Enrollment
217
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN LAKES STEM ACADEMY·NCES 270041504876
Twin Lakes STEM Academy
6201 NOBLE AVE N, BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55429 · (763) 338-9373 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–07ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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
11.4:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
215 students
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 | 46 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 2% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 119% larger than its 7th grade class (21).
Student demographics
14%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
20.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
10.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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
17.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% 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 Twin Lakes STEM Academy
Twin Lakes STEM Academy's state test result (17.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Lakes STEM Academy this school | 217 | 99.1% | 17.1% |
| Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities RICHFIELD | 171 | 100.0% | 18.1% |
| Saint Cloud Math and Science Academ SAINT CLOUD | 266 | 97.4% | 28.2% |
| MMSA Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 243 | 99.6% | 13.8% |
| STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville BURNSVILLE | 171 | 98.8% | 21.9% |
| STEP Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL | 214 | 94.4% | 20.5% |
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 Twin Lakes STEM Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #787 of 844 | #141 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.4% | #813 of 844 | #152 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #780 of 844 | #138 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #771 of 1,130 | #162 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #127 of 769 | #32 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #732 of 796 | #155 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #7 of 942 | #4 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
217
+78 (+56%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 217 | 19 | 11.4:1 | 99% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 17 | 11.9:1 | 99% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 147 | 25 | 5.9:1 | 95% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 14 | 9.9:1 | 99% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 161 | 5 | 32.2:1 | 96% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 139 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 96% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Twin Lakes STEM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (161 to 217); teachers up 280% (5 to 19).
About Twin Lakes STEM Academy
Twin Lakes STEM Academy runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 7, with 217 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll around 344, and this school is 37% below that mark.
Twin Lakes STEM Academy operates as its own local education agency.
A large majority of enrollment at Twin Lakes STEM Academy is Black, at 93%. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 2% White. Hennepin County's residents are about 13% Black, 79 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Twin Lakes STEM Academy scores 14%.
Twin Lakes STEM Academy has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1. At Twin Lakes STEM Academy, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County.
Twin Lakes STEM Academy earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Twin Lakes STEM Academy is 5.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (17.1% versus 11.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Looking at the county, Hennepin County, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 496, with about 177,509 students.
GARDEN CITY ELEMENTARY is the nearest public school to Twin Lakes STEM Academy, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Twin Lakes STEM Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Twin Lakes STEM Academy ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Twin Lakes STEM Academy is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data. Twin Lakes STEM Academy is run as a public charter school.
In 2020-21 the school reported 139 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 217. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The school's ratio increased from 9.9:1 to 11.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Twin Lakes STEM Academy, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Twin Lakes STEM AcademyHow many students attend Twin Lakes STEM Academy?
Twin Lakes STEM Academy enrolls approximately 217 students in grades KG-07.
Is Twin Lakes STEM Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Twin Lakes STEM Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-07.
How many students per teacher at Twin Lakes STEM Academy?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Twin Lakes STEM Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Twin Lakes STEM Academy?
At Twin Lakes STEM Academy, the student body is approximately 2% White, 5% Hispanic, 93% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Twin Lakes STEM Academy public or private?
Twin Lakes STEM Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Twin Lakes STEM Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.