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Charter · Grades K–8 · 282 students
Best Academy
1300 Olson Memorial Hwy, Minneapolis, MN 55411
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
508
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Best Academy
Hennepin County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Best Academy
Best Academy is a charter elementary school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a large city in Hennepin County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 508 students were enrolled, with about 15.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Minnesota elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center. Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 508 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.3 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Best Academy
- County
- Hennepin County
- NCES school ID
- 270030904261
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.