Sankofa Prep Academy

Sankofa Prep Academy is a K–5 charter elementary school at 2600 26th Ave S in Minneapolis’s Longfellow/Seward area, part of the Harvest Best Academy district; the latest data lists enrollment as 0, which appears to be a reporting gap rather than a reliable student count. In 2025–2026 it ranks 855 of 869 Minnesota elementary schools (2nd percentile, 0 stars), and it has only one year of rank history, so trends are not yet available.

Math is its least-weak subject: 14.3% proficiency, above the district’s 9.9% but far below the state’s 44.9% and below the nearby-school average of roughly 20%. Reading is the widest deficit at 14.3%—34.3 points below the state (48.6%), about 12 points below nearby schools, and below its own district (25.2%). Only Aurora Charter School has a lower nearby reading score (8.8%), while Seward Elementary posts 42.9%, Universal Academy Elementary 41.3%, and Marcy Elementary 38.5%. Science proficiency is 0%, versus 3.3% district and 25.5% state. At Grade 5, Sankofa reports 0% math, 16.7% reading, and 0% science; Grades 3 and 4 were suppressed by the state. English language learners rank in the 30th percentile (213 of 305, 2 stars), while low-income students rank in the 2nd percentile (747 of 764).

Important caveats: enrollment, free/reduced-lunch rate, and student–teacher ratio are not reported, and one year of data means this is a baseline snapshot. Nearby schools show high poverty does not automatically mean low results—Universal Academy Elementary reports 92.7% free/reduced lunch with 36.8% math, and Seward Elementary reports 47.7% free/reduced lunch with 42.9% reading. The Harvest Best Academy district ranks 426 of 458 districts (7th percentile), so Sankofa’s 2nd-percentile building rank sits below an already-low district position. Bottom line: Sankofa has a math result slightly better than its district, a reading result well below its district and neighborhood, and 0% science; its clearest bright spot is the English language learner subgroup result, pointing to an existing area of relative strength amid otherwise low overall outcomes.