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Enrollment
515
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC.·NCES 270023703278
PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC.
6500 NICOLLET AVE S, RICHFIELD, MN 55423 · (612) 866-3630 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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
12.0:1
43 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
448 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (52).
Student demographics
15%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
24.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
30.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 →
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PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC.'s state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. this school | 515 | 87.0% | 24.5% |
| Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop MINNEAPOLIS | 404 | 89.9% | 10.7% |
| Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary SAINT PAUL | 336 | 88.7% | 4.0% |
| Las Estrellas Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 401 | 78.6% | 12.7% |
| AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL MINNEAPOLIS | 239 | 73.6% | 11.6% |
| Round Lake-Brewster Elementary BREWSTER | 377 | 73.2% | 34.2% |
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 PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #724 of 844 | #119 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #685 of 844 | #108 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #750 of 844 | #127 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #272 of 1,130 | #65 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #183 of 769 | #42 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.3% | #716 of 796 | #153 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.0% | #58 of 942 | #26 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +102.8% | #3 of 244 | #1 of 50 |
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
515
+33 (+7%) vs 2020
+108% since 2010-11, when it was 248
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 515 | 43 | 12.0:1 | 87% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 48 | 11.0:1 | 91% (481) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 49 | 10.7:1 | 85% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 38 | 12.7:1 | 79% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 23 | 11.0:1 | 87% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 27 | 10.1:1 | 99% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 248 | 24 | 10.3:1 | 98% (243) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC..
Since 2017-18: students up 103% (254 to 515); teachers up 87% (23 to 43).
About PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC.
PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. is an elementary school in RICHFIELD, Minnesota, reachable at (612) 866-3630. A total of 515 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8. Against the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 50% higher.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Most students at PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. are Hispanic: 92% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% Black. The county population is about 8% Hispanic. PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.0:1, with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. is 87%. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. a C. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 18.3% for a school in Minnesota with PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC.'s free or reduced-price lunch share. PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. posts 24.5%.
In Hennepin County (population about 1,269,496), median household income is about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County, which together enroll about 177,509 students.
Of nearby public schools, SciTech Academy Charter School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data. PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
The student count in 2024-25 was 515, 7% above the 482 of 2020-21.
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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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- SciTech Academy Charter School0.2 mi · 342
- RICHFIELD SENIOR HIGH0.7 mi · 1,183
- Windom Elementary0.8 mi · 369
- Central Education Center PreK0.9 mi · 67
- CENTRAL EDUCATION CENTER0.9 mi · 86
- Richfield College Experience Prg0.9 mi · 84
Frequently asked questions
About PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC.What is the total enrollment at PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC.?
PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. enrolls approximately 515 students in grades PK-08.
Is PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. an elementary, middle, or high school?
PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC.?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC..
What is the student diversity at PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC.?
Student demographics at PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. are roughly 2% White, 92% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. in?
PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. is part of PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC..
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