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Twin Lakes STEM Academy

Q: Is Twin Lakes STEM Academy a good school?

Twin Lakes STEM Academy ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Twin Lakes STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Twin Lakes STEM Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Twin Lakes STEM Academy?

Students at Twin Lakes STEM Academy are 93% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% White.

Public, Charter Grades K-7

800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Twin Lakes STEM Academy is a public charter elementary school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, serving 203 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. According to the data, the school is ranked 800 out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and is rated 0 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Twin Lakes STEM Academy consistently performs below the state average in both math and reading proficiency across all grades. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.38% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 45.21%. The school's performance is particularly low in 4th and 5th-grade math, with only 3.57% and 4.17% of students proficient or better, respectively. In reading, the school's performance is slightly better, with 20.56% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 49.59%. The school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Minnesota elementary schools for female students, male students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. However, the school performs relatively better for African American students and English Language Learners, ranking in the middle 50% of Minnesota elementary schools for these subgroups.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as New Millennium Academy Charter, Palmer Lake Elementary, and Excell Academy Charter, generally perform better than Twin Lakes STEM Academy in both math and reading proficiency, with higher percentages of students meeting or exceeding state standards. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 71.71% to 84.84%, compared to Twin Lakes STEM Academy's exceptionally high rate of 94.56% to 99.01%.

217

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,325

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6201 Noble Ave N
Brooklyn Park, MN 55429-8888

(763) 338-9373

District: Twin Lakes STEM Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.6%

Hispanic:

4.6%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2017 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2017

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (15% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Math scores 35 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Minnesota avg47%

800^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2017

From bottom 2% (2017) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

420^th of 446Twin Lakes STEM 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	8.9	800 of 872	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	795 of 881	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	742 of 845	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	807 of 858	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	810 of 869	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	800 of 870	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	826 of 847	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.3	835 of 853	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	246 of 298	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	239 of 310	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	179 of 279	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	233 of 282	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	187 of 227	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	179 of 283	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.0	240 of 266	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	226 of 303	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	189 of 303	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	107 of 276	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	178 of 256	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	140 of 175	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.4	90 of 239	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	152 of 242	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	1.6	798 of 799	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	774 of 809	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	708 of 787	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	760 of 799	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	693 of 764	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	702 of 793	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	660 of 774	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	626 of 663	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	614 of 683	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	666 of 740	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	701 of 728	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	754 of 812	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	712 of 826	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	704 of 799	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	744 of 808	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	762 of 798	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	756 of 779	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)25th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading21%-29 vs state

Math10%-35 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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	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
Twin Lakes STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	6201 Noble Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Twin Lakes STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 338-9373	217	19	11.4	99.1%	5 (2.3%)	201 (92.6%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8.9	800^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.3%		9.5	795^th of 881 public elementary schools	9.8%	5	23.1	3.6	4.2	20.0	0.0		10.4	15.4	6.9	25.0	46.7	23.1		20.6	$16,325
Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 533-2246	396	34	11.5	72.7%	16 (4.0%)	144 (36.4%)	125 (31.6%)	87 (22.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	27.7	665^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.7%		34.8	622^nd of 881 public elementary schools	29.4%	43	36.8	49.1	34.5				39.7	29.4	25.9	41.4				32.2	$16,790
Garden City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-9768	366	32	11.4	77.0%	23 (6.3%)	122 (33.3%)	74 (20.2%)	122 (33.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	13.3	769^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.8%		12	780^th of 881 public elementary schools	11.5%	11	32.8	35.4	24.4				31.1	17.2	18.4	22.2				19.1	$14,734
Excell Academy Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5800 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Excell Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 533-0500	548	35	15.8	87.0%	1 (0.2%)	510 (93.1%)	26 (4.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	5.6	830^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.8%		5	841^st of 881 public elementary schools	4.5%	11	26.2	22.2	3.6	4.3	10.5	11.1	12.5	14.3	15.6	19.6	18.8	25.6	24.4	19.6	$15,757
Progeny Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5929 Brooklyn Boulevard	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	Progeny Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 325-9150	92	8	11.5	82.6%	10 (10.9%)	53 (57.6%)	18 (19.6%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.8%)	5.7	827^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.2%					(n/a)		0.0	8.3		7.1	0.0	4.2		18.2	25.0		28.6	25.0	25.0
Northport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5421 Brooklyn Blvd	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7800	488	34	14.1	80.1%	39 (8.0%)	187 (38.3%)	153 (31.4%)	70 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	17.5	731^st of 872 public elementary schools	16.2%		18.5	733^rd of 881 public elementary schools	16.8%	2	31.0	17.7	24.7				24.8	31.9	24.2	36.7				31.5	$15,318
Zanewood Community School STEAM	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7000 Zane Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 561-9077	317	27	11.9	77.9%	17 (5.4%)	148 (46.7%)	72 (22.7%)	53 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	13.4	768^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.9%		6.4	825^th of 881 public elementary schools	6.4%	57	21.8	21.3	22.6				21.9	27.8	20.8	34.0				27.7	$14,751
New Millennium Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	5105 Brooklyn Blvd	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	New Millennium Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 235-7900	845	55	15.4	81.9%	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.7%)	12 (1.4%)	786 (93.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	13.6	766^th of 872 public elementary schools	12.2%		14.7	760^th of 881 public elementary schools	13.7%	6	29.2	32.1	9.8	24.7	17.0	18.2	21.9	23.3	14.3	33.0	26.0	25.0	32.6	25.8	$13,397
Palmer Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 W Palmer Lake Dr	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-1930	493	39	12.6	63.1%	34 (6.9%)	155 (31.4%)	70 (14.2%)	186 (37.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.1%)	19.8	715^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.0%		22.1	712^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.2%	3	39.8	33.8	25.0				33.0	29.3	24.3	32.4				28.8	$14,962
Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6200 W Broadway Ave	Brooklyn Park	55428	Hennepin County	Prairie Seeds Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 450-1388	359	26	13.8	69.9%	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	16 (4.5%)	330 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	13	771^st of 872 public elementary schools	11.6%		10.1	791^st of 881 public elementary schools	10.2%	20	30.7	33.3	17.7				27.2	24.2	18.3	27.4				23.4	$15,543

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Is Twin Lakes STEM Academy a good school?

Twin Lakes STEM Academy ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Twin Lakes STEM Academy?

Students at Twin Lakes STEM Academy are 93% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend Twin Lakes STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Twin Lakes STEM Academy.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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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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