highest in this comparison set and rose from 16.9 to 19.5 in two years, while its low-income share climbed from 16.41% to 26.17%. Subgroup results are uneven: low-income students rank in the 31st percentile statewide and male students in the 35th, down 39 points in two years. Ridgeview Elementary shows strong outcomes are achievable in this same geography.

447

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,040

Per pupil spending ?

26.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5350 W 78th St
Edina, MN 55439-8888

(952) 746-6020

District: International Spanish Language Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.9%

Hispanic:

35.8%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Minnesota avg43%

452^nd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 41 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

234^th of 458International Spanish Language 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
2026	50.5	452 of 869	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.3	278 of 872	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	242 of 881	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	158 of 845	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	149 of 858	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	102 of 869	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	127 of 870	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	82 of 847	90.3%	★★★★★
2017	82.4	92 of 853	89.2%	★★★★☆
2016	81.6	95 of 848	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	83.0	79 of 840	90.6%	★★★★★
2014	73.0	203 of 826	75.4%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	168 of 824	79.6%	★★★★☆
2012	83.4	55 of 820	93.3%	★★★★★
2011	71.6	203 of 814	75.1%	★★★★☆
2010	81.4	55 of 803	93.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	54 of 303	82.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	335 of 790	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.6	226 of 799	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	269 of 809	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.0	168 of 787	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	235 of 799	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	78 of 783	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.5	122 of 787	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	77 of 774	90.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	88 of 256	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.9	37 of 238	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	26 of 249	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	26 of 214	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	17 of 209	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	74.9	22 of 153	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	9 of 219	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	6 of 220	97.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	525 of 764	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	522 of 807	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.3	324 of 812	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	214 of 826	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	193 of 799	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	129 of 808	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	146 of 784	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	156 of 798	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	120 of 779	84.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	345 of 710	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.0	119 of 714	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	143 of 730	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	133 of 712	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	129 of 725	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	69 of 710	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	57 of 722	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	62 of 712	91.3%	★★★★★

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)82nd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%~ state avg

Math48%+3 vs state

Science19%-7 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 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
International Spanish Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5350 W 78th St	Edina	55439	Hennepin County	International Spanish Language Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(952) 746-6020	447	23	19.5	26.2%	223 (49.9%)	12 (2.7%)	160 (35.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.6%)	50.5	452^nd of 869 public elementary schools	48.0%		69.3	278^th of 872 public elementary schools	68.1%	174	31.3	58.3	64.6	50.0	18.8	18.8	48.4	64.4	27.1	48.0	$10,040
Poplar Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Palmer Rd	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5400	475	34	13.9	32.6%	279 (58.7%)	48 (10.1%)	74 (15.6%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.3%)	58.5	366^th of 869 public elementary schools	57.9%		60.4	364^th of 872 public elementary schools	58.3%	2	50.0	54.3	52.1	52.2	31.0	31.0	55.8	55.9	33.8	49.6	$14,294
Cornelia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 Cornelia Dr	Edina	55435	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 848-4600	617	45	13.6	26.6%	301 (48.8%)	89 (14.4%)	65 (10.5%)	110 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.3%)	79.8	150^th of 869 public elementary schools	82.7%		82.1	122^nd of 872 public elementary schools	86.0%	28	62.2	60.0	68.9	63.7	41.5	41.5	63.7	64.5	55.7	61.2	$15,051
Creek Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Gleason Rd	Edina	55439	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 848-3200	586	42	14.0	16.2%	404 (68.9%)	59 (10.1%)	27 (4.6%)	51 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.7%)	95.2	15^th of 869 public elementary schools	98.3%		88.8	53^rd of 872 public elementary schools	93.9%	38	73.5	70.8	86.1	76.9	55.7	55.7	86.7	81.1	76.9	81.4	$13,783
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Nesbitt Rd	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7100	390	28	13.8	23.8%	265 (67.9%)	51 (13.1%)	23 (5.9%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.5%)	89.4	48^th of 869 public elementary schools	94.5%		86.7	77^th of 872 public elementary schools	91.2%	29	71.4	75.7	73.2	73.6	40.0	40.0	74.6	74.3	64.8	71.2	$13,266
New Code Academy Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	1301 W 104th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 444-1234	85	8	10.7	67.1%	33 (38.8%)	28 (32.9%)	11 (12.9%)	5 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.4%)								(n/a)				56.3						40.0
Normandale Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9501 Toledo Ave S	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7000	440	29	14.9	48.4%	207 (47.0%)	83 (18.9%)	92 (20.9%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.4%)	40	563^rd of 869 public elementary schools	35.2%		48.3	491^st of 872 public elementary schools	43.7%	72	42.7	47.8	43.1	44.7	12.3	12.3	50.0	54.3	20.5	42.7	$13,924
Countryside Elementary	Public	K-5	5701 Benton Ave S	Edina	55436	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 848-4700	665	44	15.2	15.2%	486 (73.1%)	43 (6.5%)	63 (9.5%)	30 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.3%)	91.2	38^th of 869 public elementary schools	95.6%		90.8	38^th of 872 public elementary schools	95.6%		69.6	73.5	71.6	71.4	44.1	44.1	78.7	84.3	65.7	76.5	$12,358
Concord Elementary	Public	K-5	5900 Concord Ave S	Edina	55424	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-4300	741	46	16.1	9.0%	558 (75.3%)	34 (4.6%)	55 (7.4%)	35 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.0%)	95.1	18^th of 869 public elementary schools	97.9%		94.5	15^th of 872 public elementary schools	98.3%	3	71.3	76.9	82.5	77.0	49.3	49.3	81.4	85.8	79.4	82.2	$12,854
Normandale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5701 Normandale Rd	Edina	55424	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 848-4100	652	38	17.0	6.0%	476 (73.0%)	17 (2.6%)	50 (7.7%)	37 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.0%)	94	23^rd of 869 public elementary schools	97.4%		94.5	14^th of 872 public elementary schools	98.4%	9	64.4	81.8	81.0	76.2	45.7	45.7	85.6	87.6	69.0	80.6	$10,808

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International Spanish Language Academy ranks 452^nd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of International Spanish Language Academy?

Students at International Spanish Language Academy are 50% White, 36% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended International Spanish Language Academy.

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