Universal Academy Middle/High

Universal Academy Middle/High is a charter school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 154 students in grades 7 through 12 as part of Universal Academy Charter School, in a setting where 89.61% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025.

In 2025–2026, the school ranked 313th of 473 Minnesota high schools — 34th percentile, 2 stars. Among nearby ranked schools it holds the strongest current position, ahead of South High (21st percentile), Hiawatha Collegiate High School (18th), Lincoln International High School (15th) and MTS High School (5th), though it remains below the state midpoint. All-grade proficiency was 38.1% in math, 45.0% in reading and 12.0% in science. Math and reading are clear relative strengths: both beat the nearby schools listed above and the district's averages of 35.7% in math and 40.9% in reading, while staying under the state's 44.9% in math and 48.6% in reading. Science is the notable weak spot, below those same nearby schools and well under the state's 25.5%.

Math has climbed over three reported years, from 27.4% to 33.33% to 38.1%, while reading has held fairly steady. Science moved the other way, from 31.91% to 15.38% to 12.0% — a large decline, though a change in the state exam between those years may be part of it. On subgroup effectiveness, the school ranks in the top tenth statewide for English Language Learner students (5 stars) and at the 60th percentile for low-income students (3 stars), both above its overall ranking, while gender rankings show a gap (37th percentile for female students, 2 stars; 17th percentile for male students, 1 star). The reported learner-to-teacher ratio was 26.9 in 2024–2025, and graduation and dropout figures were not available, leaving a gap in the overall picture.