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Aspire Academy Elementary

Public, Charter Grades K-5

837^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Aspire Academy Elementary is a public charter elementary school in Shakopee, Minnesota, serving 143 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Aspire Academy Charter School District, which is ranked 378 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Aspire Academy Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the state and nearby schools on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.15% of students were proficient or better in Math and Reading, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as ranking 249 out of 298 Minnesota elementary schools for African American students and 185 out of 303 for English Language Learners. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 95.16% to 97.9% in recent years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

Aspire Academy Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Jonathan Elementary and La Academia, which are part of the higher-performing Eastern Carver County Public School District. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Jonathan Elementary had 67.96% of students proficient or better in Math, compared to just 15.15% at Aspire Academy Elementary. The school's fluctuating student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.2 to 62 in recent years, may also be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.

163

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1210 Shakopee Town Sq
Shakopee, MN 55379-8888

(952) 295-0401

District: Aspire Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.4%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2023 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg22%

Minnesota avg47%

837^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 5 pts since 2023

From bottom 9% (2023) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

378^th of 446Aspire 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	837 of 872	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	876 of 881	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	771 of 845	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	249 of 298	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	294 of 310	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	188 of 279	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	185 of 303	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	249 of 303	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	69.2	44 of 276	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	737 of 799	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	719 of 764	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	784 of 793	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	641 of 774	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	774 of 812	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math15%-30 vs state

Reading15%-34 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Thursday, March 3, 2022

As a former teacher of Aspire Academy, do not send your children to this school. Administration does not know how to run a school. We we opened there were not enough teachers for each grade and curriculum materials were not ordered. There are students with IEPs and legally required 1 on 1 and no support staff. There is no playground, just a cement slab with a gate around it. If you are a teacher, do NOT apply here. It is March 2022 and I have not received my W2 yet. Close Quote

Schools Near Aspire Academy Elementary

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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
Aspire Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1210 Shakopee Town Sq	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Aspire Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 295-0401	163	8	19.9	85.9%	1 (0.6%)	162 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.2	837^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.0%		2.2	876^th of 881 public elementary schools	0.6%	39	24.0	13.6	5.3				15.2	16.0	4.6	26.3				15.2
Special Services	Public	PK, KG-8	1200 Shakopee Town Sq	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5063	152	5	30.4	51.3%	76 (50.0%)	23 (15.1%)	31 (20.4%)	11 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.2%)								(n/a)															$3,431
Sabers Online Elementary	Public	K-6	1200 Shakopee Town Sq	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 496-5000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sweeney Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Adams St S	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5832	602	45	13.3	41.4%	285 (47.3%)	83 (13.8%)	130 (21.6%)	35 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.0%)	59.5	377^th of 872 public elementary schools	56.8%		51.2	479^th of 881 public elementary schools	45.6%	102	72.0	51.1	32.7				51.8	59.3	49.5	51.4				53.5	$11,852
Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 Lustiano Street	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5802	683	47	14.5	34.3%	340 (49.8%)	92 (13.5%)	89 (13.0%)	81 (11.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.4%)	65	324^th of 872 public elementary schools	62.8%		66.3	295^th of 881 public elementary schools	66.5%	29	54.5	71.2	48.9				57.5	40.9	55.0	67.2				54.3	$11,452
Kinder Academy	Public	K	1800 N Chestnut St	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6300	49	5	10.8	14.3%	40 (81.6%)	3 (6.1%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.2%)								(n/a)															$13,271
La Academia	Public	K-5	1800 N Chestnut St	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 556-6300	443	31	14.2	26.0%	256 (57.8%)	6 (1.4%)	164 (37.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	65.5	320^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.3%		61.6	357^th of 881 public elementary schools	59.5%	37	54.7	69.4	39.1				55.0	49.2	65.3	56.9				57.4	$11,371
Sun Path Elementary	Public	K-5	2250 17th Ave E	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 496-5892	521	39	13.5	40.1%	243 (46.6%)	99 (19.0%)	85 (16.3%)	44 (8.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.2%)	59.8	374^th of 872 public elementary schools	57.1%		68.8	268^th of 881 public elementary schools	69.6%	106	47.2	65.0	48.8				54.1	35.6	57.1	63.8				51.9	$11,800
World Learner Charter School	Public, Charter	1-8	112050 Hundertmark Rd	Chaska	55318	Carver County	World Learner Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(952) 368-7398	210	16	13.0	22.9%	173 (82.4%)	10 (4.8%)	15 (7.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	46.7	504^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.2%		38.7	589^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.1%	85	63.3	31.0	16.7	35.3	27.8	52.2	39.0	56.7	41.4	45.8	58.8	38.9	83.3	54.2	$11,894
Jonathan Elementary	Public	K-5	110300 Pioneer Trail West	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6500	541	35	15.4	20.0%	419 (77.4%)	26 (4.8%)	49 (9.1%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	82.5	118^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.5%		85.7	81^st of 881 public elementary schools	90.8%	37	70.4	69.0	64.0				68.0	60.2	61.0	73.3				64.4	$11,393

Frequently Asked Questions about Aspire Academy Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Aspire Academy Elementary?

Students at Aspire Academy Elementary are 99% African American.

What district is Aspire Academy Elementary in?

Aspire Academy Charter School

How many students attend Aspire Academy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 163 students attended Aspire Academy Elementary.

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Aspire Academy Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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