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Cologne Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Cologne Academy is a highly-ranked public charter elementary school serving 665 students in grades K-8 in Cologne, Minnesota. The school is part of the Cologne Academy district, which is ranked 1st out of 446 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cologne Academy has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Minnesota over the past decade, ranking in the top 10-20% of all elementary schools in the state. In the 2024-2025 school year, it is ranked 8th out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools and has a 5-star rating. The school significantly outperforms the state average on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) in both math and reading across all grade levels, with 82.62% of students proficient or better in math and 82.3% proficient or better in reading, compared to state averages of 45.21% and 49.59% respectively.

Cologne Academy also excels at serving diverse student populations, ranking in the top 1-25 schools in the state for female, male, Asian, and low socioeconomic status students on the MCA assessments. However, the school's performance for special education students is more average, ranking in the 80-180 range out of Minnesota elementary schools. Compared to nearby public schools in the Eastern Carver County and Central Public School Districts, Cologne Academy significantly outperforms them on the MCA assessments.

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 — 88th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (82% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg82%

Minnesota avg47%

Elementary school

8^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2^nd of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 446Cologne 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math83%+37 vs state

Reading82%+33 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 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^th of 872 public elementary schools	99.1%		92.4	23^rd of 881 public elementary schools	97.4%	15	86.3	86.5	81.5	73.9	83.3	87.8	82.6	75.6	85.1	82.7	78.4	89.6	87.8	82.3	$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							80.0
Southview Elementary	Public	K-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%)	82.5	115^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.8%		80.2	141^st of 881 public elementary schools	84.0%	26	87.4	63.6	65.2				72.1	54.7	61.6	71.9				62.5	$11,679
SWMetro 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) 567-8100	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)							0.0							18.2
SWMetro East Union Reflections	Public	K-6	15655 County Road 43	Carver	55315	Carver County	Southwest Metro Intermediate 288	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 567-8100	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	K-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%)	89.3	50^th of 872 public elementary schools	94.3%		87.4	69^th of 881 public elementary schools	92.2%	19	76.9	75.9	76.6				76.5	59.3	69.9	78.7				69.9	$11,092
Bayview Elementary	Public	K-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%)	85.9	83^rd of 872 public elementary schools	90.5%		82.3	121^st of 881 public elementary schools	86.3%	38	75.8	70.9	70.1				72.3	61.7	60.2	79.3				66.6	$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%)	62.9	345^th of 872 public elementary schools	60.4%		63.3	335^th of 881 public elementary schools	62.0%	10	64.3	51.5	49.3				54.8	55.8	40.4	64.8				53.8	$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%)	81.2	135^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.5%		57.9	408^th of 881 public elementary schools	53.7%	273	78.7	77.2	52.2				68.5	55.7	68.4	65.2				63.1	$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%)	85.9	86^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.1%		87.8	65^th of 881 public elementary schools	92.6%	21	68.6	76.1	66.7				70.0	56.2	69.6	80.7				69.5	$11,408

Frequently Asked Questions about Cologne Academy

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Is Cologne Academy a good school?

Yes! Cologne Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 8^th of 872 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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