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SciTech Academy Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

832^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

SciTech Academy Charter School is an elementary school located in Richfield, Minnesota, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 330 students. The school is part of the SciTech Academy Charter School District, which is ranked 434 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

SciTech Academy Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Minnesota elementary schools, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments significantly lower than the state averages, often less than half the statewide proficiency levels. The school's high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 88.27% to 100% over the past 3 years, and relatively high student-teacher ratio may be contributing factors to its low academic performance. In contrast, the nearby Seven Hills - Richfield Elementary, a public charter school, consistently ranks in the top 40% of Minnesota elementary schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates in Math and Reading.

The consistent low performance of SciTech Academy Charter School over multiple years suggests the need for a comprehensive review and implementation of strategies to improve educational outcomes for its students. The contrast in performance between SciTech Academy Charter School and nearby schools, such as Seven Hills - Richfield Elementary, highlights the importance of identifying and replicating successful educational practices in the local area.

342

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,394

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2019 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (12% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Math scores 36 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

Minnesota avg47%

Elementary school

832^nd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

507^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

434^th of 446SciTech 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)47th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+50 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2024)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading15%-34 vs state

Math10%-36 vs state

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Schools Near SciTech Academy Charter School

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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
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	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	335 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5.5	832^nd of 872 public elementary schools	4.6%		7	818^th of 881 public elementary schools	7.2%	14	14.7	22.7	10.5	4.6	0.0	0.0	9.6	2.9	13.6	21.1	26.1	13.6	15.0	15.1	$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%)	17.9	729^th of 872 public elementary schools	16.4%		7.6	812^th of 881 public elementary schools	7.8%	83	34.7	37.0	11.1	32.8	22.4	43.4	30.1	14.3	16.4	27.8	35.6	24.1	28.3	24.7	$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%)	76.3	191^st of 872 public elementary schools	78.1%		77.9	163^rd of 881 public elementary schools	81.5%	28	73.0	53.0	54.7				60.1	67.7	56.1	70.3				64.6	$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%)	95.4	10^th of 872 public elementary schools	98.9%		94.4	11^th of 881 public elementary schools	98.8%	1	90.5	78.6	81.4				84.0	85.7	73.2	86.1				81.5	$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%)	41.8	554^th of 872 public elementary schools	36.5%		30.2	652^nd of 881 public elementary schools	26.0%	98	44.0	41.3	48.6				44.5	38.5	41.4	50.0				42.8	$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%)	27.6	666^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.6%		28.1	666^th of 881 public elementary schools	24.4%		36.6	36.1	34.5				35.8	27.2	35.1	45.8				35.7	$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%)	39.3	579^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.6%		51.1	482^nd of 881 public elementary schools	45.3%	97	46.3	43.7	43.6				44.4	25.9	37.5	56.4				39.8	$15,782
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities	Public, Charter	K-7	7735 2nd Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 712-5252	171	4	39.4	100.0%	3 (1.8%)	155 (90.6%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17	737^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.5%		3.2	863^rd of 881 public elementary schools	2.0%	126	14.3	36.4	0.0		5.9		15.3	14.3	40.9	15.4		23.5		26.0
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%)	76.6	183^rd of 872 public elementary schools	79.0%		61.5	361^st of 881 public elementary schools	59.0%	178	72.0	68.0	51.0				63.8	52.0	64.0	66.0				60.7	$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%)	14.2	758^th of 872 public elementary schools	13.1%		11.1	785^th of 881 public elementary schools	10.9%	27	31.3	41.5	14.3				28.3	18.8	26.8	24.5				23.2	$15,948

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What is the racial makeup of SciTech Academy Charter School?

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

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SciTech Academy Charter School ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend SciTech Academy Charter School?

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

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