For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 146 students in Friendship Academy Of The Arts School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Friendship Academy Of The Arts School District have an average math proficiency score of 4% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
998 Schools
# Students
247 Students
272,838 Students
# Teachers
13 Teachers
17,801 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Friendship Academy Of The Arts School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 520 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#506 out of 525 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
4%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
41%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.06
0.59
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
n/a
7%
% Hispanic
1%
11%
% Black
97%
12%
% White
1%
62%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,725 is higher than the state median of $17,860. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,441 is higher than the state median of $18,585. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,725
$17,860
Spending / Student
$20,441
$18,585
Best Friendship Academy Of The Arts School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Friendship Academy Of Arts - Interm
Charter School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 12%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
3320 E. 41st St
Minneapolis, MN 55406
(612) 879-6703
Minneapolis, MN 55406
(612) 879-6703
Gr: 3-8 | 146 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
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