Enrollment
163
Elementary
DISTRICT 103 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASPIRE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 270046505274
Aspire Academy Elementary
1210 SHAKOPEE TOWN SQ, SHAKOPEE, MN 55379 · (952) 295-0401 · Scott County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
140 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 60% larger than its 5th grade class (20).
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Aspire Academy Elementary→Aspire Academy Middle School
Based on grade levels within Aspire Academy Charter School. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
15.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
15.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
12.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 →
Schools most like Aspire Academy Elementary
Aspire Academy Elementary's state test result (12.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire Academy Elementary this school | 163 | 85.9% | 12.7% |
| Skyline Math and Science Academy MINNEAPOLIS | 145 | 89.7% | 9.8% |
| Gateway STEM Academy Charter School BURNSVILLE | 121 | 91.7% | 10.7% |
| Compass Academy BLOOMINGTON | 245 | 89.0% | 29.5% |
| Bultum Academy COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 249 | 83.1% | 30.2% |
| Success Academy Bloomington Elem BLOOMINGTON | 117 | 92.3% | 20.4% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Aspire Academy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #808 of 844 | #21 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #788 of 844 | #21 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #810 of 844 | #21 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #837 of 1,130 | #22 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #61 of 942 | #1 of 25 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 163 | 8.2 | 19.9:1 | 86% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 143 | 3 | 47.7:1 | 98% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 6.8 | 10.3:1 | 96% (67) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aspire Academy Elementary.
About Aspire Academy Elementary
In SHAKOPEE, Minnesota, part of Scott County, Aspire Academy Elementary is an elementary school. The school enrolls 163 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.
Aspire Academy Elementary is part of Aspire Academy Charter School, where 2 schools serve 205 students.
About 99% of the student body at Aspire Academy Elementary is Black. By comparison, Scott County residents are about 6% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 1% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Aspire Academy Elementary, 8.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 19.9:1. That is higher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Roughly 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 28% average for public schools in Scott County, the school's rate is higher.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Aspire Academy Elementary would be expected to post about 18.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 12.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Scott County, the median household income is $119,314, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. In all, Scott County has 66 public schools and roughly 26,041 students.
The closest public school, Aspire Academy Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Aspire Academy Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Aspire Academy Elementary is 5th among 5 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Aspire Academy Elementary operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,557
Census ACS
Median income
$119,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
26,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aspire Academy Charter School
- Aspire Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 42 students
Other schools in SHAKOPEE
- Shakopee High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Shakopee West Middle SchoolMiddle · 899 students
- Shakopee East Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
- Jackson ElementaryElementary · 683 students
- Eagle Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Sweeney ElementaryElementary · 602 students
Nearby schools
- Aspire Academy Middle School0.0 mi · 42
- Special Services0.0 mi · 152
- Tokata Learning Center0.2 mi · 84
- Tokata ALC Independent Study0.2 mi · 17
- Sweeney Elementary0.8 mi · 602
- MN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-SHAKOPEE1.0 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Aspire Academy ElementaryHow large is Aspire Academy Elementary?
Aspire Academy Elementary enrolls approximately 163 students in grades KG-05.
Is Aspire Academy Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Aspire Academy Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Aspire Academy Elementary?
Approximately 19.9:1 students per teacher at Aspire Academy Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Aspire Academy Elementary?
Student demographics at Aspire Academy Elementary are roughly 1% White, 99% Black.
Who oversees Aspire Academy Elementary?
Aspire Academy Elementary is overseen by Aspire Academy Charter School in Scott County.
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