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SciTech Academy Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

814^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

SciTech Academy Charter School is a K–8 charter school in Richfield, Minnesota, a Twin Cities suburb, serving 342 students as its own single-school charter district. It serves an unusually high-poverty student body: 100% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in both 2024–2025 and 2023–2024, up from 88.27% in 2022–2023, while its student/teacher ratio of 13.1 in 2024–2025 is moderate. Academically, the school sits near the bottom of the state: it ranks 444 of 458 Minnesota districts (3rd percentile), and its 2025–2026 school rank is 814 of 869 (6th percentile), with zero stars in every recent year.

In 2025–2026 all-grade proficiency, SciTech posted Math 13.1%, Reading 19.7%, and Science 0% — the lowest results in all three subjects among nearby schools, and far below state averages of 44.9%, 48.6%, and 25.5%. The closest campus, Partnership Academy Inc. just 0.2 miles away, reached 33.5% in Math, 28.0% in Reading, and 15.8% in Science. Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities, which also enrolls 100% low-income students, outperformed SciTech in all three subjects. Science is the starkest red flag: 0% overall and 0% in both tested grades, 5th and 8th, continuing a multi-year pattern (1.79% in 2024–2025, 9.52% in 2023–2024, 0% in 2022–2023).

The clearest bright spot is the school's English Language Learner subgroup, which ranked in the 79th percentile statewide in 2025–2026 with 4 stars — dramatically higher than the school's overall 6th percentile and up from 30th percentile in 2023–2024. Reading and Math have also improved, though from a very low base. Performance slips in the middle grades: Math falls from 28% in 3rd grade to 4.5% in 8th. Because nearby schools with similar poverty levels do considerably better, the school's challenges appear tied to factors beyond demographics. Science, middle-grade Math and Reading, and closing the gap with similar high-poverty charter peers are the biggest priorities.

342

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,394

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

100 West 66th Street
Richfield, MN 55423-8888

(612) 800-2036

District: SciTech Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.0%

Asian:

1.2%

Pacific Islander:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2019 → 6th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (14% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Math scores 32 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg14%

Minnesota avg43%

Elementary school

814^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

526^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

444^th of 458SciTech Academy Charter School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	814 of 869	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	832 of 872	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	818 of 881	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	834 of 845	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.7	853 of 858	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	851 of 869	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	860 of 870	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	241 of 315	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	255 of 298	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	254 of 310	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	261 of 279	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	274 of 282	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	210 of 227	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	266 of 283	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	64 of 305	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	41.3	160 of 303	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	211 of 303	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	241 of 276	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	237 of 256	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	135 of 175	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	144 of 239	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	729 of 790	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.7	756 of 799	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	764 of 809	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	755 of 787	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	791 of 799	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	773 of 783	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	786 of 787	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	688 of 764	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	711 of 764	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	711 of 793	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	762 of 774	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	654 of 663	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	660 of 683	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	727 of 740	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	769 of 807	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	787 of 812	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	781 of 826	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	793 of 799	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	808 of 808	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	761 of 784	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	791 of 798	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	526 of 546	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	507 of 519	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	532 of 545	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	166 of 185	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	158 of 169	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	164 of 179	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	26 of 170	84.7%	★★★★☆
2025	43.5	73 of 153	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	64 of 158	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	433 of 467	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	439 of 450	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	465 of 474	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	436 of 458	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	416 of 432	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	458 of 473	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	474 of 483	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	471 of 479	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile+73 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2026)85th percentile+81 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading20%-29 vs state

Math13%-32 vs state

Science0%-26 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Total
SciTech Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	100 West 66th Street	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	SciTech Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 800-2036	342	26	13.1	—	1 (0.3%)	335 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	814^th of 869 public elementary schools	6.3%		5.5	832^nd of 872 public elementary schools	4.6%	18	26.9	14.8	26.7	18.8	13.3	18.2	19.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	28.0	20.0	7.1	6.5	6.7	4.5	13.1	$15,394
Partnership Academy Inc.	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6500 Nicollet Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Partnership Academy Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 866-3630	515	43	11.9	87.0%	8 (1.6%)	28 (5.4%)	473 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23.5	697^th of 869 public elementary schools	19.8%		17.9	729^th of 872 public elementary schools	16.4%	32	10.7	24.5	37.3	29.1	34.5	32.7	28.0	24.5	7.7	15.8	26.3	28.6	42.0	25.5	37.9	42.0	33.5	$19,318
Windom Elementary	Public	K-5	5821 Wentworth Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3370	369	21	17.8	37.7%	213 (57.7%)	56 (15.2%)	62 (16.8%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	79.4	157^th of 869 public elementary schools	81.9%		76.3	191^st of 872 public elementary schools	78.1%	34	66.7	68.3	66.1				67.0	36.1		36.1	72.7	73.3	37.1				61.2	$12,312
Kenny Elementary	Public	K-5	5720 Emerson Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3340	295	19	15.3	11.5%	241 (81.7%)	15 (5.1%)	14 (4.7%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	94	24^th of 869 public elementary schools	97.2%		95.4	10^th of 872 public elementary schools	98.9%	14	78.3	86.7	74.1				80.0	37.7		37.7	84.8	93.3	75.5				84.9	$12,590
Richfield Dual Language School	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 Elliot Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6700	529	36	14.6	45.7%	118 (22.3%)	16 (3.0%)	370 (69.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)	35.5	601^st of 869 public elementary schools	30.8%		41.8	554^th of 872 public elementary schools	36.5%	47	30.9	44.6	45.3				40.5	12.3		12.3	41.4	44.7	40.0				42.3	$13,730
Richfield Stem School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7020 12th Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 798-6600	604	57	10.6	45.7%	253 (41.9%)	86 (14.2%)	173 (28.6%)	21 (3.5%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.1%)	31.4	634^th of 869 public elementary schools	27.0%		27.6	666^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.6%	32	35.9	28.1	48.9				37.8	24.5		24.5	41.9	30.0	26.6				32.9	$15,817
Sheridan Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Sheridan Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6900	406	31	12.9	48.3%	168 (41.4%)	79 (19.5%)	102 (25.1%)	21 (5.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	45.3	513^th of 869 public elementary schools	41.0%		39.3	579^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.6%	66	46.2	32.8	50.0				43.8	23.7		23.7	47.0	44.1	44.2				45.0	$15,782
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities	Public, Charter	K-8	7735 2nd Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 712-5252	171	4	39.4	—	3 (1.8%)	155 (90.6%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.9	627^th of 869 public elementary schools	27.8%		17	737^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.5%	110	7.7	40.0	63.6	31.3		30.8	37.5	9.5	0.0	5.9	35.7	78.6	22.7	0.0		0.0	23.6
Seven Hills - Richfield Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1401 W 76th St	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Seven Hills Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 314-7600	303	34	8.9	37.3%	104 (34.3%)	65 (21.5%)	42 (13.9%)	56 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.9%)	58.4	369^th of 869 public elementary schools	57.5%		76.6	183^rd of 872 public elementary schools	79.0%	186	51.9	51.9	58.2				54.0	23.6		23.6	61.1	51.9	38.2				50.3	$8,867
Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7315 Bloomington Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Richfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 798-6800	303	34	8.8	73.9%	61 (20.1%)	60 (19.8%)	152 (50.2%)	10 (3.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	19	728^th of 869 public elementary schools	16.2%		14.2	758^th of 872 public elementary schools	13.1%	30	31.9	26.2	29.7				29.4	10.8		10.8	40.4	27.3	24.3				31.3	$15,948

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Students at SciTech Academy Charter School are 98% African American, 1% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended SciTech Academy Charter School.

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