Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary

Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary is an elementary school of micro-enrollment scale in COON RAPIDS, Minnesota, part of Innovation Sci & Tech Academy, serveing 83 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary sits 76% below that benchmark.

Within Innovation Sci & Tech Academy, which oversees 2 schools and 103 students, Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (86%). Other groups include 7% White, 6% Asian. By comparison, Anoka County as a whole is about 9% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary shows 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Anoka County's rate of about 42%.

With demographic context factored in, Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary sits in the top 10% of Minnesota schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 13.9%; actual is 26.7%, +12.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Anoka County) shows that median household income runs about $101,869, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Anoka County's 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Innovation Sci & Tech Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 41.8%.

Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary operates from a suburban location. As a public charter, Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.