Success Academy Bloomington Middle

Success Academy Bloomington Middle is a small public charter middle school serving grades 6–8 in Bloomington, Minnesota, with 63 students, located at 8201 Park Ave S as part of the Success Academy charter district. Its overall state ranking sits around the 25th percentile, and it enrolls one of the highest-poverty student populations in the area — about 90% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, compared with roughly 73% at nearby Valley View Middle and 58% at Richfield Middle.

Reading is this school's clear strength. At 37.9% proficiency in 2025–26, it beats its own district (25.6%) by more than 12 points and outperforms Valley View (25.5%) and Compass Academy Secondary (29.2%), and it has held steady near 35–44% for four years. Math is the opposite story: 13.6% proficiency is well below the state's 44.9%, but it has climbed sharply from under 4% in 2022–23, roughly tripling in two years. Science (13%) also more than doubles its district's rate.

What stands out most is how this school performs with its highest-need students. English language learners rank in the 94th percentile statewide (5 stars), and low-income students have moved from the 24th to the 49th percentile in two years — both well above the school's overall standing. The clearest unresolved weakness is a gap between male students (10th percentile) and female students (25th). Overall, the school's trend lines point up on nearly every measure. For a direct benchmark at similar scale, New Code Academy Middle School posts higher reading and math with somewhat lower poverty, while the area's top-ranked schools, including Anthony Middle and Justice Page Middle, serve populations with roughly one-third the poverty level. In short: literacy instruction and steady improvement are the assets; math and the male-student gap are the biggest opportunities.