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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AIM ACADEMY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY·NCES 270046905436

Aim Academy of Science & Technology

2831 12TH AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55407 · (612) 452-2274 · Hennepin County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
Enrollment
178
High
STATE 371
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
174 students
STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
11
Grade 7
15
Grade 8
31
Grade 9
33
Grade 10
40
Grade 11
20
Grade 12
28
Student demographics
Black
178100%
STATE 12%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
9855%
Female
8045%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
38.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
11.1%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.

Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
12.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

About Aim Academy of Science & Technology

Located at 2831 12TH AVE S, in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aim Academy of Science & Technology is a compact secondary school that enrolls 178 students (grades 6 through 12), part of Aim Academy of Science & Technology. Enrollment runs roughly 52% smaller than the state mean of about 371.

Aim Academy of Science & Technology is a school of Aim Academy of Science & Technology, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Aim Academy of Science & Technology reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (100%). That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hennepin County (around 43%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Aim Academy of Science & Technology sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 12.5%; this one delivers 23.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hennepin County) reports that median household income runs about $97,653, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which Aim Academy of Science & Technology is one.

Nearest neighbor: Andersen Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting. As a public charter, Aim Academy of Science & Technology runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Hennepin County at a glance

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Population
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students

Quick facts

School name
Aim Academy of Science & Technology
District
Aim Academy of Science & Technology
Address
2831 12TH AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55407
Phone
(612) 452-2274
County
Hennepin County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
178
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
17.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
174 (98%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
270046905436
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Aim Academy of Science & Technology
What is the total enrollment at Aim Academy of Science & Technology?
Aim Academy of Science & Technology enrolls approximately 178 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Aim Academy of Science & Technology serve?
Aim Academy of Science & Technology serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Aim Academy of Science & Technology?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Aim Academy of Science & Technology is approximately 17.9:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Aim Academy of Science & Technology?
At Aim Academy of Science & Technology, the student body is approximately 100% Black.
Is Aim Academy of Science & Technology public or private?
Aim Academy of Science & Technology is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Aim Academy of Science & Technology.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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