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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Athlos Leadership Academy this year?
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Enrollment
807
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATHLOS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY·NCES 270009601892
Athlos Leadership Academy
10100 NOBLE PKWY N, BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55443 · (763) 777-8942 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL807 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
44 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
616 students
STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 68 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 37% smaller than its 8th grade class (108).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
37.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
27.8%
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 28 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Athlos Leadership Academy
Athlos Leadership Academy's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athlos Leadership Academy this school | 807 | 76.3% | 30.4% |
| Sullivan Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 640 | 84.8% | 18.0% |
| Stride Academy K-8 Charter School SAINT CLOUD | 569 | 83.7% | 19.4% |
| TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD | 701 | 84.0% | 16.9% |
| OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD | 878 | 66.4% | 32.6% |
| MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARY NEW HOPE | 488 | 82.8% | 17.8% |
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 Athlos Leadership Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #669 of 844 | #104 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #703 of 844 | #114 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #606 of 844 | #96 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 807 | #32 of 1,130 | #11 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #743 of 769 | #157 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #411 of 796 | #119 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #121 of 942 | #47 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #308 of 499 | #58 of 99 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
807
-109 (-12%) vs 2020
+369% since 2000-01, when it was 172
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 807 | 44 | 18.3:1 | 76% (616) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 50 | 14.3:1 | 76% (543) |
| 2022-23 | 828 | 47.8 | 17.3:1 | 81% (668) |
| 2020-21 | 916 | 57 | 16.1:1 | 61% (556) |
| 2017-18 | 904 | 58.3 | 15.5:1 | 67% (605) |
| 2015-16 | 916 | 51 | 18.0:1 | 62% (567) |
| 2010-11 | 200 | 20 | 10.0:1 | 91% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 172 | 25 | 6.9:1 | 58% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Athlos Leadership Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (904 to 807); teachers down 25% (58.3 to 44).
About Athlos Leadership Academy
Athlos Leadership Academy is a large elementary school with its address in BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota. In all, 807 students attend the school in pre-K through 8. The school is 135% above the average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Athlos Leadership Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
The student body at Athlos Leadership Academy is 72% Black. The school is also 14% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 4% White, and 2% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 13%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
There are 44 full-time-equivalent teachers at Athlos Leadership Academy, giving a ratio of 18.3:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1, 4.6 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 616 students, or 76%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County.
On the allk12 Grade, Athlos Leadership Academy lands at C+, ahead of 37% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Athlos Leadership Academy sits between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.4% and a predicted 24.0%.
For Hennepin County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $97,653 a year, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Hennepin County number 496, with about 177,509 students.
About 0.7 miles separate Athlos Leadership Academy from the closest public school, WOODLAND ELEMENTARY. The five-mile area around Athlos Leadership Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. Athlos Leadership Academy's average proficiency of 30.4% compares with 48.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Athlos Leadership Academy in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large). Athlos Leadership Academy is one of the charter schools in Minnesota.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Athlos Leadership Academy had a net loss of 109 students, or 12%. The school's ratio increased from 16.1:1 to 18.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Athlos Leadership Academy. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Athlos Leadership AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Athlos Leadership Academy?
Athlos Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 807 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Athlos Leadership Academy serve?
Athlos Leadership Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Athlos Leadership Academy?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Athlos Leadership Academy.
What is the student diversity at Athlos Leadership Academy?
Student demographics at Athlos Leadership Academy are roughly 4% White, 8% Hispanic, 72% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Athlos Leadership Academy in?
Athlos Leadership Academy is part of Athlos Leadership Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.