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Spero Academy Brooklyn Park

Public, Charter Grades K-6

828^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Spero Academy Brooklyn Park is a small public charter elementary school serving grades K-4 in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, with only 84 students enrolled. While the school's small size and low student-teacher ratio may be appealing, a closer look at the data reveals some concerning academic performance trends.

Spero Academy Brooklyn Park consistently underperforms the state and its own district averages on the MCA-III math and reading assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.21% of Spero Academy students were proficient or better in math, compared to 45.21% statewide. The school's reading proficiency rate was also low at 12.96%, compared to the state average of 49.59%. Additionally, the school struggles to effectively serve its student subgroups, ranking 767 out of 812 Minnesota elementary schools for male students and 511 out of 562 for special education students in math proficiency. With a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 41.67% to 55.77%, Spero Academy Brooklyn Park appears to be serving a high-need population.

In comparison, the nearby public elementary schools, such as Stevenson Elementary, Garden City Elementary, and Brooklyn Center Elementary School, generally outperform Spero Academy Brooklyn Park on academic measures. These schools have higher proficiency rates in math and reading, as well as higher overall state rankings. Even the nearby public magnet schools, like Birch Grove School For The Arts, tend to outperform Spero Academy Brooklyn Park, though they still lag behind the state averages in many cases.

127

Students ?

7.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

38.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2024 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (13% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Reading scores 37 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg15%

Minnesota avg47%

828^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

426^th of 446Spero 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
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
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
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 (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math13%-32 vs state

Reading13%-37 vs state

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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 (2025)	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 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	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%)	5.6	828^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.0%		6.4	826^th of 881 public elementary schools	6.2%	2	4.4	20.0	20.0			13.2	8.7	6.3	26.7			13.0
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%)	55.3	419^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.9%		52.4	459^th of 881 public elementary schools	47.9%	40	59.6	55.8	54.3			56.5	39.4	36.8	58.1			45.2	$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%)	12.3	775^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.1%		12.2	778^th of 881 public elementary schools	11.7%	3	30.4	36.1	15.9			27.2	19.6	19.7	25.4			21.7	$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%)	19.8	715^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.0%		22.1	712^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.2%	3	39.8	33.8	25.0			33.0	29.3	24.3	32.4			28.8	$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%)	21.7	703^rd of 872 public elementary schools	19.4%		22.3	711^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.3%	8	38.8	29.5				33.9	37.7	24.2				30.6	$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%)	13.3	769^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.8%		12	780^th of 881 public elementary schools	11.5%	11	32.8	35.4	24.4			31.1	17.2	18.4	22.2			19.1	$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%)	2.6	865^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.8%		3.7	858^th of 881 public elementary schools	2.6%	7	7.7	8.3	1.9			6.0	5.9	10.3	19.6			11.7	$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%)	16.2	742^nd of 872 public elementary schools	14.9%		17.1	746^th of 881 public elementary schools	15.3%	4	29.9	25.3	20.0			24.9	26.5	25.3	40.0			30.6	$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%)	21.9	699^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.8%		32.9	632^nd of 881 public elementary schools	28.3%	67	38.4	37.4				37.9	25.3	31.9				28.7	$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%)	5.7	827^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.2%					(n/a)		0.0	8.3	7.1	0.0	4.2		18.2	25.0	28.6	25.0	25.0

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 5.0% 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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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

2022–23 graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

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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