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Best Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

820^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Best Academy is a K–8 school serving 508 students at 1300 Olson Memorial Hwy in Minneapolis, part of the Harvest Best Academy district, in a dense cluster of comparable schools where Wakanda Virtual Academy Lower and Bethune Elementary are both within a quarter mile.

Academically, Best Academy sits in the bottom tier of Minnesota schools. Its 2025–2026 rank was 820th of 869 schools (6th percentile, 0 stars), down from 693rd of 845 (18th percentile, 1 star) in 2022–2023. Proficiency was 9.3% in math, 22% in reading, and 3.9% in science, compared with statewide rates of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. The Harvest Best Academy district itself ranks 426th of 458 districts (7th percentile, 0 stars), so this is not a low school inside an otherwise strong district. Results have also slipped recently: math fell from 21.76% to 9.3%, reading from 33.52% to 22%, and science from 8.47% to 3.9% since 2022–2023.

Demographics and class size explain only part of the picture. At 92.52% free/reduced lunch, poverty is high, but SET Academy Elementary (96.54% free/reduced lunch, student–teacher ratio 27.2) still posts 52.8% math and 34.3% reading, and Twin Cities International Schools (99.33%, ratio 15.1) reaches 31.1% math, versus Best Academy's 9.3% with a ratio of 15.3. Science is a distinct weakness: 8th grade science was 0% (a reported zero, not a suppressed value) and 5th grade 7.5%. 6th grade reading (30%) and 8th grade reading (32.4%) are the strongest results inside the school, though still below district and state. The clearest bright spot is the English Language Learner subgroup, which ranked in the 83rd–89th percentile statewide with 4 stars in recent years.

508

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,702

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

41.9%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

1300 Olson Memorial Hwy
Minneapolis, MN 55411-8888

(612) 381-9743

District: Harvest Best Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.3%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Hispanic:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (14% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg16%

Minnesota avg43%

Elementary school

820^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

490^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

426^th of 458Harvest Best 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
2026	6.9	820 of 869	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	797 of 872	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	742 of 881	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	693 of 845	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	754 of 858	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	734 of 869	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	771 of 870	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	781 of 847	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	755 of 853	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	734 of 848	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	760 of 840	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	31.1	647 of 826	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	667 of 824	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	65.1	318 of 820	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.0	634 of 814	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.2	691 of 803	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	265 of 315	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	208 of 298	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	177 of 310	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	127 of 279	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	173 of 282	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	105 of 227	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	160 of 283	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	181 of 266	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	32 of 303	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	40 of 303	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	46 of 276	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	44 of 256	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	16 of 175	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	77.0	21 of 239	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	68.1	46 of 242	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	761 of 790	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	764 of 799	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	706 of 809	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	663 of 787	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	691 of 799	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	694 of 783	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	716 of 787	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	713 of 774	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	697 of 764	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	644 of 764	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	587 of 793	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	549 of 774	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	524 of 663	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	470 of 683	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	582 of 740	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	641 of 728	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	746 of 807	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	708 of 812	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	685 of 826	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	651 of 799	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	720 of 808	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	652 of 784	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	697 of 798	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	726 of 779	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	511 of 579	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	489 of 562	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	560 of 572	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	473 of 515	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	453 of 463	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	490 of 546	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	426 of 519	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	390 of 545	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	413 of 529	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	407 of 520	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	443 of 521	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	496 of 533	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	466 of 518	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	456 of 523	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	433 of 516	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.0	405 of 490	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.0	326 of 488	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.8	241 of 469	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.7	233 of 478	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	34.6	357 of 454	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	148 of 185	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.8	102 of 169	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	53 of 179	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	69 of 164	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	73 of 162	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	79 of 141	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	106 of 148	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	93 of 137	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	55.7	29 of 133	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	26 of 130	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	30 of 102	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	25 of 120	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.8	27 of 109	75.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	421 of 467	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	390 of 450	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	332 of 474	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	340 of 455	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	358 of 467	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	406 of 443	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	437 of 439	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	417 of 436	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	387 of 458	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	308 of 432	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	233 of 473	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	261 of 459	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	252 of 404	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	283 of 399	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	381 of 415	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	347 of 401	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	442 of 483	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	367 of 452	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	369 of 479	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	387 of 464	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	381 of 476	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	364 of 437	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	402 of 454	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	392 of 438	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	209 of 296	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.3	85 of 307	72.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile+81 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2023)78th percentile+56 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading22%-27 vs state

Math9%-36 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)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Best Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1300 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Harvest Best Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 381-9743	508	33	15.3	92.5%	0 (0.0%)	474 (93.3%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	6.9	820^th of 869 public elementary schools	5.6%		9.3	797^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.6%	23	14.3	21.4	20.5	30.0	13.8	32.4	22.0	7.5	0.0	3.9	10.2	9.5	7.5	7.5	10.0	11.1	9.3	41.9%	0%	$18,702
Mastery School	Public, Charter	K-5	1301 7th Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Harvest Best Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 876-4105	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wakanda Virtual Academy Lower	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1300 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Harvest Best Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(612) 876-4105	282	9	31.3	87.6%	0 (0.0%)	278 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	11.4	784^th of 869 public elementary schools	9.8%		22.1	698^th of 872 public elementary schools	20.0%	86	16.0	24.0	21.2	38.8	31.3	43.8	30.6	6.3	0.0	3.2	12.5	16.7	3.1	12.8	9.7	6.3	10.0	6.5%	0%
Bethune Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	919 Emerson Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-2550	213	28	7.7	88.3%	15 (7.0%)	156 (73.2%)	23 (10.8%)	7 (3.3%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	2.9	861^st of 869 public elementary schools	0.9%		2.7	863^rd of 872 public elementary schools	1.0%	2	8.8	11.4	8.2				9.3	2.1		2.1	14.7	5.9	0.0				6.0	66%	3.8%	$19,747
SET Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	620 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Metro Schools Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 722-2555	463	17	27.2	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	452 (97.6%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.9	546^th of 869 public elementary schools	37.2%		55.9	416^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.3%	130	45.1	34.8	24.6				34.3	0.0		0.0	57.4	50.8	51.5				52.8	33.7%	0%
Online SET Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-5	620 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Metro Schools Charter	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(612) 722-2555	114	0		89.5%	0 (0.0%)	114 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Twin Cities International Schools	Public, Charter	K-5	277 12th Ave N	Minneapolis	55401	Hennepin County	Twin Cities International Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 821-6470	595	39	15.1	—	0 (0.0%)	594 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.2	736^th of 869 public elementary schools	15.3%		21.8	702^nd of 872 public elementary schools	19.5%	34	23.4	28.0	25.2				25.5	11.2		11.2	42.1	38.9	12.1				31.1	50%	0%	$7,272
Hall Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1601 Aldrich Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-2650	234	26	8.9	94.0%	10 (4.3%)	124 (53.0%)	41 (17.5%)	24 (10.3%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.0%)	5.7	830^th of 869 public elementary schools	4.5%		7	820^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.0%	10	6.9	12.5	20.0				12.8	12.0		12.0	6.9	9.4	12.0				9.3	72.3%	2.1%	$22,236
MPS Online K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	1250 W Broadway Ave	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(612) 668-1450	67	13	5.1	86.6%	8 (11.9%)	30 (44.8%)	8 (11.9%)	5 (7.5%)	8 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.9%)								(n/a)							21.4										0.0
Bryn Mawr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	252 Upton Ave S	Minneapolis	55405	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2500	431	45	9.5	83.1%	52 (12.1%)	210 (48.7%)	66 (15.3%)	44 (10.2%)	15 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.0%)	9.1	804^th of 869 public elementary schools	7.5%		11.1	782^nd of 872 public elementary schools	10.3%	22	14.3	20.3	26.2				20.3	4.9		4.9	25.0	30.0	12.3				22.2	72.1%	1.5%	$18,390

Frequently Asked Questions about Best Academy

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Best Academy ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Best Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Best Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Best Academy?

Students at Best Academy are 93% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Best Academy in?

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