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KIPP North Star Academy

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

520^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

KIPP North Star Academy is a small public charter middle school in north Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 107 students in grades 5 through 8 as part of the KIPP Minnesota Charter School district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 520th out of 546 Minnesota middle schools (5th percentile, 0 stars). That is not a one-year dip: the school reached the 20th percentile in 2017–2018, fell to the 1st percentile in 2020–2021, and has stayed between the 3rd and 5th percentile from 2021–2022 through 2025–2026, always earning 0 stars.

Academically, test proficiency is far below the state. In 2025–2026, 4.0% of students were proficient in math (compared with 44.9% statewide), 13.9% in reading (compared with 48.6%), and 2.1% in science (compared with 25.5%). Grade-level results are low across the board; the strongest single result was 6th-grade reading at 20.7%, while 8th-grade math and 5th-grade science are reported at 0.0% proficient. The school serves a high-need population — 94.39% of students received free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025 — and its student–teacher ratio is 15.5. At 107 students, it is the smallest of the nearby middle schools, which can make year-to-year percentages swing.

Compared with nearby schools, KIPP is closest in overall rank to Olson Middle (3rd percentile) and Brooklyn Center Middle School (5th percentile), but it has the lowest math proficiency of any nearby school with reported data. Olson, 0.31 miles away, posts higher math (5.3%) and science (3.7%) but lower reading (10.7%). Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle and Columbia Academy rank at the 10th percentile, with North View Middle School and Brooklyn Middle STEAM School higher still. The sharpest contrast is The FAIR School – Crystal, 2.78 miles away, at the 63rd percentile with 53.3% reading and 35.4% math proficiency, though its free/reduced lunch rate of 45.56% reflects a substantially different economic population.

107

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,508

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5034 Oliver Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55430-8888

(612) 287-9700

District: KIPP Minnesota Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.5%

White:

1.9%

Asian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg8%

Minnesota avg43%

520^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

450^th of 458KIPP Minnesota 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	520 of 546	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	495 of 519	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	520 of 545	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	512 of 529	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	504 of 520	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	515 of 521	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	462 of 533	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	416 of 518	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	437 of 523	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	444 of 508	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	467 of 516	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.9	424 of 490	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.6	409 of 488	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.6	405 of 469	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.8	422 of 478	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	167 of 185	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	157 of 169	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	160 of 179	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	156 of 164	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	153 of 162	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	131 of 141	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	89 of 148	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	59 of 137	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	4.0	464 of 467	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	428 of 450	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	469 of 474	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	439 of 455	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	456 of 467	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	437 of 443	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	414 of 439	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	359 of 436	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	428 of 458	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	396 of 432	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	434 of 473	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	442 of 459	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	399 of 404	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	393 of 399	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	307 of 415	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	254 of 401	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	454 of 483	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.7	447 of 452	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	427 of 479	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	450 of 464	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	459 of 476	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.8	436 of 437	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	378 of 454	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	370 of 438	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	22.3	258 of 298	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	246 of 260	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	275 of 282	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	206 of 253	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)13th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading14%-35 vs state

Math4%-41 vs state

Science2%-23 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
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%)	7	520^th of 546 public middle schools	4.8%		6.4	495^th of 519 public middle schools	4.6%	25	8.3	20.7	13.6	11.5	13.9	0.0	3.8	2.1	4.0	3.6	10.0	0.0	4.0	$23,508
Olson Middle	Public	6-8	1607 51st Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1640	329	42	7.9	76.6%	23 (7.0%)	133 (40.4%)	99 (30.1%)	37 (11.2%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	6.2	527^th of 546 public middle schools	3.5%		5.6	505^th of 519 public middle schools	2.7%	22		7.6	7.8	18.5	10.7		3.7	3.7		2.9	4.1	9.6	5.3	$16,762
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
Brooklyn Center Middle School	Public	6-8	6500 Humboldt Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-2120	334	26	13.0	82.3%	13 (3.9%)	158 (47.3%)	94 (28.1%)	43 (12.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	7.6	517^th of 546 public middle schools	5.3%		4.3	512^th of 519 public middle schools	1.3%	5		15.8	18.5	12.9	15.8		4.0	4.0		1.0	2.8	9.9	4.5	$10,267
Prodeo Columbia Heights Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4141 University Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 205-9950	291	22	13.2	89.0%	8 (2.7%)	192 (66.0%)	75 (25.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	12.2	489^th of 546 public middle schools	10.4%		15.1	460^th of 519 public middle schools	11.4%	29		26.8	17.8	19.4	21.3		1.5	1.5		18.3	13.7	10.4	14.2
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%)	11	497^th of 546 public middle schools	9.0%		16	453^rd of 519 public middle schools	12.7%	44		27.4	15.7	28.2	23.8		2.9	2.9		9.1	10.0	6.3	8.5	$14,315
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%)	59.2	204^th of 546 public middle schools	62.6%		55.5	218^th of 519 public middle schools	58.0%	14		62.5	43.4	55.3	53.3		10.9	10.9		41.9	33.8	30.5	35.4	$15,778
Columbia Academy	Public	6-8	900 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4701	719	42	17.2	78.7%	83 (11.5%)	177 (24.6%)	395 (54.9%)	22 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.3%)	11.6	492^nd of 546 public middle schools	9.9%		11.6	474^th of 519 public middle schools	8.7%	18		23.0	15.5	27.3	22.0		3.1	3.1		10.0	11.5	13.3	11.6	$12,741
Columbia Academy Anchor Program	Public	6-8	900 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 528-4540	6	0	4.0		2 (33.3%)	4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$37,560
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%)	18.3	463^rd of 546 public middle schools	15.2%		14.3	465^th of 519 public middle schools	10.4%	2		29.5	25.5	30.9	28.7		6.0	6.0		15.8	16.2	15.5	15.8	$16,803

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP North Star Academy

What is the racial makeup of KIPP North Star Academy?

Students at KIPP North Star Academy are 93% African American, 2% White, 2% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend KIPP North Star Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 107 students attended KIPP North Star Academy.

What district is KIPP North Star Academy in?

KIPP Minnesota Charter School

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KIPP North Star Academy ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Minnesota middle schools.

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