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Spero Academy Brooklyn Park

Public, Charter Grades K-6

773^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Spero Academy Brooklyn Park is a K–6 public charter school in Brooklyn Park, MN, serving 127 students as part of the Spero Academy district, which ranks 416th of 458 districts in Minnesota (9th percentile, 0 stars).

At the school level, Spero's 2025–26 rank was 773rd of 869 (11th percentile, 1 star), an improvement from 828th of 872 (5th percentile, 0 stars) in 2024–25 and 826th of 881 (6th percentile, 0 stars) in 2023–24. Proficiency remains below state averages: math 14.7% vs. 44.9% statewide, reading 27.5% vs. 48.6%, and science 12.5% vs. 25.5%. The nearest comparison is striking: Monroe Elementary School - MSE, 0.37 miles away, posts math 64.6%, reading 54.1%, science 22.8%, and a 69th percentile rank — even though Spero has a lower free/reduced lunch rate (38.58% vs. 46.84%) and roughly half the student–teacher ratio (7.4 vs. 14.8). Spero is not the lowest performer nearby, outperforming Brooklyn Center Elementary School (1st percentile) in all three subjects. Against Twin Lakes STEM Academy, where 99.08% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, Spero's math (14.7%) is slightly lower and reading (27.5%) close, while its science result (12.5% vs. 0%) is stronger.

There are bright spots. Reading proficiency more than doubled, from 12.96% in 2024–25 to 27.5% in 2025–26, and 6th grade is the strongest grade (math 20%, reading 33.3%). Science, though, fell from 20% to 12.5%, and 5th grade math is a clear weak point at 6.3%. Special education students rose to the 32nd percentile with 2 stars, well above the school's overall 11th percentile with 1 star. Spero has both the lowest student–teacher ratio (7.4) and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (38.58%) among the nearby schools compared here — advantages that have not yet translated into higher proficiency.

127

Students ?

7.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

38.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

77.3%

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

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

7444 Humboldt Ave
Brooklyn Park, MN 55444-8888

(612) 465-8611

District: Spero Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.7%

African American:

27.6%

Hispanic:

17.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2024 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2024

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (20% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Math scores 30 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Minnesota avg43%

773^rd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 5 pts since 2024

From bottom 6% (2024) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

416^th of 458Spero 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	773 of 869	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	828 of 872	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	826 of 881	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	714 of 807	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	767 of 812	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	784 of 826	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	396 of 579	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.2	511 of 562	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	503 of 572	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)32nd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading28%-21 vs state

Math15%-30 vs state

Science12%-13 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
Spero Academy Brooklyn Park	Public, Charter	K-6	7444 Humboldt Ave	Brooklyn Park	55444	Hennepin County	Spero Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(612) 465-8611	127	17	7.4	38.6%	58 (45.7%)	35 (27.6%)	22 (17.3%)	5 (3.9%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (3.9%)	12.4	773^rd of 869 public elementary schools	11.0%		5.6	828^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.0%	55	22.2	25.0	31.3	33.3			27.5	12.5		12.5	17.6	15.0	6.3	20.0			14.7	77.3%	0%
Monroe Elementary School - MSE	Public	K-5	901 Brookdale Dr N	Brooklyn Park	55444	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3600	553	37	14.8	46.8%	128 (23.1%)	131 (23.7%)	50 (9.0%)	167 (30.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (13.2%)	68	271^st of 869 public elementary schools	68.8%		55.3	419^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.9%	148	55.3	52.7	54.3				54.1	22.8		22.8	70.6	74.7	48.9				64.6	88.8%	3.8%	$15,146
Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM	Public	PK, KG-5	7020 Dupont Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-2500	422	37	11.3	72.7%	29 (6.9%)	135 (32.0%)	92 (21.8%)	122 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.4%)	12	778^th of 869 public elementary schools	10.5%		12.3	775^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.1%	3	18.8	15.3	36.7				23.5	8.8		8.8	26.6	25.0	18.3				23.4	95.2%	0%	$14,995
Palmer Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 W Palmer Lake Dr	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-1930	493	39	12.6	63.1%	34 (6.9%)	155 (31.4%)	70 (14.2%)	186 (37.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.1%)	20.6	717^th of 869 public elementary schools	17.5%		19.8	715^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.0%	2	22.4	33.7	36.6				30.9	12.9		12.9	27.6	36.1	28.6				31.0	94.3%	4.3%	$14,962
Stevenson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6080 E River Rd	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 502-5300	459	40	11.5	70.6%	102 (22.2%)	152 (33.1%)	97 (21.1%)	48 (10.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.8%)	30.1	641^st of 869 public elementary schools	26.2%		21.7	703^rd of 872 public elementary schools	19.4%	62	34.0	39.3					36.5				31.9	47.6					39.3	85.3%	3.4%	$15,765
Garden City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-9768	366	32	11.4	77.0%	23 (6.3%)	122 (33.3%)	74 (20.2%)	122 (33.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	16.1	743^rd of 869 public elementary schools	14.5%		13.3	769^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.8%	26	23.4	14.3	34.5				24.1	12.5		12.5	36.2	29.1	23.2				29.1	97.7%	2.3%	$14,734
Brooklyn Center Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1500 59th Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 561-4480	708	61	11.6	79.9%	46 (6.5%)	326 (46.0%)	205 (29.0%)	77 (10.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.3%)	3	859^th of 869 public elementary schools	1.2%		2.6	865^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.8%	6	12.3	7.6	13.2				10.9	2.2		2.2	10.7	3.9	3.3				6.1	85%	0%	$13,813
Birch Grove School For The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4690 Brookdale Dr N	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 561-1374	460	36	12.8	68.0%	56 (12.2%)	174 (37.8%)	73 (15.9%)	89 (19.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.9%)	22.4	711^th of 869 public elementary schools	18.2%		16.2	742^nd of 872 public elementary schools	14.9%	31	31.7	32.9	43.8				36.4	13.7		13.7	31.7	30.6	20.5				27.4	96.4%	3.6%	$15,122
Hayes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	615 Mississippi St NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 502-5200	432	44	9.8	63.9%	130 (30.1%)	142 (32.9%)	80 (18.5%)	29 (6.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.2%)	17.2	737^th of 869 public elementary schools	15.2%		21.9	699^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.8%	38	28.4	29.8					29.1				31.1	31.6					31.3	70.7%	4%	$15,056
Progeny Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5929 Brooklyn Boulevard	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	Progeny Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 325-9150	92	8	11.5	82.6%	10 (10.9%)	53 (57.6%)	18 (19.6%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.8%)	7.3	817^th of 869 public elementary schools	6.0%		5.7	827^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.2%	10			8.3	25.0		50.0	18.5	0.0	30.0	14.3			0.0	16.7		20.0	7.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Spero Academy Brooklyn Park

What district is Spero Academy Brooklyn Park in?

Spero Academy

What is the racial makeup of Spero Academy Brooklyn Park?

Students at Spero Academy Brooklyn Park are 46% White, 28% African American, 17% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Spero Academy Brooklyn Park a good school?

Spero Academy Brooklyn Park ranks in the bottom 11.0% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Spero Academy Brooklyn Park?

In the 2024-25 school year, 127 students attended Spero Academy Brooklyn Park.

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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