The top reported proficiency rate is 31% in English language arts. The lowest is 5% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Twin Cities International Schools
Twin Cities International Schools is a small public school district in Hennepin County serving kindergarten through eighth grade. It operates two schools, one called MN International Middle Chr School and the other sharing the district name, both serving the same grade band. Because the district ends at eighth grade, there is no high school graduation rate to report.
The student body is nearly entirely Black, with a very small Hispanic enrollment. This represents a concentrated demographic profile that families considering the district will want to weigh alongside the academic data. Information on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the proportion receiving special education services, and the number of English learners was not available, so a parent may want to ask the district directly about student support resources and how the district serves diverse learning needs.
State math and reading tests, which the district administered with near perfect participation rates across all tested grades, show a pattern worth examining closely. In third grade math, roughly half of students met proficiency standards. That share declined substantially in fourth grade and dropped further through the upper elementary and middle school grades. By sixth, seventh, and eighth grade, the proportion of students scoring proficient in math was quite low. Reading results follow a different trajectory. Proficiency rates in reading were lower in the early elementary grades, rose to about two-fifths of students in fifth and sixth grade, then settled back down through seventh and eighth grade. Science results, available for grades five and eight, show a very small percentage of students reaching proficiency, though the state changed the science assessment and cut scores recently, so direct comparison with earlier years is not possible.
Compared with other districts in Hennepin County, Twin Cities International Schools sits below the midpoint for overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. The chronic absenteeism rate places the district in the bottom quartile among county districts, meaning a substantial share of students are missing significant amounts of school, which is a concern families may want to discuss with the administration. Per-pupil current spending falls in the middle range of county districts, on the lower half of that range.
The district's name and the names of its schools signal an international focus, but specific program offerings such as language instruction, elective courses, or extracurriculars were not available in the data. A parent interested in the curriculum should visit the district website or contact the schools directly for details.
A search for recent news about the district found a historical merger outside the typical four-year window of parent relevance, and no clearly documented district changes with lasting impact in recent years. That means the district appears stable in its current configuration, but there is little public information about new initiatives, leadership shifts, or strategic priorities to report.
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