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LOWEST PROFICIENCY · MINNESOTA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
51	LINCOLN ELEMENTARY	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	81.1%	328	12.1%
52	CREST VIEW ELEMENTARY	BROOKLYN PARK, MN	OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	76.7%	193	12.3%
53	Mississippi Creative Arts Elem	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	86.8%	570	12.3%
54	Washington Technology Middle School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Middle	85.4%	693	12.3%
55	Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	79.1%	492	12.5%
56	Cass Lake-Bena Middle School	CASS LAKE, MN	CASS LAKE-BENA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	77.9%	312	12.6%
57	Community of Peace Academy Elem	SAINT PAUL, MN	COMMUNITY OF PEACE ACADEMY	Elementary	81.6%	326	12.6%
58	Aspire Academy Elementary	SHAKOPEE, MN	Aspire Academy Charter School	Elementary	85.9%	163	12.7%
59	Las Estrellas Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	78.6%	401	12.7%
60	Lucy Laney Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	88.1%	386	12.8%
61	Brooklyn Center High School	BROOKLYN CENTER, MN	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	High	79.0%	539	13.0%
62	Highwood Hills Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	90.1%	292	13.0%
63	Humboldt High School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	High	84.0%	955	13.1%
64	HOPE Community Academy Middle	SAINT PAUL, MN	HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY	Middle	90.0%	221	13.1%
65	Valley View Elementary	COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN	Columbia Heights Public School Dist	Elementary	79.2%	568	13.2%
66	Rochester Beacon Academy	ROCHESTER, MN	Rochester Beacon Academy	High	43.5%	115	13.2%
67	Hall Academy Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	94.0%	234	13.3%
68	Maxfield Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	88.5%	331	13.3%
69	East African Magnet School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	92.9%	296	13.6%
70	MMSA Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	Elementary	99.6%	243	13.8%
71	Spero Academy Brooklyn Park	BROOKLYN PARK, MN	Spero Academy	Elementary	38.6%	127	13.9%
72	American Indian Magnet School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	84.2%	571	14.1%
73	Hmong College Prep Academy MS	SAINT PAUL, MN	HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	Middle	81.2%	724	14.3%
74	Camden High	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	High	72.4%	783	14.7%
75	LIFE Prep	SAINT PAUL, MN	LIFE PREP	Elementary	89.6%	134	14.9%
76	Daytons Bluff Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	83.1%	301	15.0%
77	Webster Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	84.1%	276	15.0%
78	EXCELL ACADEMY CHARTER	BROOKLYN PARK, MN	EXCELL ACADEMY CHARTER	Elementary	87.0%	548	15.1%
79	Gage Elementary School	ROCHESTER, MN	Rochester Public School District	Elementary	73.3%	412	15.3%
80	HOPE Community Academy Elementary	SAINT PAUL, MN	HOPE COMMUNITY ACADEMY	Elementary	89.2%	434	15.6%
81	Columbia Academy	COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MN	Columbia Heights Public School Dist	Middle	78.7%	719	15.7%
82	Frost Lake Elementary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	84.1%	593	16.2%
83	MMSA Secondary School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Minnesota Math and Science Academy	High	99.1%	327	16.2%
84	The Heights Community School	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	84.7%	346	16.4%
85	Northeast College Prep Charter Scho	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Northeast College Prep	Elementary	90.8%	282	16.4%
86	Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Friendship Academy of the Arts	Middle	80.8%	167	16.5%
87	RANDOLPH SECONDARY	RANDOLPH, MN	RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	17.2%	430	16.6%
88	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Secondary	LONG PRAIRIE, MN	Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist	High	65.9%	466	16.8%
89	TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY	SAINT CLOUD, MN	ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	84.0%	701	16.9%
90	NORTHEAST RANGE SECONDARY	BABBITT, MN	ST. LOUIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	41.2%	114	17.0%
91	Twin Lakes STEM Academy	BROOKLYN PARK, MN	Twin Lakes STEM Academy	Elementary	99.1%	217	17.1%
92	Spero Academy	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Spero Academy	Elementary	31.1%	148	17.2%
93	J.W. Smith Elementary	BEMIDJI, MN	Bemidji Public School District	Elementary	82.4%	238	17.3%
94	JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY	FARIBAULT, MN	FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	82.5%	389	17.4%
95	NOBLE ELEMENTARY	GOLDEN VALLEY, MN	ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	69.8%	262	17.4%
96	Crossroads Science Program	SAINT PAUL, MN	Saint Paul Public Schools	Elementary	84.4%	192	17.4%
97	INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY	BLOOMINGTON, MN	Bloomington Public Schools	Elementary	75.5%	388	17.5%
98	North Park School for Innovation	FRIDLEY, MN	Columbia Heights Public School Dist	Elementary	80.8%	433	17.5%
99	Pillsbury Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	Minneapolis Public School District	Elementary	72.4%	439	17.5%
100	Hmong College Prep Academy ES	SAINT PAUL, MN	HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY	Elementary	85.9%	988	17.5%

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