Partnership Academy Inc.

Summary:

Partnership Academy Inc. is a public charter elementary school located in Richfield, Minnesota, serving grades PK-8 with a student population of 523. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student body, with over 90% of students identifying as Hispanic in recent years, and consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Minnesota elementary schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking.

Partnership Academy Inc. significantly underperforms the state average in proficiency rates for Math, Reading, and Science on the MCA-III assessments across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 14.03% of Partnership Academy Inc. students were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 45.47%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Minnesota elementary schools for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students. Additionally, over 84% of Partnership Academy Inc. students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

The nearby public and charter schools in Richfield and Minneapolis, such as Sheridan Hills Elementary, Windom Elementary, and Kenny Elementary, generally outperform Partnership Academy Inc. in academic proficiency. The school's performance has also remained stagnant or even declined in some subject areas and grade levels over the past few years, suggesting that Partnership Academy Inc. may need to re-evaluate its educational approach to better serve its student population.


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Public, Charter PK, KG-8

 6500 Nicollet Ave S
       Richfield, MN  55423-8888


(612) 866-3630

District: Partnership Academy Inc.

SchoolDigger Rank:
812th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,318 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  10.6 Help
Number of students:  523

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
91.2%
African American:
5.2%
White:
1.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.5% Help


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Compare Details Partnership Academy Inc. ranks worse than 92.2% of elementary schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.58. (See more...)
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Compare Details Partnership Academy Inc. ranks worse than 95.2% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.45. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.2%), African American (5.2%), White (1.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Partnership Academy Inc. is 10.6. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Partnership Academy Inc. is $19,318.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Partnership Academy Inc. 812th of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Partnership Academy Inc. in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Partnership Academy Inc. 519th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Partnership Academy Inc. in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Partnership Academy Inc. 441st of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Partnership Academy Inc.

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Partnership Academy Inc.

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 1.08 661st 674 1.9%
2004 0.33 669th 676 1.0%
2005 0.05 683rd 685 0.3%
2006 0.38 753rd 756 0.4%
2007 13.07 716th 777 7.9%
2008 20.23 696th 781 10.9%
2010 11.50 739th 803 8.0%
2011 2.24 789th 814 3.1%
2012 16.08 741st 820 9.6%
2013 18.51 722nd 824 12.4%
2014 20.90 706th 826 14.5%
2015 5.48 784th 840 6.7%
2016 4.86 802nd 848 5.4%
2017 6.33 795th 853 6.8%
2018 6.24 787th 847 7.1%
2019 5.57 812th 870 6.7%
2021 4.02 834th 869 4.0%
2022 6.10 797th 858 7.1%
2023 5.74 795th 845 5.9%
2024 7.58 812th 881 7.8%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Partnership Academy Inc.

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.35 165th 242 31.8%
2019 33.43 171st 239 28.5%
2022 35.34 177th 256 30.9%
2023 29.74 220th 276 20.3%
2024 32.91 218th 303 28.1%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Partnership Academy Inc.

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 6.48 492nd 500 1.6%
2023 6.81 511th 524 2.5%
2024 6.20 565th 572 1.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Partnership Academy Inc.

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.81 660th 728 9.3%
2019 14.23 674th 740 8.9%
2021 13.62 630th 683 7.8%
2022 16.21 598th 663 9.8%
2023 9.98 721st 774 6.8%
2024 15.38 703rd 793 11.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for elementary school Female students at Partnership Academy Inc.

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.78 710th 774 8.3%
2019 5.93 743rd 787 5.6%
2022 3.19 787th 799 1.5%
2023 5.02 753rd 787 4.3%
2024 8.94 745th 809 7.9%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for elementary school Male students at Partnership Academy Inc.

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.24 739th 779 5.1%
2019 5.83 753rd 798 5.6%
2022 10.27 727th 808 10.0%
2023 7.17 743rd 799 7.0%
2024 7.92 767th 826 7.1%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Partnership Academy Inc.

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.51 176th 220 20.0%
2019 23.69 190th 219 13.2%
2021 22.18 130th 153 15.0%
2022 21.16 188th 209 10.0%
2023 21.03 187th 214 12.6%
2024 29.12 188th 249 24.5%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

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

Rank History for Partnership Academy Inc.

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Rank History for all middle school students at Partnership Academy Inc.

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 5.88 497th 520 4.4%
2023 6.46 508th 529 4.0%
2024 7.45 519th 545 4.8%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Partnership Academy Inc.

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 33.74 91st 130 30.0%
2023 38.91 84th 133 36.8%
2024 31.63 123rd 158 22.2%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Partnership Academy Inc.

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 14.78 274th 288 4.9%
2023 5.96 295th 298 1.0%
2024 7.25 303rd 307 1.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Partnership Academy Inc.

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 12.03 384th 404 5.0%
2023 12.12 433rd 459 5.7%
2024 12.27 445th 473 5.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Partnership Academy Inc.

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 5.10 454th 467 2.8%
2023 4.72 446th 455 2.0%
2024 5.55 460th 474 3.0%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for middle school Male students at Partnership Academy Inc.

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 6.89 454th 476 4.6%
2023 7.73 438th 464 5.6%
2024 7.92 455th 479 5.0%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Partnership Academy Inc.

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 14.07 180th 188 4.3%
2023 16.79 167th 178 6.2%
2024 18.05 169th 186 9.1%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Hispanic 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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Enrollment information for Partnership Academy Inc.

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 16 73 2 31 1 n/a n/a 0 123
2003 16 73 2 31 1 n/a n/a 0 123
2004 7 60 0 78 1 n/a n/a 0 146
2005 11 33 1 123 2 n/a n/a 0 170
2006 2 30 0 159 1 n/a n/a 0 192
2007 1 24 0 171 1 n/a n/a 0 197
2008 2 27 0 225 3 n/a n/a 0 257
2009 3 20 1 254 2 n/a n/a 0 280
2010 6 14 1 260 2 n/a n/a 0 283
2011 10 11 0 224 1 0 2 0 248
2012 10 9 0 237 0 0 2 0 258
2013 1 15 0 263 0 0 1 0 280
2014 2 16 2 259 0 0 3 0 282
2015 2 11 0 282 0 0 2 0 297
2016 0 7 0 263 0 0 2 0 272
2017 1 11 0 251 0 0 2 0 265
2018 1 13 0 238 1 0 1 0 254
2019 1 13 0 278 2 0 3 0 297
2020 3 18 1 374 0 0 7 0 403
2021 6 24 0 445 2 0 5 0 482
2022 15 21 0 472 2 0 5 0 515
2023 10 27 0 477 5 0 4 0 523

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

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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 Partnership Academy Inc.

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 123 8.0 15.4 82.9
2003 123 8.0 15.4 82.9
2004 146 10.6 13.8 97.9
2005 170 11.7 14.5 94.7
2006 192 16.8 11.4 98.4
2007 197 20.0 9.9 97
2008 257 22.0 11.7 98.1
2009 280 26.0 10.8 82.5
2010 283 26.7 10.5 98.9
2011 248 24.3 10.1 98
2012 258 24.3 10.6 95.3
2013 280 25.3 11.0 98.6
2014 282 25.9 10.8 98.9
2015 297 28.0 10.6 99
2016 272 27.0 10.0 99.3
2017 265 26.0 10.1 81.9
2018 254 23.0 11.0 87.4
2019 297 21.0 14.1 84.2
2020 403 36.4 11.0 77.7
2021 482 38.0 12.6 78.6
2022 515 45.0 11.4 73
2023 523 49.0 10.6 84.5

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 Partnership Academy Inc.

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 123 8.0 15.4 82.9
2003 123 8.0 15.4 82.9
2004 146 10.6 13.8 97.9
2005 170 11.7 14.5 94.7
2006 192 16.8 11.4 98.4
2007 197 20.0 9.9 97
2008 257 22.0 11.7 98.1
2009 280 26.0 10.8 82.5
2010 283 26.7 10.5 98.9
2011 248 24.3 10.1 98
2012 258 24.3 10.6 95.3
2013 280 25.3 11.0 98.6
2014 282 25.9 10.8 98.9
2015 297 28.0 10.6 99
2016 272 27.0 10.0 99.3
2017 265 26.0 10.1 81.9
2018 254 23.0 11.0 87.4
2019 297 21.0 14.1 84.2
2020 403 36.4 11.0 77.7
2021 482 38.0 12.6 78.6
2022 515 45.0 11.4 73
2023 523 49.0 10.6 84.5

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Partnership Academy Inc.

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $19,318

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Partnership Academy Inc.

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 812th of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 795th of 845 Elementary schools
 0.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Partnership Academy Inc.)21.624.1
 2.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Partnership Academy Inc.)21.624.1
 2.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Partnership Academy Inc.)13.715.8
 2.1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Partnership Academy Inc.)13.715.8
 2.1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Partnership Academy Inc.)19.129.1
 10%
   4th Grade Math (Partnership Academy Inc.)19.129.1
 10%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Partnership Academy Inc.)14.318.2
 3.9%
   4th Grade Reading (Partnership Academy Inc.)14.318.2
 3.9%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Partnership Academy Inc.)18.43.5
 14.9%
   5th Grade Math (Partnership Academy Inc.)18.43.5
 14.9%
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Partnership Academy Inc.)18.422
 3.7%
   5th Grade Reading (Partnership Academy Inc.)18.422
 3.7%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Partnership Academy Inc.)18.45.2
 13.2%
   5th Grade Science (Partnership Academy Inc.)18.45.2
 13.2%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%
6th Grade Math (Partnership Academy Inc.)21.43.6
 17.8%
   6th Grade Math (Partnership Academy Inc.)21.43.6
 17.8%
   6th Grade Math (Minnesota)50.539.7
 10.8%
6th Grade Reading (Partnership Academy Inc.)45.27.4
 37.8%
   6th Grade Reading (Partnership Academy Inc.)45.27.4
 37.8%
   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 Students297523
 76.1%
African American1327
 107.7%
American Indian25
 150%
Asian00
Hispanic278477
 71.6%
Pacific Islander00
White110
 900%
Two or More Races34
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.2%84.5%
 0.3%


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Students at Partnership Academy Inc. are 91% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% White.

Partnership Academy Inc. ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 523 students attended Partnership Academy Inc..


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