Best Academy
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Best Academy in Minneapolis, Minnesota enrolled 508 students in 2024-25 with 33.2 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 20%
617 students in 2022-23, 547 students in 2023-24, 508 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.3 to 33.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 617 | 41.3 | 15.0 |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 42.5 | 12.9 |
| 2024-25 | 508 | 33.2 | 15.3 |
15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools
Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 355 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Best Academy enrolled 709 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 355 of the 709 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent50.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.3% of students were Black, 3.1% of two or more races, 2.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black93.3%
- Two or more races3.1%
- Hispanic2.4%
- American Indian1.0%
- Asian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Best Academy scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 32% | 32% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 22% | 17% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Minneapolis
72 public elementary schools in Minneapolis report 2024-25 enrollment; Best Academy is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yinghua Academy | 851 | 13.5 | 12.8% |
| Sullivan Elementary | 640 | 10.4 | 80.6% |
| Twin Cities International Schools | 595 | 15.1 | 97.1% |
| Green Central Elementary | 594 | 13.3 | 48.1% |
| Seward Elementary | 576 | 12.1 | 43.8% |
| Early Childhood Special Education | 573 | 11.1 | 48.5% |
| Ella Baker Elementary | 512 | 9.4 | 74.4% |
| Best Academy | 508 | 15.3 | 89.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Best Academy
- Bethune ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 213 students, 7.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- SET Academy ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 463 students, 27.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare Best Academy with Bethune ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Harvest Best Academy spends per student$24,582 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,582
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaBest Academy is the number 283 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#283 of 994
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.15.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Best Academy
How many students attend Best Academy?
508 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 617 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Minneapolis, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Best Academy?
15.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Best Academy a Title I school?
Best Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Best Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at Best Academy scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Best Academy in?
Harvest Best Academy, NCES district ID 2700309. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270030904261 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.