The top reported proficiency rate is 11% in English language arts. The lowest is 0% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Sojourner Truth Academy
Sojourner Truth Academy is a single-school charter district in Minneapolis serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Operating as its own district, it is small in size and draws a student body that is overwhelmingly Black and Hispanic, with a very small share of white students and students of two or more races. Data on economic disadvantage and special education or English learner status is not available in this profile, so a family would need to ask the school directly about those supports.
State assessment results from the 2024-25 school year show that proficiency rates in math, reading, and science are very low across all tested grades. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above ranges from zero in grade five to about fourteen percent in grade three. In reading, the highest rate is just under nineteen percent in grade six, and the lowest is about five percent in grade four. Science results are reported for grades five and eight, and in both cases no students reached the proficient level. When compared with other districts in Hennepin County, Sojourner Truth Academy’s overall proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile. Chronic absenteeism is also in the bottom quartile, meaning a substantial portion of students are missing many school days—a pattern that often accompanies or contributes to academic struggle.
Per-pupil current spending is in the upper range among the county’s districts, which may reflect the charter’s smaller scale or concentrated services, but the data does not explain what that spending supports.
Because the district stops at eighth grade, there is no high school graduation rate to consider. Families planning beyond middle school would need to look at Minneapolis high school options separately.
The district brief, based on publicly reported information, found no recent curriculum changes, facility referendums, or tax shifts. Sojourner Truth Academy appears to be a stable, small urban charter with a student population that is almost entirely students of color. For a parent considering it, the academic performance numbers and high absenteeism rate are the most pressing facts to investigate. The school’s mission or instructional approach is not described in this data, so a visit and conversation with staff would be essential to understand what the experience is like day to day and what supports are in place for students who are not yet meeting state benchmarks.
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