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Cologne Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Cologne Academy is a K–8 public school serving 679 students at 1221 Village Pkwy in Cologne, Minnesota, a small Carver County community roughly 35 miles west of Minneapolis. It is effectively a district of its own — its only sibling is Cologne Academy Online, a 22-student virtual program at the same address — so its #1-of-458 district ranking is a direct reflection of the school's own performance. In 2025-2026, it ranks #7 of 869 Minnesota schools (99th percentile, 5 stars).

Proficiency is outstanding: 84.7% in math, 79.0% in reading, and 59.0% in science, against state averages of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. Among eight nearby elementary schools, Cologne leads in 9 of the 10 overlapping grade-level results. It beats the next-best nearby school in math, Laketown Elementary (74.9%), by 9.8 points; tops Victoria Elementary (74.2%) in reading by 4.8 points; and leads Victoria (48.4%) in science by 10.6 points. Victoria serves a lower-poverty population (6.42% free/reduced lunch vs. Cologne's 13.11%) yet trails by 12.6 points in math, and Southview Elementary (13.6%) trails by 15.1 points. One comparison, SW Metro East Union Level 4 (14 students), is a specialized separate-setting program, not a true peer. Cologne's 11.2-to-1 student–teacher ratio is the lowest in the group.

The school has climbed from 168th of 847 (80th percentile, 4 stars) in 2017-2018 to 7th of 869 today, holding 5 stars every year since 2020-2021. Male and female students rank nearly identically (9th of 807 and 8th of 790), and the low-income subgroup ranks 6th of 764 (99th percentile). Two areas bear watching: special education, at 198th of 579 (66th percentile, 3 stars) after 84th percentile the prior year, and science, which has swung from 71.97 to 41.54 to 59.0 because it is tested only in grades 5 and 8. Cologne Academy Online posts far lower results (46.7% math, 60.0% reading), slightly pulling down the district's math average.

679

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,205

Per pupil spending ?

13.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1221 Village Pkwy
Cologne, MN 55322-9335

(952) 466-2276

District: Cologne Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

Asian:

19.4%

Hispanic:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (79% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg78%

Minnesota avg43%

Elementary school

7^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

4^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 458Cologne 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	96.8	7 of 869	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.0	8 of 872	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	23 of 881	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	22 of 845	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	70 of 858	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	64 of 869	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	111 of 870	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	168 of 847	80.2%	★★★★☆
2017	80.0	118 of 853	86.2%	★★★★☆
2016	81.8	91 of 848	89.3%	★★★★☆
2015	81.0	99 of 840	88.2%	★★★★☆
2014	73.0	201 of 826	75.7%	★★★★☆
2013	70.7	232 of 824	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	64.8	322 of 820	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.3	342 of 814	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	97.5	1 of 143	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.7	1 of 140	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	11 of 154	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	2 of 128	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	95.3	8 of 790	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	94.5	6 of 799	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	17 of 809	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	24 of 787	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.2	146 of 799	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	127 of 783	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	145 of 787	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	236 of 774	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	93.8	6 of 764	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	99.3	1 of 764	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	33 of 793	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	2 of 774	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	29 of 683	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	25 of 728	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	95.8	9 of 807	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.5	7 of 812	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	28 of 826	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	32 of 799	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	37 of 808	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	32 of 784	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.5	90 of 798	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	112 of 779	85.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	198 of 579	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.9	88 of 562	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	81 of 500	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.4	177 of 417	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	92.2	8 of 515	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	90.1	29 of 710	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	25 of 714	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	51 of 730	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	76 of 712	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	113 of 725	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	64 of 710	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	71.2	177 of 722	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	262 of 712	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	98.1	4 of 546	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	98.1	2 of 519	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	4 of 545	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	1 of 529	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	15 of 520	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	40 of 521	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	32 of 533	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	57 of 518	89.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.3	61 of 523	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	77.2	82 of 508	83.9%	★★★★☆
2015	81.8	58 of 516	88.8%	★★★★☆
2014	75.9	92 of 490	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	71.7	124 of 488	74.6%	★★★★☆
2012	64.1	175 of 469	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.0	265 of 478	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	97.6	1 of 467	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	96.0	6 of 450	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	5 of 474	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	11 of 455	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	34 of 467	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	38 of 443	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	30 of 439	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.9	51 of 436	88.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	97.5	2 of 458	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	99.5	1 of 432	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	4 of 459	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	96.5	10 of 483	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	98.6	1 of 452	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	4 of 479	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	1 of 464	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	10 of 476	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	80.7	56 of 437	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	34 of 454	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.6	63 of 438	85.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	99.3	2 of 307	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	14 of 282	95.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	95.7	8 of 435	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.0	6 of 415	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	3 of 440	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	2 of 436	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	15 of 438	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	45 of 422	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	49 of 428	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	93 of 428	78.3%	★★★★☆

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

Asian (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile-33 vs school

Middle school

Female (2026)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math85%+40 vs state

Reading79%+30 vs state

Science59%+34 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Thursday, December 7, 2023

This is my 4th year on staff at Cologne Academy. My colleagues are encouraging and hardworking. Our administrative team is top notch. Our families and scholars are supportive and engaged. I truly enjoy going to work everyday! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

For the most part, Cologne Academy is a good school. I've been pretty happy with the staff and their special ed system is very good. I've had a few reservations on the teachers "please communicate" plea. Some of them seem to appreciate communication and others don't respond to your emails at all. This has happened with at least half of the teachers that I have worked with over the past 3 years. I've had some questions and concerns in the past that could have been worked out if the teachers had taken the time to reply. I do understand they're incredibly busy and that they get a ton of emails--but then they keep assuring us that we need to keep up the communication, don't be afraid to email them, ect. It makes no sense. They get their half of the deal by sounding like a dedicated teacher while the parent sits on the sidelines feeling like a schmuck and never knowing what is going on with their child. So yes, Cologne Academy is a good school but they need to work on how they want to communicate with parents and quit sounding like a politician that says things just to make them look good. If email is too much then they need to look in other ways to communicate. Parents are the first teachers and non-paid at that--we derserve a little more respect. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The school teaches to the individual student and not the lowest common denominator. Thank you Cologne Academy! Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, May 8, 2011

My daughter has excelled as a result of attending Cologne Academy. I would recommend any family to place their childs future in the hands of Cologne Academy. By far a better education than you will find in Norwood. Close Quote

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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 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	Total
Cologne Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1221 Village Pkwy	Cologne	55322	Carver County	Cologne Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 466-2276	679	60	11.2	13.1%	474 (69.8%)	13 (1.9%)	29 (4.3%)	132 (19.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.1%)	96.8	7^th of 869 public elementary schools	99.2%		96	8^th of 872 public elementary schools	99.1%	1	72.4	80.8	88.6	76.3	73.7	88.4	79.0	59.5	58.1	59.0	91.4	90.0	82.3	67.1	88.0	88.6	84.7	$12,205
Cologne Academy Online	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1221 Village Pkwy	Cologne	55322	Carver County	Cologne Academy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(952) 466-2276	22	6	3.7	50.0%	21 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							60.0										46.7
Southview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 4th St W	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 442-0620	544	36	15.0	13.6%	485 (89.2%)	9 (1.7%)	22 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	80.9	137^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.2%		82.5	115^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.8%	22	67.5	63.4	67.0				65.8	27.8		27.8	79.0	81.2	50.0				69.6	$11,679
SW Metro East Union Level 4	Public	K-8	15655 County Road 43	Carver	55315	Carver County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 567-8194	14	5	2.8	42.9%	9 (64.3%)	1 (7.1%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)							12.9										12.9
SW Metro Reflections K-6	Public	K-6	303 E. 6th St	Chaska	55379	Scott County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 567-8141	4	0			2 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Laketown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	960 Airport Road	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 442-0690	530	40	13.2	10.0%	472 (89.1%)	8 (1.5%)	23 (4.3%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	88.8	52^nd of 869 public elementary schools	94.0%		89.3	50^th of 872 public elementary schools	94.3%	2	58.0	69.8	79.1				68.8	43.0		43.0	72.7	77.3	74.7				74.9	$11,092
Bayview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24 S Walnut St	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 442-0630	530	43	12.1	16.0%	462 (87.2%)	4 (0.8%)	37 (7.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	81	136^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.3%		85.9	83^rd of 872 public elementary schools	90.5%	53	52.0	61.5	71.4				62.7	33.3		33.3	78.7	66.7	63.8				68.8	$11,341
Carver Elementary School	Public	K-5	1717 Ironwood Drive	Carver	55315	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 556-1900	782	45	17.5	22.5%	571 (73.0%)	85 (10.9%)	44 (5.6%)	25 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.9%)	74.3	214^th of 869 public elementary schools	75.4%		62.9	345^th of 872 public elementary schools	60.4%	131	60.0	55.1	55.0				56.8	35.7		35.7	67.6	64.7	57.4				63.4	$12,300
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	655 7th St SW	Norwood Young America	55368	Carver County	Central Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 467-7300	413	29	14.2	31.2%	329 (79.7%)	10 (2.4%)	42 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	77.7	171^st of 869 public elementary schools	80.3%		81.2	135^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.5%	36	54.4	58.7	64.4				58.9	34.5		34.5	67.6	73.0	57.6				66.3	$10,102
Victoria Elementary	Public	K-5	9300 Red Fox Drive	Victoria	55386	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-3000	670	41	16.4	6.4%	591 (88.2%)	8 (1.2%)	17 (2.5%)	23 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	90	43^rd of 869 public elementary schools	95.1%		85.9	86^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.1%	43	75.0	65.7	82.8				74.2	48.4		48.4	83.1	64.5	66.3				72.1	$11,408

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Yes! Cologne Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Cologne Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended Cologne Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Cologne Academy?

Students at Cologne Academy are 70% White, 19% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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