Enrollment
117
Elementary
DISTRICT 129 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUCCESS ACADEMY·NCES 270040404790
Success Academy Bloomington Elem
8201 PARK AVE S, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420 · (612) 876-3050 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
108 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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
25.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
20.7%
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 21 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
20.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Success Academy Bloomington Elem
Success Academy Bloomington Elem's state test result (20.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Success Academy Bloomington Elem this school | 117 | 92.3% | 20.4% |
| Gateway STEM Academy Charter School BURNSVILLE | 121 | 91.7% | 10.7% |
| Universal Academy South Elementary BURNSVILLE | 103 | 92.2% | N/A |
| Skyline Math and Science Academy MINNEAPOLIS | 145 | 89.7% | 9.8% |
| Success Academy St. Cloud Elem SAINT CLOUD | 140 | 98.6% | 20.5% |
| Banaadir Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 149 | 97.3% | 10.8% |
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 Success Academy Bloomington Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #760 of 844 | #130 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #747 of 844 | #128 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #741 of 844 | #124 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 117 | #912 of 1,130 | #182 of 206 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.3% | #27 of 942 | #12 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
117
-40 (-25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 117 | 10.8 | 10.8:1 | 92% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 126 | 8.5 | 14.9:1 | 96% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 129 | 9.2 | 14.1:1 | 91% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 157 | 12 | 13.1:1 | 80% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 80 | 10 | 8.0:1 | 84% (67) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Success Academy Bloomington Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (80 to 117); teachers up 8% (10 to 10.8).
About Success Academy Bloomington Elem
Success Academy Bloomington Elem is a very small elementary school in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota, that operates as a charter school. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 117 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Minnesota have about 344 students on average; enrollment here is 66% lower.
Besides Success Academy Bloomington Elem, Success Academy runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 366 students.
Success Academy Bloomington Elem is 100% Black by enrollment. Census estimates put the Black share of Hennepin County's population at about 13%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Success Academy Bloomington Elem scores 0%.
Staffing at Success Academy Bloomington Elem comes to 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1. Success Academy Bloomington Elem counts 92% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 49 points above the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County.
Success Academy Bloomington Elem's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.4% is 5.0 points above the 15.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Hennepin County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $97,653, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Hennepin County's 496 public schools enroll about 177,509 students and include Success Academy Bloomington Elem.
Success Academy Bloomington Elem is less than a tenth of a mile from Success Academy Bloomington Middle, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Success Academy Bloomington Elem ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Enrollment was 117 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 157. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.1:1 in 2020-21 to 10.8:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Success Academy Bloomington Elem is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Success Academy
- Success Academy St. Cloud ElemElementary · 140 students
- Success Academy Bloomington MiddleMiddle · 63 students
- Success Academy St. Cloud - MiddleMiddle · 46 students
Other schools in BLOOMINGTON
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 647 students
- BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 634 students
Nearby schools
- Success Academy Bloomington Middle0.0 mi · 63
- Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities0.7 mi · 171
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 487
- New Code Academy Middle School0.8 mi · 71
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE0.8 mi · 647
- CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About Success Academy Bloomington ElemHow many students attend Success Academy Bloomington Elem?
Success Academy Bloomington Elem enrolls approximately 117 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Success Academy Bloomington Elem serve?
Success Academy Bloomington Elem serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Success Academy Bloomington Elem?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Success Academy Bloomington Elem.
What is the student diversity at Success Academy Bloomington Elem?
Student demographics at Success Academy Bloomington Elem are roughly 100% Black.
What district is Success Academy Bloomington Elem in?
Success Academy Bloomington Elem is part of Success Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.