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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 19.0% 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

706^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 240 students in grades K-5 in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school is part of the Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy District, which is ranked 375 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a statewide ranking between 691-850 out of 845-872 schools. The school has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very low academic performance. However, the school performs relatively better for certain student subgroups, such as ranking in the top 50% of Minnesota elementary schools for African American students and English Language Learners. The school also has extremely high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 83.98% to 100% over the past 3 years, which is significantly higher than the nearby St. Cloud Public School District.

Despite the school's small class sizes, ranging from 8.8 to 11.2 students per teacher over the past 3 years, which is lower than the nearby public schools, Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy has been a consistently low-performing school for many years. This suggests significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students, which may be related to the school's high poverty rates. While the school shows some strengths in serving certain student subgroups, the overall picture indicates a need for substantial improvements to better support the educational needs of its diverse student population.

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 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Reading scores 19 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg29%

Minnesota avg47%

706^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

375^th of 446Saint 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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+54 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math33%-13 vs state

Reading30%-19 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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 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%)	21.2	706^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.0%		20.7	720^th of 881 public elementary schools	18.3%	14	39.0	31.1	28.3	32.6	34.2	22.2	34.8	30.3	$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%)	11.4	780^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.6	775^th of 881 public elementary schools	12.0%	5	32.0	29.2	8.3	23.3	28.0	20.8	16.7	21.9
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2805 9th St 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%)	25.5	683^rd of 872 public elementary schools	21.7%		23.6	701^st of 881 public elementary schools	20.4%	18	37.0	29.3	31.9	33.0	34.4	30.6	43.5	35.7	$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%)	51.1	465^th of 872 public elementary schools	46.7%		58.1	402^nd of 881 public elementary schools	54.4%	63	51.7	53.8	41.4	48.6	42.4	40.6	58.9	47.9	$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%)	54.2	432^nd of 872 public elementary schools	50.5%		44.4	550^th of 881 public elementary schools	37.6%	118	69.9	46.4	38.4	52.0	47.3	37.1	60.2	48.0	$9,911
Lincoln Elementary	Public	4-5	336 5th Ave SE	Saint Cloud	56304	Benton 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%)	4.4	842^nd of 872 public elementary schools	3.4%		8.6	802^nd of 881 public elementary schools	9.0%	40		13.0	3.2	7.7		14.5	21.5	18.3	$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%)	39.6	575^th of 872 public elementary schools	34.1%		36	606^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.2%	31	41.4	55.7	31.8	43.4	40.0	42.0	42.2	41.4	$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)	18.4			18.4	16.2			16.2	$14,864
Benton-Stearns Education Pioneers	Public	K-6	212 3rd Avenue North	Sartell	56377	Stearns 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%)	78.1	165^th of 872 public elementary schools	81.1%		82.5	120^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.4%	45	67.8	68.0	61.8	65.7	57.1	61.0	63.6	60.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy

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.

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.

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Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy ranks in the bottom 19.0% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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