279Online Learning Program 6-8

279Online Learning Program 6-8 is a public virtual middle school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 98 students. The school is part of the Osseo Public School District, which is ranked 267 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its low student-teacher ratio, 279Online Learning Program 6-8 consistently performs significantly below the Osseo Public School District and the state of Minnesota in both math and reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments across all grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's math proficiency rate for all grades was 10%, compared to 42.97% for the district and 45.21% for the state. The school's performance on the MCA-III science assessment is also significantly lower than the district and state. Additionally, the school ranks very low (bottom 10-20%) among Minnesota middle schools for the performance of several student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, and low socioeconomic status students.

The academic performance of 279Online Learning Program 6-8 is significantly lower than the nearby traditional middle schools, such as Osseo Middle School, Maple Grove Middle School, and North View Middle School, which all have higher proficiency rates in math, reading, and science. The nearby charter schools, such as The FAIR School - Crystal and Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy, also outperform 279Online Learning Program 6-8 on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. The consistently low academic performance of 279Online Learning Program 6-8, particularly for student subgroups, suggests that the online learning model may present unique challenges for some students, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.