Summary:
Nerstrand Charter School is the sole elementary school located in the Nerstrand Charter School district. This small, high-performing school serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade and is known for its exceptional academic achievements and personalized learning environment.
Nerstrand Charter School consistently outperforms the state average on Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-III) in math, reading, and science across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, 72.73% of Nerstrand students were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 45.47%. The school's student population is also notably homogeneous, with 96.04% of students identifying as White, significantly higher than the state's racial diversity.
Despite its small enrollment of just 101 students, Nerstrand Charter School boasts a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.6 to 1, suggesting a high level of individualized attention for students. The school's free/reduced lunch rate of 26.73% is also lower than the state average, and its statewide ranking has steadily improved over the past three years, from 512 out of 858 Minnesota elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 258 out of 881 in 2023-2024.
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