Enrollment
42
Middle
DISTRICT 103 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASPIRE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 270046512838
Aspire Academy Middle School
1210 SHAKOPEE TOWN SQ, SHAKOPEE, MN 55379 · (952) 295-0402 · Scott County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL42 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
3.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
36 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 15 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 31% |
Student demographics
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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Aspire Academy Charter School. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
17.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 →
Where Aspire Academy Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 42 | #280 of 306 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 | 42 | 11.5 | 3.6:1 | 86% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 3 | 12.7:1 | 92% (35) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aspire Academy Middle School.
About Aspire Academy Middle School
Aspire Academy Middle School is a public middle school in SHAKOPEE, Minnesota. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 42 students. Enrollment is 92% lower than the average for middle schools in Minnesota, which is about 495.
The Aspire Academy Charter School system has 2 schools and 205 students.
Most students at Aspire Academy Middle School are Black: 100% of enrollment. Census figures show Scott County is about 6% Black.
The school has about 3.6 students per teacher and 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 86%. For comparison, public schools in Scott County average 28%.
Aspire Academy Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (30.0%) and its predicted rate (19.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
Census estimates describe Scott County this way: median household income is about $119,314, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Scott County number 66 and enroll about 26,041.
The school nearest to Aspire Academy Middle School is Aspire Academy Elementary, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Aspire Academy Middle School ranks 4th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Aspire Academy Middle School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Discussions about Aspire Academy Middle School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 ElementaryElementary · 163 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 Elementary0.0 mi · 163
- Special Services0.0 mi · 152
- Tokata ALC Independent Study0.2 mi · 17
- Tokata Learning Center0.2 mi · 84
- Sweeney Elementary0.8 mi · 602
- MN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-SHAKOPEE1.0 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Aspire Academy Middle SchoolHow many students attend Aspire Academy Middle School?
Aspire Academy Middle School enrolls approximately 42 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Aspire Academy Middle School serve?
Aspire Academy Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Aspire Academy Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Aspire Academy Middle School is approximately 3.6:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Aspire Academy Middle School?
Aspire Academy Middle School reports a student body of 100% Black.
Who oversees Aspire Academy Middle School?
Aspire Academy Middle School is overseen by Aspire Academy Charter School in Scott County.
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