Enrollment
171
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORIZON SCIENCE ACADEMY TWIN CITIES·NCES 270045005159
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities
7735 2ND AVE S, RICHFIELD, MN 55423 · (612) 712-5252 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
39.4:1
4 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
171 students
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 | 11 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 56% smaller than its 7th grade class (25).
Student demographics
17%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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
26.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
15.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 26 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% 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 Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities this school | 171 | 100.0% | 18.1% |
| Twin Lakes STEM Academy BROOKLYN PARK | 217 | 99.1% | 17.1% |
| Banaadir Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 149 | 97.3% | 10.8% |
| STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville BURNSVILLE | 171 | 98.8% | 21.9% |
| Success Academy St. Cloud Elem SAINT CLOUD | 140 | 98.6% | 20.5% |
| Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL | 128 | 100.0% | 24.5% |
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 Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #772 of 844 | #134 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #786 of 844 | #141 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #739 of 844 | #123 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #828 of 1,130 | #171 of 206 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #2 of 942 | #2 of 183 |
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
171
+86 (+101%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
39.4:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 171 | 4.3 | 39.4:1 | 100% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 123 | 9.6 | 12.8:1 | 37% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 5 | 14.7:1 | 96% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 85 | 7 | 12.1:1 | 95% (81) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities.
About Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in RICHFIELD, Minnesota. The grade span is kindergarten through 7, and enrollment is 171 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.
Federal records list Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities as its own district.
Most students at Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities are Black: 91% of enrollment. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic. Hennepin County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school's share is higher. Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities has a diversity index of 17%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities is 4.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 39.4:1. That ratio is over the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. Public schools in Hennepin County average 43%.
Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities is 6.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (18.1% versus 11.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Hennepin County has about 1,269,496 residents, and median household income is about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Hennepin County number 496 and enroll about 177,509.
Nearest public school: Richfield College Experience Prg, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities holds at least 8 other public schools. Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities ranks 6th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 18.1% against a local average of 29.5%.
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. Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities is run as a public charter school.
The school's enrollment figures are 85 for 2020-21 and 171 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. Students per teacher rose from 12.1 in 2020-21 to 39.4 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Quick facts
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- Richfield College Experience Prg0.7 mi · 84
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- CENTRAL EDUCATION CENTER0.9 mi · 86
- Central Education Center PreK0.9 mi · 67
- RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH1.0 mi · 1,183
Frequently asked questions
About Horizon Science Academy Twin CitiesWhat is the total enrollment at Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities?
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities enrolls approximately 171 students in grades KG-07.
What age range does Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities serve?
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities serves students from grade KG through grade 07.
How many students per teacher at Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities?
Approximately 39.4:1 students per teacher at Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities.
How diverse is Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities?
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities reports a student body of 2% White, 8% Hispanic, 91% Black.
Is Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities public or private?
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.