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Level Up Academy Middle School

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

455^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Level Up Academy Middle School is a public charter middle school in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 72 students. The school is part of the Level Up Academy district, which is ranked 398 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Level Up Academy Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state average and nearby schools on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.93% of students were proficient or better in MCA-III Math, compared to the state average of 45.21%, and 28.07% were proficient or better in reading, compared to the state average of 49.59%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, with only 4.17% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in MCA-III Math, ranking in the bottom 10% of Minnesota middle schools for both male and white students.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Central Middle and Gentry Academy Middle, Level Up Academy Middle School performs significantly worse on academic measures. In the 2024-2025 school year, Central Middle had 59.82% of students proficient or better in MCA-III Math, and Gentry Academy Middle had 56.35% proficient or better. Additionally, Level Up Academy Middle School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 50% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 22.29% at Central Middle School. The school's performance has not shown significant improvement over the past few years, and its statewide ranking has consistently been in the bottom third of Minnesota middle schools.

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,752

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 East County Road E
White Bear Lake, MN 55110-8888

(651) 408-5559

District: Level Up Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.5%

Two or more races:

14.1%

African American:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2022 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (19% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg24%

Minnesota avg47%

455^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 23 pts since 2022

From bottom 35% (2022) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

398^th of 446Level Up 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	15.7	455 of 519	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	382 of 545	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	347 of 529	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	338 of 520	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	289 of 473	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	191 of 459	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	406 of 452	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	295 of 479	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	308 of 464	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	316 of 476	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	404 of 415	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	388 of 440	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	356 of 436	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	342 of 438	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)39th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading28%-22 vs state

Math9%-36 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 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 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Level Up Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2600 East County Road E	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 408-5559	64	5	13.1	42.2%	40 (62.5%)	7 (10.9%)	7 (10.9%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.1%)	15.7	455^th of 519 public middle schools	12.3%		32.7	382^nd of 545 public middle schools	29.9%	73		4.2	12.5	12.5	8.9		20.8	25.0	41.2	28.1	$4,752
Level Up Academy Virtual Middle	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-8	2600 E County Rd E	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(651) 408-5559	14	1	14.0	50.0%	12 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mariner Middle School	Public	6-8	3551 McKnight Rd N	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(651) 773-6200	881	50	17.5	38.9%	519 (58.9%)	91 (10.3%)	100 (11.4%)	98 (11.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (7.7%)								(n/a)		36.5	31.1	48.7	38.4		54.6	46.1	44.4	48.6
White Bear Lake Middle OLL	Public	6-8	2399 Cedar Avenue	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 407-7579	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mariner Area Learning Center	Public	6-8	3551 McKnight Road	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 773-6201	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	3.4	514^th of 519 public middle schools	1.0%		2.9	545^th of 545 public middle schools	0.0%	31		5.7	0.0	0.0	2.8		5.9	0.0	15.0	7.0	$2,525
Bellaire Education Center	Public	5-9	2540 County Rd F	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Northeast Metro 916	No	No	No	No	(651) 415-5530	30	7	4.2	30.0%	15 (50.0%)	9 (30.0%)	1 (3.3%)	5 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					23.5					5.6
Gentry Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1420 County Road E East	Vadnais Heights	55110	Ramsey County	Gentry Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 604-8300	195	10	19.1	7.2%	178 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	75.9	96^th of 519 public middle schools	81.5%		69.6	142^nd of 545 public middle schools	73.9%	46	52.9	62.0	49.0	62.2	56.4	59.6	58.8	48.1	43.2	52.8
Mahtomedi Middle	Public	6-8	8100 75th St N	Mahtomedi	55115	Washington County	Mahtomedi Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 407-2201	761	42	17.9	15.1%	595 (78.2%)	61 (8.0%)	30 (3.9%)	28 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.9%)	93.6	18^th of 519 public middle schools	96.5%		95.6	16^th of 545 public middle schools	97.1%	2		65.7	67.4	74.2	68.9		68.2	67.4	64.3	66.7	$11,014
North Metro Flex Middle School	Public, Charter	7-8	2350 Helen St N	North Saint Paul	55109	Ramsey County	North Metro Flex Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 300-6300	44	4	11.2	79.5%	9 (20.5%)	18 (40.9%)	11 (25.0%)	2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.1%)	24.2	415^th of 519 public middle schools	20.0%		29.9	404^th of 545 public middle schools	25.9%	11			11.1	5.6	8.3			27.8	44.4	36.1
Central Middle	Public	6-8	4857 Bloom Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2888	922	47	19.6	19.3%	705 (76.5%)	27 (2.9%)	62 (6.7%)	60 (6.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.7%)	90.1	30^th of 519 public middle schools	94.2%		70.3	140^th of 545 public middle schools	74.3%	110		57.0	63.6	58.8	59.8		71.5	62.7	60.6	65.1	$11,158

Frequently Asked Questions about Level Up Academy Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Level Up Academy Middle School?

Students at Level Up Academy Middle School are 63% White, 14% Two or more races, 11% African American, 11% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is Level Up Academy Middle School in?

Level Up Academy

Is Level Up Academy Middle School a good school?

Level Up Academy Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.3% of Minnesota middle schools.

How many students attend Level Up Academy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 64 students attended Level Up Academy Middle School.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

2022–23 graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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