Banaadir Elementary
Charter · Grades K–5 · 149 students
Spero Academy
2701 California St. NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
148
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
5.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Spero Academy
Hennepin County
Schola Grade D · 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 Spero Academy
Spero Academy is a charter elementary school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving grades K–6. The school is located in a large city in Hennepin County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 148 students were enrolled, with about 5.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller 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 University of St. Thomas. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 148 students
- Students per teacher
- 5.3 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- University of St. Thomas
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Spero Academy
- County
- Hennepin County
- NCES school ID
- 270035204099
Schools near Spero Academy
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Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 239 students
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Charter · Grades K–8 · 351 students
Heartwood Montessori School Northeast Minneapolis
Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 7 students
Las Estrellas Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 401 students
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.