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Beacon Academy

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Beacon Academy ranks 592 nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Beacon Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 521 students in grades K-8 in Crystal, Minnesota. The school is part of the Beacon Academy District, which is ranked 320 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Beacon Academy's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, going from a high of 267 out of 848 Minnesota elementary schools in 2015-2016 (3-star rating) to its current ranking of 592 out of 872 (2-star rating) for the 2024-2025 school year.

Beacon Academy consistently underperforms the state average on MCA-III proficiency tests in both math and reading across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, only 23.32% of Beacon Academy students were proficient in math compared to the state average of 45.21%, and 46.11% of Beacon Academy students were proficient in reading compared to the state average of 49.59%. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with its rankings for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students all in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools. Beacon Academy has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching over 50% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Compared to the other elementary schools in the Robbinsdale Public School District, Beacon Academy generally underperforms. For example, the FAIR School Pilgrim Lane, a magnet school in the district, outperforms Beacon Academy by a wide margin on MCA-III tests, with proficiency rates often 20-30 percentage points higher. This suggests that the challenges faced by Beacon Academy may be more related to its charter school status and student population than the overall district's capabilities, as demonstrated by the high-performing magnet schools in the Robbinsdale district.

524

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,254

Per pupil spending ?

48.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3415 Louisiana Ave N
Crystal, MN 55427-8888

(763) 546-9999

District: Beacon Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.8%

White:

35.5%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2022 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2025) from a 18th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 22 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Minnesota avg47%

Elementary school

592^nd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

368^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

320^th of 446Beacon 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	35.7	592 of 872	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	688 of 881	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	644 of 845	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	703 of 858	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	701 of 869	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	711 of 870	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	623 of 847	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.7	582 of 853	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	69.1	267 of 848	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.6	359 of 840	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.9	398 of 826	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.9	254 of 824	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.3	412 of 820	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	74.8	160 of 814	80.3%	★★★★☆
2010	75.3	139 of 803	82.7%	★★★★☆
2008	69.7	205 of 781	73.8%	★★★★☆
2007	72.3	173 of 777	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.9	106 of 756	86.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	175 of 298	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	234 of 310	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	172 of 279	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	231 of 282	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	203 of 227	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	223 of 283	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	158 of 266	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	39.4	183 of 303	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	557 of 799	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.7	680 of 809	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	633 of 787	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	698 of 799	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	659 of 783	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	657 of 787	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	585 of 774	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	17.5	218 of 249	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	497 of 764	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	662 of 793	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	634 of 774	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	472 of 663	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	615 of 683	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	651 of 740	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	565 of 728	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	588 of 812	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	626 of 826	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	598 of 799	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	640 of 808	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	629 of 784	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	658 of 798	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	583 of 779	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	482 of 562	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	444 of 572	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	488 of 524	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	463 of 500	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	334 of 515	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	383 of 714	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	511 of 730	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	496 of 712	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.4	684 of 725	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	633 of 710	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	675 of 722	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	632 of 712	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	368 of 519	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	455 of 545	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	455 of 529	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	456 of 520	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	379 of 533	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	338 of 518	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.8	285 of 523	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.3	199 of 508	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.9	231 of 516	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.3	144 of 490	70.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.1	94 of 488	80.7%	★★★★☆
2012	56.3	237 of 469	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	75.2	90 of 478	81.2%	★★★★☆
2010	59.1	199 of 454	56.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	122 of 169	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	167 of 179	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	158 of 164	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	158 of 162	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	94 of 148	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	70 of 137	48.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	356 of 450	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	430 of 474	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	413 of 455	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	423 of 467	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	341 of 439	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	349 of 436	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	103 of 175	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	291 of 432	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.6	427 of 473	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	430 of 459	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	346 of 404	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	346 of 415	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	265 of 401	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	286 of 452	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	382 of 479	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	375 of 464	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	409 of 476	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	335 of 454	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.6	221 of 438	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	206 of 265	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	278 of 307	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	280 of 298	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	283 of 288	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	207 of 415	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.1	304 of 440	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	246 of 436	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	376 of 438	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	305 of 428	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	266 of 428	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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

White (2025)46th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2024)12th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)50th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading46%-3 vs state

Math23%-22 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 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
Beacon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3415 Louisiana Ave N	Crystal	55427	Hennepin County	Beacon Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 546-9999	524	30	17.2	48.5%	186 (35.5%)	193 (36.8%)	75 (14.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.0%)	35.7	592^nd of 872 public elementary schools	32.1%		25	688^th of 881 public elementary schools	21.9%	96	42.5	41.4	26.5	9.3	19.2	11.1	23.3	37.5	44.1	53.6	50.0	43.6	43.4	46.1	$12,254
Neill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Medicine Lake Rd	Crystal	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7400	359	30	11.8	73.0%	80 (22.3%)	152 (42.3%)	59 (16.4%)	17 (4.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.8%)	30.5	640^th of 872 public elementary schools	26.6%		21.2	716^th of 881 public elementary schools	18.7%	76	44.6	34.0	17.7				33.1	47.7	32.7	38.5				40.1	$15,287
Sonnesyn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3421 Boone Ave N	New Hope	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7600	313	26	12.2	74.8%	76 (24.3%)	138 (44.1%)	55 (17.6%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.9%)	13.7	762^nd of 872 public elementary schools	12.6%		6.5	822^nd of 881 public elementary schools	6.7%	60	26.4	8.1	14.0				17.1	32.1	18.4	38.0				30.5	$13,985
Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	8808 Medicine Lake Rd	New Hope	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 504-4400	733	40	18.2	33.0%	347 (47.3%)	54 (7.4%)	246 (33.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (11.1%)	43.1	538^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.3%		49	502^nd of 881 public elementary schools	43.0%	36	49.6	43.2	29.1				41.3	43.0	41.6	57.3				46.7	$11,801
School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson	Public, Magnet	K-5	1751 Kelly Dr	Golden Valley	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 504-7200	432	26	16.3	32.2%	276 (63.9%)	52 (12.0%)	37 (8.6%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.3%)	73.5	222^nd of 872 public elementary schools	74.5%		82.6	117^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.7%	105	68.0	71.1	42.0				59.9	54.7	60.5	65.9				60.5	$13,503
Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 47th Ave N	Crystal	55428	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7900	464	31	14.9	67.9%	118 (25.4%)	156 (33.6%)	87 (18.8%)	22 (4.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (15.9%)	17.3	734^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.8%		20.3	723^rd of 881 public elementary schools	17.9%	11	20.0	24.2	15.6				20.0	31.3	30.8	42.2				34.7	$14,665
Early Childhood Special Education	Public	PK-K	8301 47th Avenue N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-8082	271	22	12.3	50.9%	106 (39.1%)	77 (28.4%)	53 (19.6%)	11 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)								(n/a)															$5,668
Escuela Exitos	Public, Charter	K-8	4741 Zealand Ave N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Escuela Exitos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 421-0152	231	18	12.6	59.7%	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	219 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2	869^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.3%		4.4	849^th of 881 public elementary schools	3.6%	20	12.1	0.0	0.0	5.6	6.7	14.3	6.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.7	6.7	4.8	3.7
Noble Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Noble Ave N	Golden Valley	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-4000	262	24	10.9	69.8%	56 (21.4%)	97 (37.0%)	44 (16.8%)	18 (6.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.2%)	8.5	805^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.7%		9.5	796^th of 881 public elementary schools	9.6%	9	32.6	8.1	12.8				18.5	20.9	11.1	27.5				20.2	$16,084
FAIR School Pilgrim Lane	Public, Magnet	K-5	3725 Pilgrim Lane N	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 504-8401	403	25	16.3	40.9%	223 (55.3%)	80 (19.9%)	41 (10.2%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.9%)	66.3	308^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.7%		62.8	343^rd of 881 public elementary schools	61.1%	35	65.2	55.7	43.5				54.8	64.3	41.9	66.2				58.0	$14,192

Frequently Asked Questions about Beacon Academy

What is the racial makeup of Beacon Academy?

Students at Beacon Academy are 37% African American, 35% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

Is Beacon Academy a good school?

Beacon Academy ranks 592^nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend Beacon Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Beacon Academy.

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