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PACT Charter Elementary

Summary:

PACT Charter Elementary is a public charter school serving 348 students from kindergarten to 5th grade in Ramsey, Minnesota. The school is part of the Pact Charter School District, which is ranked 132 out of 463 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

PACT Charter Elementary has a unique student population, with a significantly higher percentage of white students (80.75%) compared to the state average and nearby schools. However, the school's academic performance has been mixed, with proficiency rates in Math (49.79%) and Reading (49.17%) slightly above the state average, but Science (36.71%) below the state average. The school's performance also varies among different student groups, with female students and African American students performing better than the state average, while white students and students with low socioeconomic status have struggled.

When compared to nearby schools, PACT Charter Elementary generally performs better than the lower-ranked Three Rivers Montessori School, but lags behind the higher-performing schools in the Anoka-Hennepin School District, such as Rogers Elementary, Crooked Lake Elementary, and Brookside Elementary. Additionally, the school has seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 14.5% in 2020-2021 to 28.16% in 2022-2023, which may indicate a growing population of students from low-income families.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-5

 7250 E Ramsey Pkwy NW
       Ramsey, MN  55303-8888

(763) 712-4200

District: Pact Charter School

SchoolDigger Rank:
490th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,486 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.1 Help
Number of students:  348

Racial breakdown:

White:
80.7%
African American:
10.3%
Hispanic:
4.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.2% Help


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Compare Details PACT Charter Elementary ranks worse than 55.6% of elementary schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.3. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80.7%), African American (10.3%), Hispanic (4.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 28.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at PACT Charter Elementary is 16.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at PACT Charter Elementary is $10,486.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

PACT Charter Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks PACT Charter Elementary 490th of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See PACT Charter Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Pact Charter School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pact Charter School 132nd of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for PACT Charter Elementary

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Rank History for all students at PACT Charter Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 51.27 403rd 674 40.2%
2004 59.97 300th 676 55.6%
2005 55.08 376th 685 45.1%
2007 57.05 377th 777 51.5%
2008 55.56 419th 781 46.4%
2010 60.71 369th 803 54.0%
2011 61.17 372nd 814 54.3%
2012 67.42 275th 820 66.5%
2013 70.76 231st 824 72.0%
2014 58.00 406th 826 50.8%
2015 66.77 299th 840 64.4%
2016 56.72 444th 848 47.6%
2017 55.62 447th 853 47.6%
2018 64.94 321st 847 62.1%
2019 70.56 246th 870 71.7%
2021 61.74 347th 869 60.1%
2022 73.10 229th 858 73.3%
2023 61.30 356th 845 57.9%
2024 50.30 490th 881 44.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at PACT Charter Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.75 198th 515 61.6%
2021 48.59 212th 417 49.2%
2022 58.40 185th 500 63.0%
2023 38.57 338th 524 35.5%
2024 44.27 323rd 572 43.5%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at PACT Charter Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.41 485th 728 33.4%
2023 54.03 359th 774 53.6%
2024 36.68 544th 793 31.4%
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Rank History for Female students at PACT Charter Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.84 421st 774 45.6%
2019 57.49 402nd 787 48.9%
2021 56.49 379th 783 51.6%
2022 79.59 117th 799 85.4%
2023 57.07 369th 787 53.1%
2024 41.86 521st 809 35.6%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at PACT Charter Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.94 231st 779 70.3%
2019 75.52 167th 798 79.1%
2021 62.49 304th 784 61.2%
2022 59.23 346th 808 57.2%
2023 60.08 332nd 799 58.4%
2024 55.40 403rd 826 51.2%
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Rank History for African American students at PACT Charter Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 60.00 116th 310 62.6%
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Rank History for White students at PACT Charter Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.10 415th 712 41.7%
2019 52.72 352nd 722 51.2%
2021 42.28 450th 710 36.6%
2022 60.07 271st 725 62.6%
2023 44.76 407th 712 42.8%
2024 31.41 559th 730 23.4%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Open Quote Sending our kids to this school was one of the worst mistakes we ever made! The teachers are bullies and inexperienced. The administration was absolutely horrific! One kids teacher was forced out mid year and replaced by the other kids teacher. So both of my kids lost their beloved teachers mid year. When I called to see if this was a normal practice for the school I was told to basically butt out. That they could run the school if they didn’t have parents calling etc. I witnessed staff verbally/emotionally abusing students and it was blown off by administration. Administration changed board meeting open mic times significantly after people started speaking up about the bad administration. They wanted to keep parents from speaking up.
My kid was punched in class a couple of times by a problem student and hurt in class. He stopped wanting to go to school. My other child asked to be homeschooled. I had school paras and teachers tell me that it was the right move and what they had witnessed. Those people removed their kids from the school as well and are now teaching in the largest district in the area. My kids still complain about that school. Horrific. Just don’t go there. It isnt the same school it started out as and definitely doesn’t value parents…they even changed their motto to reflect it while we were there. Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, June 21, 2019

Open Quote Wonderful caring teachers make this a great school! Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, February 15, 2019

Open Quote Terrible experience. We left pact and haven’t looked back. Teachers bully our students and intimidate us parents. Academics are a joke and getting worse. The “community atmosphere” is only if you’re in the CLICK. Very unwelcoming and unhealthy. Small atmosphere for small thinkers. I never recommend pact. Thankful we got out of that place before it hurt our kids any more. PS - the leaders at the school are clueless and so arrogant. Close Quote


by a parent
Saturday, January 12, 2019

Open Quote So Great! Close Quote



Enrollment information for PACT Charter Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 167 0 0 3 5 n/a n/a 0 175
1996 167 0 0 3 5 n/a n/a 0 175
1997 234 0 0 2 4 n/a n/a 0 240
1998 257 0 1 1 5 n/a n/a 0 264
1999 277 0 1 3 5 n/a n/a 0 286
2000 161 1 0 2 2 n/a n/a 0 166
2001 163 0 2 2 2 n/a n/a 0 169
2002 162 4 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 167
2003 162 4 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 167
2004 180 8 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 190
2005 261 8 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 274
2006 260 13 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 278
2007 261 9 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 277
2008 266 8 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 280
2009 256 11 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 280
2010 271 4 8 7 2 n/a n/a 0 292
2011 317 7 8 8 2 0 0 0 342
2012 313 8 8 10 2 0 0 0 341
2013 304 9 8 13 3 0 3 0 340
2014 304 7 7 13 2 0 10 0 343
2015 306 2 6 14 2 0 13 0 343
2016 301 4 4 12 2 0 15 0 338
2017 301 4 4 14 0 0 13 0 336
2018 307 5 2 13 0 0 9 0 336
2019 306 8 1 15 0 0 11 0 341
2020 308 8 0 13 0 0 10 0 339
2021 286 18 0 21 0 0 13 0 338
2022 277 29 0 16 0 1 16 0 339
2023 281 36 0 17 0 3 11 0 348

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at PACT Charter Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 175 0.0 0.0 0
1996 175 0.0 0.0 0
1997 240 11.8 20.3 11.7
1998 264 n/a 0.0 6.1
1999 286 19.3 14.8 6.6
2000 166 19.6 8.5 14.5
2001 169 9.8 17.2 11.2
2002 167 11.0 15.2 7.8
2003 167 11.0 15.2 7.8
2004 190 11.9 16.0 15.3
2005 274 19.4 14.1 18.6
2006 278 17.9 15.5 18.7
2007 277 18.5 15.0 14.1
2008 280 17.4 16.1 12.5
2009 280 18.4 15.2 13.9
2010 292 19.5 14.9 13.4
2011 342 20.1 17.0 16.7
2012 341 20.1 16.9 17
2013 340 20.3 16.7 13.2
2014 343 20.3 16.8 12.5
2015 343 19.0 18.0 14.6
2016 338 19.0 17.7 13
2017 336 18.6 18.0 13.7
2018 336 19.1 17.5 14.9
2019 341 19.3 17.6 16.4
2020 339 20.4 16.5 22.4
2021 338 20.6 16.3 14.5
2022 339 20.6 16.4 14.7
2023 348 21.5 16.1 28.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio PACT Charter Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 175 0.0 0.0 0
1996 175 0.0 0.0 0
1997 240 11.8 20.3 11.7
1998 264 n/a 0.0 6.1
1999 286 19.3 14.8 6.6
2000 166 19.6 8.5 14.5
2001 169 9.8 17.2 11.2
2002 167 11.0 15.2 7.8
2003 167 11.0 15.2 7.8
2004 190 11.9 16.0 15.3
2005 274 19.4 14.1 18.6
2006 278 17.9 15.5 18.7
2007 277 18.5 15.0 14.1
2008 280 17.4 16.1 12.5
2009 280 18.4 15.2 13.9
2010 292 19.5 14.9 13.4
2011 342 20.1 17.0 16.7
2012 341 20.1 16.9 17
2013 340 20.3 16.7 13.2
2014 343 20.3 16.8 12.5
2015 343 19.0 18.0 14.6
2016 338 19.0 17.7 13
2017 336 18.6 18.0 13.7
2018 336 19.1 17.5 14.9
2019 341 19.3 17.6 16.4
2020 339 20.4 16.5 22.4
2021 338 20.6 16.3 14.5
2022 339 20.6 16.4 14.7
2023 348 21.5 16.1 28.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for PACT Charter Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,486

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on PACT Charter Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 246th of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 356th of 845 Elementary schools
 13.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (PACT Charter Elementary)70.661.1
 9.5%
   3rd Grade Math (Pact Charter School)70.661.1
 9.5%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (PACT Charter Elementary)54.943.4
 11.5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Pact Charter School)54.943.4
 11.5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (PACT Charter Elementary)60.450
 10.4%
   4th Grade Math (Pact Charter School)60.450
 10.4%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (PACT Charter Elementary)52.143.4
 8.7%
   4th Grade Reading (Pact Charter School)52.143.4
 8.7%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (PACT Charter Elementary)59.640.7
 18.9%
   5th Grade Math (Pact Charter School)59.640.7
 18.9%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (PACT Charter Elementary)86.561.1
 25.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Pact Charter School)86.561.1
 25.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (PACT Charter Elementary)69.251.9
 17.4%
   5th Grade Science (Pact Charter School)69.251.9
 17.4%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%
6th Grade Math (PACT Charter Elementary)63.557.7
 5.8%
   6th Grade Math (Pact Charter School)63.557.7
 5.8%
   6th Grade Math (Minnesota)50.539.7
 10.8%
6th Grade Reading (PACT Charter Elementary)78.969.2
 9.6%
   6th Grade Reading (Pact Charter School)78.969.2
 9.6%
   6th Grade Reading (Minnesota)62.853.4
 9.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students341348
 2.1%
African American836
 350%
American Indian00
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic1517
 13.3%
Pacific Islander03
White306281
 8.2%
Two or More Races1111
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients16.4%28.2%
 11.7%

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In the 2022-23 school year, 348 students attended PACT Charter Elementary.

PACT Charter Elementary ranks 490th of 881 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at PACT Charter Elementary are 81% White, 10% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.


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