Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac

As a modestly sized elementary school in MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota, Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac works with 231 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac. Enrollment runs roughly 33% smaller than the state mean of about 344.

Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac is a school of Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac reports that 79% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% White, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 73% of students at Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Hennepin County's rate of about 43%.

With demographic context factored in, Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 21.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Hennepin County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,653 per year, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac is one.

The closest other public school is Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac has edged up 4%, going from 222 students in 2018 to 231 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 13% to 9% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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