Loveworks Academy For Arts

Summary:

Loveworks Academy For Arts is a public charter elementary school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 149 students in grades K-8. The school has a predominantly African American student population, with over 93% of students identifying as such in the 2022-2023 school year. Loveworks Academy For Arts is part of the Minneapolis Public School District, which is ranked 462 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Loveworks Academy For Arts consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Minnesota, with statewide rankings between 822 and 880 out of 881 schools over the past decade. The school's proficiency rates on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-III) are significantly below the state averages in math, reading, and science across all grade levels. Loveworks Academy For Arts serves a high-poverty student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2020-2021 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby schools analyzed. The school has an overwhelmingly African American student population, ranging from 93.96% to 98.51% over the past three school years, in contrast to the more diverse racial compositions of the nearby schools, such as Ella Baker Elementary, Whittier Elementary, Kenwood Elementary, and Emerson Elementary.

The nearby schools generally perform better academically than Loveworks Academy For Arts, with higher proficiency rates on the MCA-III assessments and higher statewide rankings, despite also serving high-poverty student populations. This highlights the potential for racial segregation and the need to address educational equity issues within the Minneapolis public school system. Loveworks Academy For Arts has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Minnesota over the past decade, with no signs of significant improvement, raising concerns about the school's ability to effectively serve its students and the need for targeted interventions and support.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 900 Mount Curve Avenue
       Minneapolis, MN  55403-8888


(763) 522-6830

District: Loveworks Academy For Arts

SchoolDigger Rank:
880th of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,608 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  149

Racial breakdown:

African American:
94.0%
Two or more races:
3.4%
Hispanic:
2.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.8% Help


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Compare Details Loveworks Academy For Arts ranks worse than 99.9% of elementary schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 1.65. (See more...)
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Compare Details Loveworks Academy For Arts ranks worse than 98.7% of middle schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.11. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (94%), two or more races (3.4%), Hispanic (2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 67.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Loveworks Academy For Arts is 16.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Loveworks Academy For Arts is $19,608.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Loveworks Academy For Arts:

SchoolDigger ranks Loveworks Academy For Arts 880th of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Loveworks Academy For Arts in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Loveworks Academy For Arts 538th of 545 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Loveworks Academy For Arts in the ranking list.)

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Loveworks Academy For Arts:

SchoolDigger ranks Loveworks Academy For Arts 462nd of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Loveworks Academy For Arts

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Loveworks Academy For Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 12.27 724th 777 6.8%
2008 10.36 725th 781 7.2%
2010 5.87 763rd 803 5.0%
2011 9.06 758th 814 6.9%
2012 0.62 811th 820 1.1%
2013 1.05 816th 824 1.0%
2014 0.57 822nd 826 0.5%
2015 0.91 832nd 840 1.0%
2016 0.51 843rd 848 0.6%
2017 1.26 837th 853 1.9%
2018 1.11 842nd 847 0.6%
2019 1.70 863rd 870 0.8%
2021 2.71 853rd 869 1.8%
2022 3.31 840th 858 2.1%
2023 2.78 831st 845 1.7%
2024 1.65 880th 881 0.1%
See the entire list of Minnesota Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Loveworks Academy For Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.71 723rd 728 0.7%
2019 5.68 729th 740 1.5%
2021 8.07 666th 683 2.5%
2022 9.20 642nd 663 3.2%
2023 5.98 751st 774 3.0%
2024 2.45 793rd 793 0.0%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for elementary school Female students at Loveworks Academy For Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 2.50 756th 774 2.3%
2019 1.47 783rd 787 0.5%
2021 2.82 769th 783 1.8%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Loveworks Academy For Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.44 260th 266 2.3%
2019 12.75 272nd 283 3.9%
2021 14.24 215th 227 5.3%
2022 15.91 260th 282 7.8%
2023 13.07 262nd 279 6.1%
2024 6.77 309th 310 0.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for African American Students!

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

Rank History for Loveworks Academy For Arts

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Rank History for all middle school students at Loveworks Academy For Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 7.77 383rd 403 5.0%
2008 23.39 356th 409 13.0%
2010 8.79 420th 454 7.5%
2011 16.09 421st 478 11.9%
2012 10.43 425th 469 9.4%
2013 4.39 463rd 488 5.1%
2014 3.17 469th 490 4.3%
2015 1.64 506th 516 1.9%
2016 1.43 501st 508 1.4%
2017 1.28 518th 523 1.0%
2018 1.59 509th 518 1.7%
2019 3.56 521st 533 2.3%
2021 3.66 512th 521 1.7%
2022 5.13 505th 520 2.9%
2023 15.18 465th 529 12.1%
2024 4.11 538th 545 1.3%
See the entire list of Minnesota Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Loveworks Academy For Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.62 395th 401 1.5%
2019 8.12 407th 415 1.9%
2021 8.49 388th 399 2.8%
2022 10.86 389th 404 3.7%
2023 22.57 377th 459 17.9%
2024 7.99 461st 473 2.5%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for middle school Female students at Loveworks Academy For Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 6.77 453rd 474 4.4%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Loveworks Academy For Arts

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.50 132nd 137 3.6%
2019 14.62 141st 148 4.7%
2021 13.59 133rd 141 5.7%
2022 17.11 152nd 162 6.2%
2023 28.22 125th 164 23.8%
2024 9.39 174th 179 2.8%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for African American 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.

Loveworks Academy For Arts Test Scores
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Reviews:
by a teacher
Friday, February 24, 2017

Open Quote It physically pained me to watch these teachers try so hard for these kids, and only receive insulting swears and violent outbursts in return. And that's only when the entire class isn't outright ignoring their teacher instead. It's not just a few troublesome kids, it's the entire school. Loveworks needs to be closed and the kids transferred to a good special ed program that can help them turn their behavior and test scores around. Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, November 27, 2015

Open Quote Loveworks stinks! Bad leadership = bad rankings. Pure waste of tax-payer money. The only way to do worse is to convince the kids to not take the tests at all. What a joke. April Harrison and the rest of the administration is laughing all the way to the bank because they get paid a lot (with tax-payer money) to do practically nothing. Look at the results year in and year out! Look at the teacher turn over. Anyone with any desire to truly teach and with any skill leave and with good reason. Why is it still open? How bad do these kids perform when they have to go to a real school? What a sham! Close Quote


by a teacher
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Open Quote In response to the citizen's remarks which stated that 73% of the teachers were not licensed. That is absolutely not true and further enhances the fact that you should not believe everything that you hear and that the news definitely has a way of portraying stories in a way that can easily distort reality. The truth of the matter is that during the time of the reports charter schools were permitted BY LAW to hire teachers who had teaching licenses from other states. The teachers were then given an allotted amount of time to fulfill requirements to have their licensed switched to NJ. It was reported that they were not licensed when in fact they were licensed throuh other srares. The teachers who were unfairly judged were experienced and qualified and due to the delusional antics of a disgruntled employee were thrown into a mess. Since you seem to know so much did you miss the report that stated that when the state did an audit in an attempt to find a mishandling of funds that it was found that the state actually owed the school over $250,000 from their own miscalculations? I can not speak to the changes at LoveWorks in the last 5 - 6 years but I do know as someone who worked in the inner circles of the school that it
started out on a very good, justifiable and successful track. Trust me in saying there are many facets to the story that the public has not heard. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Open Quote Great idea but poor management. Another contributor wrote that the kids are dysfunctional as if that's some odd occurrence. All kids if they are not disciplined and brought up correctly in the home will be dysfunctional in the class. If the administration had the intestinal fortitude to hold the parents accountable then the children would follow.
There should have been separate and distinct divisions of the school as I believe was the founders wish but not her ability with the staff she hired. The administrators should have been allowed to administer and teachers teach. Then there should have been another component of discipline in the form of a person or persons that demanded that the creeds of the school be upheld at all times. If shirts were to be tucked in then they should have been tucked in at all times. If parents couldn't govern at home, then the child should have been blocked from entering the program. Harsh for the weak at heart but eventually change would have come to fruition.
It's easy to sit back and whine and or complain on a message board but another story altogether when you're on the front line. Close Quote


by a citizen
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Open Quote Good Idea - but it doesn't work well here. Scores are poor because they seem to specialize in misbehaving children from dysfunctional families and then do not have the highly skilled staff needed, especially to deal one-on-one. It did not help to have administrators who mismanaged and one this last year who beat kids with a belt.

I listed citizen because I am connected to a family of (former) attendees but am not the parent. I have been to the school a number of times with kids. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Loveworks Academy For Arts

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2006 0 148 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 148
2007 6 271 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 279
2008 5 357 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 362
2009 2 261 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 266
2010 3 248 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 257
2011 3 241 2 3 0 0 0 0 249
2012 1 218 0 2 0 0 0 0 221
2013 0 227 0 8 0 0 0 0 235
2014 0 272 0 5 0 0 4 0 281
2015 1 213 0 3 0 0 3 0 220
2016 1 187 0 2 0 0 2 0 192
2017 1 184 0 5 0 0 15 0 205
2018 0 157 0 10 0 0 16 0 183
2019 3 150 0 3 0 0 3 0 159
2020 1 127 2 4 0 0 9 0 143
2021 0 140 0 1 0 0 2 0 143
2022 0 132 0 0 0 0 2 0 134
2023 1 140 0 3 0 0 5 0 149

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 Loveworks Academy For Arts

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 148 1.0 148.0 55.4
2007 279 0.5 558.0 24.7
2008 362 14.1 25.7 2.2
2009 266 5.1 52.2 64.7
2010 257 2.8 90.4 75.1
2011 249 1.8 135.3 79.1
2012 221 1.0 221.0 59.7
2013 235 1.0 235.0 83.4
2014 281 1.0 281.0 87.9
2015 220 1.0 220.0 89.5
2016 192 1.0 192.0 90.6
2017 205 0.0 n/a 87.3
2018 183 n/a n/a 100
2019 159 n/a n/a 98.1
2020 143 7.9 17.9 95.1
2021 143 7.2 19.6 100
2022 134 8.2 16.2 94.8
2023 149 8.8 16.8 67.8

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 Loveworks Academy For Arts

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 148 1.0 148.0 55.4
2007 279 0.5 558.0 24.7
2008 362 14.1 25.7 2.2
2009 266 5.1 52.2 64.7
2010 257 2.8 90.4 75.1
2011 249 1.8 135.3 79.1
2012 221 1.0 221.0 59.7
2013 235 1.0 235.0 83.4
2014 281 1.0 281.0 87.9
2015 220 1.0 220.0 89.5
2016 192 1.0 192.0 90.6
2017 205 0.0 n/a 87.3
2018 183 n/a n/a 100
2019 159 n/a n/a 98.1
2020 143 7.9 17.9 95.1
2021 143 7.2 19.6 100
2022 134 8.2 16.2 94.8
2023 149 8.8 16.8 67.8

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 Loveworks Academy For Arts

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $19,608

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Loveworks Academy For Arts

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 863rd of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 831st of 845 Elementary schools
 0.9%
Ranks 521st of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 465th of 529 Middle schools
 9.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Loveworks Academy For Arts)10.55.3
 5.3%
   3rd Grade Math (Loveworks Academy For Arts)10.55.3
 5.3%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Loveworks Academy For Arts)1015.8
 5.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Loveworks Academy For Arts)1015.8
 5.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Loveworks Academy For Arts)16.76.7
 10%
   4th Grade Math (Loveworks Academy For Arts)16.76.7
 10%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Loveworks Academy For Arts)11.16.7
 4.4%
   4th Grade Reading (Loveworks Academy For Arts)11.16.7
 4.4%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Loveworks Academy For Arts)00
   5th Grade Math (Loveworks Academy For Arts)00
   5th Grade Math (Minnesota)5244.4
 7.6%
5th Grade Reading (Loveworks Academy For Arts)26.313.3
 13%
   5th Grade Reading (Loveworks Academy For Arts)26.313.3
 13%
   5th Grade Reading (Minnesota)65.858.7
 7%
5th Grade Science (Loveworks Academy For Arts)21.17.1
 13.9%
   5th Grade Science (Loveworks Academy For Arts)21.17.1
 13.9%
   5th Grade Science (Minnesota)54.948.4
 6.5%
6th Grade Math (Loveworks Academy For Arts)4.80
 4.8%
   6th Grade Math (Loveworks Academy For Arts)4.80
 4.8%
   6th Grade Math (Minnesota)50.539.7
 10.8%
6th Grade Reading (Loveworks Academy For Arts)9.518.2
 8.7%
   6th Grade Reading (Loveworks Academy For Arts)9.518.2
 8.7%
   6th Grade Reading (Minnesota)62.853.4
 9.4%
7th Grade Math (Loveworks Academy For Arts)00
   7th Grade Math (Loveworks Academy For Arts)00
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Loveworks Academy For Arts)5.912.5
 6.6%
   7th Grade Reading (Loveworks Academy For Arts)5.912.5
 6.6%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Loveworks Academy For Arts)7.70
 7.7%
   8th Grade Math (Loveworks Academy For Arts)7.70
 7.7%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Loveworks Academy For Arts)38.550
 11.5%
   8th Grade Reading (Loveworks Academy For Arts)38.550
 11.5%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Loveworks Academy For Arts)8.37.1
 1.2%
   8th Grade Science (Loveworks Academy For Arts)8.37.1
 1.2%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students159149
 6.3%
African American150140
 6.7%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic33
Pacific Islander00
White31
 66.7%
Two or More Races35
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.1%67.8%
 30.3%


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Students at Loveworks Academy For Arts are 94% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 149 students attended Loveworks Academy For Arts.

Loveworks Academy For Arts ranks in the bottom 0.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.


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