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Kaleidoscope Middle School

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Kaleidoscope Middle School ranks 258 th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 50% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Kaleidoscope Middle School is a public charter school located in Otsego, Minnesota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 115 students. The school is part of the Kaleidoscope Charter School District, which is ranked 292 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kaleidoscope Middle School has consistently ranked in the middle range of Minnesota middle schools, with a ranking between 132 and 265 out of 519-545 schools over the past few years. The school's performance on MCA-III assessments is generally below the state average in both math and reading proficiency across all grades, and it also performs below the Kaleidoscope Charter School district average in both subjects. However, the school's performance for students with low socioeconomic status is notably strong, ranking in the top 36-139 out of 432-473 Minnesota middle schools in this subgroup.

The school's performance for female and male students, as well as white students, is generally in the middle range compared to other Minnesota middle schools. Interestingly, the school's performance for special education students has a wide range, from a top ranking of 1 out of 282 schools in 2018-2019 to a bottom ranking of 274 out of 298 schools in 2022-2023. Additionally, Kaleidoscope Middle School has experienced fluctuations in its student-teacher ratio, ranging from 145.2 to 22.1 over the past few years, and the school's percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients has increased from 23.58% in 2021-2022 to 36.52% in 2023-2024.

117

Students ?

93.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,592

Per pupil spending ?

31.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7525 Kalland Ave NE
Otsego, MN 55301-8888

(763) 428-1890

District: Kaleidoscope Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.8%

Hispanic:

8.5%

African American:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2019 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Minnesota median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (38% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2019

!Math scores 14 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg47%

258^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 34 pts since 2019

From top 16% (2019) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

292^nd of 446Kaleidoscope Charter School 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	49.8	258 of 519	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	265 of 545	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	195 of 529	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	182 of 520	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.9	132 of 521	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	84 of 533	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	246 of 450	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	221 of 474	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	168 of 455	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	147 of 467	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	206 of 439	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	36 of 432	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	64.6	127 of 473	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	139 of 459	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	98.3	2 of 415	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	249 of 452	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	318 of 479	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	182 of 464	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	227 of 476	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	209 of 437	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.6	30 of 454	93.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	127 of 265	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.4	274 of 298	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	99.9	1 of 282	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	253 of 415	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	303 of 440	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	222 of 436	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	235 of 438	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.3	149 of 422	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	139 of 428	67.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading45%-4 vs state

Math32%-14 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	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 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 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Kaleidoscope Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	7525 Kalland Ave NE	Otsego	55301	Wright County	Kaleidoscope Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 428-1890	117	1	93.6	31.6%	91 (77.8%)	7 (6.0%)	10 (8.5%)	3 (2.6%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	49.8	258^th of 519 public middle schools	50.3%		50.3	265^th of 545 public middle schools	51.4%	7		16.7	35.9	40.5	31.6		44.4	46.2	45.2	45.3	$3,592
Prairie View Middle School	Public	5-8	8300 Maciver Ave NE	Otsego	55330	Wright County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	953	37	25.4	18.3%	706 (74.1%)	93 (9.8%)	46 (4.8%)	42 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.7%)	85.2	47^th of 519 public middle schools	90.9%		86.2	45^th of 545 public middle schools	91.7%	2	51.7	49.6	55.1	77.7	57.4	67.9	61.2	55.4	68.0	63.2
St. Michael-Albertville Middle West	Public	5-8	11343 50th St NE	Albertville	55301	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-4524	1,076	50	21.3	17.6%	876 (81.4%)	84 (7.8%)	50 (4.6%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.7%)	85.6	46^th of 519 public middle schools	91.1%		85.4	47^th of 545 public middle schools	91.4%	1	46.3	53.7	57.8	58.6	54.0	66.5	69.9	56.4	54.9	62.1	$9,770
St. Michael-Albertville Middle East	Public	5-8	4862 Naber Ave NE	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-2655	959	51	18.8	18.8%	752 (78.4%)	72 (7.5%)	61 (6.4%)	30 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.4%)	86.1	45^th of 519 public middle schools	91.3%		87.2	42^nd of 545 public middle schools	92.3%	3	58.1	51.8	54.8	62.5	56.6	72.2	67.0	56.0	62.3	64.4	$9,845
Ivan Sand Middle School Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-8	1232 School St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3530	1	1	.9		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)								(n/a)											$2,295
Vandenberge Middle School	Public	6-8	948 Proctor Ave	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3450	557	24	23.3	24.1%	433 (77.7%)	37 (6.6%)	39 (7.0%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	58.7	198^th of 519 public middle schools	61.8%		68.3	149^th of 545 public middle schools	72.7%	49		40.6	35.8	46.5	40.8		57.1	40.8	39.5	46.4	$10,762
Monticello Middle School - SNW	Public	6-8	800 East Broadway	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Sherburne and Northern Wright Speci	No	No	No	No	(763) 272-2050	14	4	3.7	28.6%	12 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Monticello Middle	Public	6-8	800 Broadway E	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Monticello Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 272-2101	860	50	17.2	28.8%	673 (78.3%)	36 (4.2%)	84 (9.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.6%)	71	132^nd of 519 public middle schools	74.6%		74.2	111^th of 545 public middle schools	79.6%	21		48.5	43.9	51.6	47.7		62.3	41.8	51.1	51.4	$12,314
Big Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Minnesota Ave	Big Lake	55309	Sherburne County	Big Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 262-2567	632	42	15.0	35.0%	473 (74.8%)	33 (5.2%)	53 (8.4%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.2%)	73	122^nd of 519 public middle schools	76.5%		59.7	197^th of 545 public middle schools	63.9%	75		35.6	55.0	53.9	47.7		47.6	58.9	60.0	55.3	$10,402
Spectrum Online Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	17796 Industrial Circle NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Spectrum High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 241-8703	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Kaleidoscope Middle School

Is Kaleidoscope Middle School a good school?

Kaleidoscope Middle School ranks 258^th of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Kaleidoscope Middle School in?

Kaleidoscope Charter School

How many students attend Kaleidoscope Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 117 students attended Kaleidoscope Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Kaleidoscope Middle School?

Students at Kaleidoscope Middle School are 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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