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Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy

Q: Is Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy a good school?

Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy ranks in the bottom 21.4% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy?

Students at Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy are 98% African American, 2% White.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

683^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy is a K–5 elementary school in Saint Cloud, MN, serving 266 students as its own district, with a very high-poverty population (97.37% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025) and a relatively low 10.4:1 student-teacher ratio. Its overall SchoolDigger rank is 683 of 869 Minnesota schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 21st percentile with a 1-star rating. The school has improved notably over the long term, moving from the 0th–5th percentile in the mid-2010s to the 17th–21st percentile from 2021–2022 onward, though it remains in the bottom quartile statewide.

Proficiency sits below state averages but above the local district average in every subject: 33.3% in math (state 44.9%), 33.3% in reading (state 48.6%), and 17.0% in science (state 25.5%). Compared with nearby schools, it outperforms Success Academy St. Cloud Elementary (13.3% math, 15.0% reading, 0% science), Lincoln Elementary (12.1% math, 18.0% reading, 3.6% science), and Talahi Community Elementary in math and reading. It also beats Oak Hill Community Elementary in all three subjects despite Oak Hill's much lower poverty rate. It trails Riverview Intermediate School in Sartell-St. Stephen School District (65.4% math, 59.3% reading) and Pleasantview Elementary and Mississippi Heights Elementary in Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools, all of which serve lower-poverty populations.

Subgroup effectiveness is a standout: African American students rank in the 68th percentile with 3 stars and English Language Learner students in the 64th percentile with 3 stars, both far above the school's overall 21st percentile, while low-SES students rank near the middle at the 49th percentile. Male students are a relative weakness at the 14th percentile versus 29 for female students. Grade-level results show the biggest relative gaps in 3rd-grade math and 4th-grade reading, while 5th-grade reading (42.6%) is the strongest result. Science remains the lowest subject at 17.0%.

266

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,533

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1025 18th St N
Saint Cloud, MN 56303-8888

(320) 774-2201

District: Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.5%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Reading scores 15 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg43%

683^rd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

365^th of 458Saint Cloud Math and Science 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
2026	24.9	683 of 869	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	706 of 872	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	720 of 881	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	691 of 845	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	716 of 858	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	789 of 869	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	826 of 870	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	840 of 847	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.4	850 of 853	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.3	845 of 848	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.3	839 of 840	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	101 of 315	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.0	126 of 298	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	134 of 310	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	116 of 279	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	150 of 282	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	168 of 227	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	235 of 283	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	253 of 266	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	110 of 305	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	82 of 303	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.3	108 of 303	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	86 of 276	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	139 of 256	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	127 of 175	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	219 of 239	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	237 of 242	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	558 of 790	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.3	582 of 799	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	643 of 809	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	694 of 787	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	686 of 799	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	719 of 783	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	755 of 787	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.8	773 of 774	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	388 of 764	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.0	443 of 764	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	509 of 793	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	502 of 774	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	478 of 663	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	613 of 683	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	685 of 740	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	719 of 728	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	691 of 807	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	688 of 812	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	700 of 826	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	606 of 799	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	687 of 808	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	723 of 784	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	756 of 798	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	758 of 779	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)68th percentile+47 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math33%-12 vs state

Reading33%-15 vs state

Science17%-8 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1025 18th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(320) 774-2201	266	25	10.4	97.4%	4 (1.5%)	262 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.9	683^rd of 869 public elementary schools	21.4%		21.2	706^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.0%	23	29.3	27.7	42.6	33.3	17.0	17.0	36.6	36.2	27.7	33.3	$14,533
Success Academy St. Cloud Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	809 12th St N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 876-3050	140	8	17.5	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	138 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	5.5	834^th of 869 public elementary schools	4.0%		11.4	780^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.6%	54	5.0	26.3	14.3	15.0	0.0	0.0	15.0	26.3	0.0	13.3
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2850 10th Street N	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6330	704	52	13.6	68.9%	216 (30.7%)	294 (41.8%)	81 (11.5%)	21 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (12.8%)	22.6	707^th of 869 public elementary schools	18.6%		25.5	683^rd of 872 public elementary schools	21.7%	24	32.8	33.6	34.5	33.6	17.6	17.6	38.5	27.6	21.8	29.8	$12,943
Pleasantview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1009 N 6th Ave	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 253-0506	734	55	13.3	42.0%	549 (74.8%)	34 (4.6%)	48 (6.5%)	14 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (11.7%)	51.4	445^th of 869 public elementary schools	48.8%		51.1	465^th of 872 public elementary schools	46.7%	20	45.7	47.3	62.2	51.4	18.9	18.9	51.2	53.6	35.5	47.0	$11,315
Mississippi Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1003 S 4th St	Sauk Rapids	56379	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 252-0122	808	54	15.0	35.8%	641 (79.3%)	31 (3.8%)	50 (6.2%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.4%)	46.6	502^nd of 869 public elementary schools	42.2%		54.2	432^nd of 872 public elementary schools	50.5%	70	46.6	45.1	49.3	47.0	17.4	17.4	59.1	53.6	28.3	46.7	$9,911
Lincoln Elementary	Public	4-5	336 5th Ave SE	Saint Cloud	56304	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-6660	328	29	11.5	81.1%	62 (18.9%)	180 (54.9%)	34 (10.4%)	8 (2.4%)	8 (2.4%)	3 (0.9%)	33 (10.1%)	5.6	833^rd of 869 public elementary schools	4.1%		4.4	842^nd of 872 public elementary schools	3.4%	9		17.1	19.0	18.0	3.6	3.6		19.1	4.4	12.1	$14,628
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 Ridgewood Rd	Saint Cloud	56303	Stearns County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7630	531	36	14.7	59.7%	221 (41.6%)	106 (20.0%)	117 (22.0%)	21 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (11.7%)	35.2	606^th of 869 public elementary schools	30.3%		39.6	575^th of 872 public elementary schools	34.1%	31	33.8	41.0	43.3	39.1	21.9	21.9	38.4	52.5	27.3	39.0	$15,046
Talahi Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1321 University Dr SE	Saint Cloud	56304	Sherburne County	St. Cloud Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 370-7780	701	60	11.7	84.0%	148 (21.1%)	382 (54.5%)	78 (11.1%)	12 (1.7%)	11 (1.6%)	5 (0.7%)	65 (9.3%)								(n/a)	20.0			20.0			20.6			20.6	$14,864
Benton-Stearns Education Pioneers	Public	K-6	212 3rd Avenue North	Sartell	56379	Benton County	Benton-Stearns Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 223-7401	8	2	3.4		6 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)								(n/a)
Riverview Intermediate School	Public	3-5	627 Third Avenue North	Sartell	56377	Stearns County	Sartell-St. Stephen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 253-2200	914	56	16.2	21.9%	766 (83.8%)	29 (3.2%)	41 (4.5%)	31 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.0%)	74.6	212^th of 869 public elementary schools	75.6%		78.1	165^th of 872 public elementary schools	81.1%	47	50.4	60.5	65.4	59.3	27.1	27.1	69.3	66.4	61.2	65.4

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What is the racial makeup of Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy?

Students at Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy are 98% African American, 2% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy.

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Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy ranks in the bottom 21.4% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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