279Online Learning Program 9-12

279Online Learning Program 9-12 is a small public online high school in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, serving grades 9–12 with 149 students as part of the Osseo Public School District. Its student-teacher ratio is low at 7.8, and 53.02% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. The school's overall results rank below average in Minnesota, and its year-to-year ranking has swung between the 12th and 36th percentile over the last four years.

Graduation and dropout are the biggest differences from nearby schools. For 2024–2025, 279Online's graduation rate was 72.3% and its dropout rate 18.4%, compared with 88.7% and 4.4% at Osseo Senior High, 82.1% and 7.8% at Park Center IB World School, and district and state graduation rates near 85%. Dropout has climbed sharply, from 2.3% in 2021–2022 to 18.4% in 2024–2025. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 27.8% in Math, 10% in Reading, and 3.7% in Science. Math was higher than at Park Center, Osseo Senior High, Prairie Seeds High School Academy, and Alternative Learning Center Senior High, but Reading and Science were far below every nearby school with reported scores.

Scores have also been volatile. In 2024–2025, Reading (52.63%) and Science (37.5%) were above district and state averages, then fell sharply the next year, and the overall rank drop appears driven by those subjects rather than Math. For 2025–2026, school effectiveness rankings for female students, African American students, and low-income students all placed near the bottom statewide — a sign that challenges span several subjects and groups rather than one. Compared with Prairie Seeds High School Academy, which reported 98.4% graduation and 0.0% dropout despite a higher free/reduced lunch rate, 279Online's graduation and dropout results are not explained by poverty alone. Meanwhile, compared with Alternative Learning Center Senior High, 279Online has a much higher graduation rate (72.3% vs 20.5%) and Math proficiency, though a slightly higher dropout rate.