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Kaleidoscope Middle School

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Kaleidoscope Middle School ranks 219 th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

219^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 60% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Kaleidoscope Middle School is a small charter school in Otsego, Minnesota, serving 117 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Kaleidoscope Charter School district, in an area where the neighboring middle schools enroll several hundred to more than a thousand students each.

In 2025–26, the school ranked 219th of 546 Minnesota middle schools (60th percentile, 3 stars) — up from the 50th percentile the year before, but still below the 75th–84th percentile range it reached in 2020–21 and 2018–19. Math is the clearest weakness: all-grades math proficiency was 24%, compared with 32.5% for the district, 44.9% statewide, and roughly 39% to 57% at nearby schools. The gap is concentrated in the earlier grades — 9.5% in 6th grade and 19.6% in 7th grade, against state averages of 39.5% and 40.3%, while 8th grade (45.9%) sits above the state. Reading (53.6%) is above both district and state, and science (29.7%) is the highest among comparable nearby schools, including Prairie View Middle School, St. Michael-Albertville Middle West, St. Michael-Albertville Middle East, and Salk Middle School.

The school also stands out for how it serves some groups: its low-income students ranked in the 79th percentile in 2025–26 (92nd the year before), and special education students climbed from the 8th percentile in 2022–23 to the 68th percentile in 2025–26. That matters because 31.6% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — more than at Prairie View, Spectrum Middle School, and the St. Michael-Albertville schools. Kaleidoscope still trails most neighbors overall, including Big Lake Middle School, but it is much smaller and serves a higher-poverty population. Note that reported student-teacher ratios for recent years appear to be a data error and should not be used to judge staffing.

117

Students ?

93.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,592

Per pupil spending ?

31.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

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 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Minnesota median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (38% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2019

!Math scores 21 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg36%

Minnesota avg43%

219^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 24 pts since 2019

From top 16% (2019) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

189^th of 458Kaleidoscope 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
2026	57.9	219 of 546	59.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	48.1	238 of 467	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	67.8	96 of 458	79.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	61.3	153 of 483	68.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	60.2	95 of 296	67.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	48.0	221 of 435	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)79th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)68th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading54%+5 vs state

Science30%+4 vs state

Math24%-21 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)					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 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 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 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%)	57.9	219^th of 546 public middle schools	59.9%		49.8	258^th of 519 public middle schools	50.3%	39		57.1	47.8	56.8	53.6		29.7	29.7		9.5	19.6	45.9	24.0	$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%)	80.3	70^th of 546 public middle schools	87.2%		85.2	47^th of 519 public middle schools	90.9%	23	67.7	56.9	49.6	65.6	59.8	30.6	19.3	25.3	56.7	47.4	52.8	74.8	57.2
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%)	86.3	45^th of 546 public middle schools	91.8%		85.6	46^th of 519 public middle schools	91.1%	1	62.2	71.9	49.3	70.0	63.0	30.2	19.6	25.4	46.7	55.5	54.8	70.0	56.3	$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%)	86.5	43^rd of 546 public middle schools	92.1%		86.1	45^th of 519 public middle schools	91.3%	2	59.8	71.7	54.6	64.3	62.2	26.8	23.3	25.2	48.8	51.3	53.5	60.6	53.4	$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%)	66.3	154^th of 546 public middle schools	71.8%		58.7	198^th of 519 public middle schools	61.8%	44		58.1	47.2	58.9	54.2		10.6	10.6		38.9	40.6	49.7	43.2	$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%)	77	88^th of 546 public middle schools	83.9%		71	132^nd of 519 public middle schools	74.6%	44		65.5	47.9	55.9	56.9		20.1	20.1		41.2	50.0	56.6	49.0	$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%)	62.7	179^th of 546 public middle schools	67.2%		73	122^nd of 519 public middle schools	76.5%	57		47.2	36.9	60.8	48.1		16.6	16.6		39.4	36.8	54.9	43.4	$10,402
Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	11970 Highland Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3455	638	26	24.4	26.3%	441 (69.1%)	113 (17.7%)	16 (2.5%)	27 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)	77.9	84^th of 546 public middle schools	84.6%		72	128^th of 519 public middle schools	75.3%	44		66.8	51.1	56.9	58.7		21.1	21.1		55.3	48.9	39.3	48.0	$10,867

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

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.

Is Kaleidoscope Middle School a good school?

Kaleidoscope Middle School ranks 219^th of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 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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