Art & Science Academy Middle School

Art & Science Academy Middle School, a tiny junior high in ISANTI, Minnesota, one of the schools within Art and Science Academy, caters to 125 students, covering grades 5 through 8. That puts it 75% smaller than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 495 students.

Across the 2 schools in Art and Science Academy (296 students total), Art & Science Academy Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Art & Science Academy Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%); the rest comes out to 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

On the resource side, On paper, Art & Science Academy Middle School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Art & Science Academy Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 46.6%; actual is 28.6%, a gap of -18.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Isanti County put median household earnings sit near $87,440, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Art & Science Academy Middle School is one of 24 public schools in Isanti County (combined enrollment of about 6,086 students).

Art and Science Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Art & Science Academy Middle School at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 35.4%.

The school occupies a rural site. As a public charter, Art & Science Academy Middle School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Art & Science Academy Middle School's enrollment has fell 13% since 2018, when it stood at 143 (now 125). The White share of enrollment edged down from 94% to 86% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 25.5:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.