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Aspire Academy Middle School

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

480^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Aspire Academy Middle School is a small charter middle school in Shakopee, MN, serving grades 6–8 with just 42 students, part of the Aspire Academy Charter School district. The school has ranked near the bottom of Minnesota in recent years: 480th of 546 in 2025-26 (12th percentile, 1 star), 350th of 519 in 2024-25 (33rd percentile, 2 stars), and 450th of 545 in 2023-24 (17th percentile, 1 star). Its district ranks 408th of 458 (11th percentile, 1 star), the lowest among nearby districts such as Minnetonka Public School District (9th), Eastern Carver County Public School (30th), and Shakopee Public School District (243rd).

Academically, 2025-26 results were low. Math proficiency was 7.7%, versus 18.4% in the district and 44.9% statewide — the lowest among nearby schools with reported data, where Shakopee East Middle School and Shakopee West Middle School reached 30.2% and 31.9%. Reading was 27.5%, compared with 30.2% in the district and 48.6% statewide; nearby rates ranged from 44.0% at Shakopee West to 74.3% at Minnetonka West Middle. Reading has been the school’s relative strength at times — 45.65% in 2024-25, above its district and close to the state — but it fell in 2025-26. Science was suppressed by the state in 2025-26, so it is unknown; prior years were 0% (2024-25) and 7.69% (2023-24). Math has been a persistent, severe weakness across all three years (7.7%, 17.39%, 14.71%).

Important context: 85.71% of students were eligible for free/reduced-price lunch in 2024-25 and 92.11% in 2023-24, far above nearby schools (10.56% to 42.87%). Enrollment of 42 makes percentages volatile and can lead to suppressed data, and the 2024-25 student-teacher ratio of 3.6 is unusually low. One bright spot: in 2024-25 the English Language Learner subgroup ranked 4th of 153 schools statewide (97th percentile, 5 stars), though no other year’s ELL data is available. The 2025-26 decline was broad, with math, reading, and subgroup rankings all dropping.

Students ?

3.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1210 Shakopee Town Sq
Shakopee, MN 55379-8888

(952) 295-0402

District: Aspire Academy Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

100.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2024 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 4 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (18% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2024

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg22%

Minnesota avg43%

480^th of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 5 pts since 2024

From bottom 17% (2024) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

408^th of 458Aspire 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
2026	13.5	480 of 546	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	350 of 519	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	450 of 545	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	131 of 185	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.8	61 of 169	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	91 of 179	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	4 of 153	97.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	365 of 458	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.6	178 of 432	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	318 of 473	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)97th percentile+65 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading28%-21 vs state

Math8%-37 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Aspire Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1210 Shakopee Town Sq	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Aspire Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 295-0402	42	12	3.6	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.5	480^th of 546 public middle schools	12.1%		36.1	350^th of 519 public middle schools	32.6%	130	30.8	18.8	36.4	27.5			7.7	6.3	10.0	7.7
Shakopee West Middle School	Public	6-8	200 10th Ave E	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5752	899	57	15.7	35.2%	472 (52.5%)	102 (11.3%)	181 (20.1%)	73 (8.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.2%)	46.7	294^th of 546 public middle schools	46.2%		52.5	235^th of 519 public middle schools	54.7%	59	50.6	36.9	45.3	44.0	10.3	10.3	33.2	23.9	39.3	31.9	$10,088
Shakopee East Middle School	Public	6-8	1137 Marschall Rd	Shakopee	55379	Scott County	Shakopee Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 496-5702	828	49	16.8	42.9%	367 (44.3%)	168 (20.3%)	104 (12.6%)	102 (12.3%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.7%)	47	291^st of 546 public middle schools	46.7%		53	231^st of 519 public middle schools	55.5%	60	56.6	41.2	43.1	46.8	8.8	8.8	35.4	30.4	25.5	30.2	$11,543
Chaska Middle School East	Public	6-8	1600 Park Ridge Drive	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-7600	608	35	17.2	11.8%	519 (85.4%)	11 (1.8%)	27 (4.4%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	85.7	48^th of 546 public middle schools	91.2%		87.2	42^nd of 519 public middle schools	91.9%	6	67.1	54.9	63.6	61.9	17.0	17.0	57.9	59.5	72.4	63.5	$12,522
Chaska Middle School West	Public	6-8	140 Engler Blvd	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-7400	615	41	15.1	15.6%	456 (74.1%)	21 (3.4%)	85 (13.8%)	25 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	92	23^rd of 546 public middle schools	95.8%		90.9	28^th of 519 public middle schools	94.6%	5	73.1	63.6	63.5	66.9	25.2	25.2	61.3	61.6	71.0	64.7	$14,775
Pioneer Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	1085 Pioneer Trail East	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-7800	418	30	13.7	14.1%	335 (80.1%)	18 (4.3%)	27 (6.5%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	86.3	44^th of 546 public middle schools	91.9%		88.3	35^th of 519 public middle schools	93.3%	9	67.3	65.2	65.2	66.0	18.1	18.1	53.0	58.1	60.3	56.9	$12,977
112 Alternative Learning Center Middle School	Public	6-8	11 Peavey Rd	Chaska	55318	Carver County	Eastern Carver County Public School	No	No	No	No	(952) 556-6192	411	0		34.1%	253 (61.6%)	47 (11.4%)	77 (18.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.3%)								(n/a)											$8,563
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	8025 School Rd	Eden Prairie	55344	Hennepin County	Eden Prairie Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 975-7300	1,860	121	15.4	27.8%	909 (48.9%)	325 (17.5%)	204 (11.0%)	263 (14.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	154 (8.3%)	85.2	51^st of 546 public middle schools	90.7%		83.1	59^th of 519 public middle schools	88.6%	8	69.9	57.6	62.4	63.3	30.5	30.5	46.2	51.0	51.9	49.6	$13,216
Minnetonka West Middle	Public	6-8	6421 Hazeltine Blvd	Excelsior	55331	Hennepin County	Minnetonka Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 401-5300	1,297	81	16.0	10.6%	1,013 (78.1%)	32 (2.5%)	72 (5.6%)	92 (7.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (6.4%)	97.5	7^th of 546 public middle schools	98.7%		97.5	6^th of 519 public middle schools	98.8%	1	82.4	68.3	72.8	74.3	37.6	37.6	75.1	67.5	77.2	73.0	$11,041
Prior Lake-Savage Middle School	Public	6-8	15855 Fish Point Rd	Prior Lake	55372	Scott County	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 226-0700	2,025	105	19.3	16.7%	1,531 (75.6%)	124 (6.1%)	114 (5.6%)	115 (5.7%)	22 (1.1%)	3 (0.1%)	116 (5.7%)	83.5	59^th of 546 public middle schools	89.2%		82.7	64^th of 519 public middle schools	87.7%	5	62.8	54.7	60.8	59.4	19.4	19.4	49.8	63.9	59.6	57.9	$10,582

Frequently Asked Questions about Aspire Academy Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Aspire Academy Middle School?

Students at Aspire Academy Middle School are 100% African American.

What district is Aspire Academy Middle School in?

Aspire Academy Charter School

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Aspire Academy Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Minnesota middle schools.

How many students attend Aspire Academy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 42 students attended Aspire Academy Middle School.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

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2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

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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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