Enrollment
282
High
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY·NCES 270024004810
Prairie Seeds High School Academy
6200 W BROADWAY AVE, BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55428 · (763) 450-1388 · Hennepin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Minnesota public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
188 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 83 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 23% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
22.6%
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 23 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Prairie Seeds High School Academy
Prairie Seeds High School Academy's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Seeds High School Academy this school | 282 | 66.7% | 31.6% |
| HMONG COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY HS SAINT PAUL | 791 | 79.1% | 30.9% |
| HOPE Community Academy High School SAINT PAUL | 124 | 85.5% | 23.1% |
| Sejong Academy Upper School MAPLEWOOD | 136 | 85.3% | 29.6% |
| Community School of Excellence High SAINT PAUL | 199 | 85.9% | 26.9% |
| Harding Senior High SAINT PAUL | 1,591 | 73.0% | 19.8% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 Prairie Seeds High School Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #287 of 397 | #27 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #291 of 401 | #25 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #301 of 397 | #31 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #275 of 764 | #35 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #216 of 332 | #22 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #210 of 338 | #35 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #58 of 444 | #17 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.3% | #32 of 181 | #6 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high 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
282
+72 (+34%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
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 | 282 | 15.5 | 18.2:1 | 67% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 12.2 | 21.1:1 | 68% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 12.7 | 18.7:1 | 74% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | 13 | 16.1:1 | 71% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 225 | 13 | 17.3:1 | 76% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 11 | 22.1:1 | 84% (205) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Seeds High School Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (225 to 282); teachers up 19% (13 to 15.5).
About Prairie Seeds High School Academy
Prairie Seeds High School Academy is a low-enrollment high school found in BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota. It reports enrollment of 282 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Minnesota enroll around 371, and this school is 24% below that mark.
Besides Prairie Seeds High School Academy, PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 860 students.
By race and ethnicity, Prairie Seeds High School Academy is 85% Asian. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic and 6% Black. Hennepin County as a whole is about 7% Asian, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at Prairie Seeds High School Academy are from different groups.
For every teacher at Prairie Seeds High School Academy, there are about 18.2 students; the school has 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 188 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 67% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Hennepin County average 43%.
Prairie Seeds High School Academy earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of Minnesota public high schools.
Prairie Seeds High School Academy is 2.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (31.6% versus 29.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
The school's county is Hennepin County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 496 public schools in the county, enrolling about 177,509, Prairie Seeds High School Academy among them.
Prairie Seeds High School Academy's nearest public school is Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Prairie Seeds High School Academy. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Prairie Seeds High School Academy is 1st on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large. Prairie Seeds High School Academy is one of the charter schools in Minnesota.
Enrollment rose by 34% across 4 years, from 210 in 2020-21 to 282 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.1:1 to 18.2:1.
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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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Other schools in PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY
- Prairie Seeds El School AcademyElementary · 359 students
- Prairie Seeds Middle School AcademyMiddle · 219 students
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- WOODLAND ELEMENTARYElementary · 609 students
- Monroe Elementary School - MSEElementary · 553 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy0.0 mi · 219
- Prairie Seeds El School Academy0.0 mi · 359
- MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 488
- ROBBINSDALE TRANSITION CENTER1.0 mi · 49
- ADULT ACADEMICS1.0 mi · 1
- North Education Center Academy1.0 mi · 37
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Seeds High School AcademyHow many students attend Prairie Seeds High School Academy?
Prairie Seeds High School Academy enrolls approximately 282 students in grades 09-12.
Is Prairie Seeds High School Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prairie Seeds High School Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Prairie Seeds High School Academy?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Prairie Seeds High School Academy.
What is the student diversity at Prairie Seeds High School Academy?
Student demographics at Prairie Seeds High School Academy are roughly 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 85% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Prairie Seeds High School Academy in?
Prairie Seeds High School Academy is part of PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY.
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