The top reported proficiency rate is 16% in English language arts. The lowest is 3% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Aurora Charter School
Aurora Charter School is a single-charter district serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Hennepin County. It operates two schools, an elementary and a middle school, both under the same charter umbrella. The district does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and that is an expected gap given the grade band.
The student body is nearly entirely Hispanic, with a very small number of American Indian or Alaska Native students enrolled and no students of other reported racial or ethnic backgrounds. The data does not include counts for students with disabilities or English learners, and the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals was also not reported. A parent may want to ask the school directly about the special education and language-support programs available.
State assessment results for the 2024-25 school year show proficiency rates that are low across every tested subject and grade. In math, proficiency rates declined steadily as students got older, beginning in the lower end of the range in third grade and falling to a very small share of students scoring proficient by seventh and eighth grade. Reading proficiency rates were also low across all grades, with the highest single grade, sixth grade, still well below typical state averages. Science results, available for fifth and eighth grade, showed a similarly small share of students meeting the proficiency bar. The comparison among Hennepin County's districts places Aurora Charter School's overall proficiency index in the bottom quartile, meaning the majority of other districts in the county had higher combined proficiency across tested subjects and grades.
On the flip side, the district's chronic absenteeism rate falls in the top quartile among the county's districts, meaning a relatively smaller share of students are chronically absent compared to many other districts in Hennepin County. Per-pupil current spending sits in the middle range but on the lower half among the county's districts.
The district recently generated a school profile search but no parent-relevant changes such as referenda, curriculum shifts, or property-tax changes were found in publicly reported sources. That means there is no recent major facility plan, boundary revision, or program overhaul that a family would need to factor in right now.
For a family considering this school, the picture is straightforward. The academic proficiency numbers are weak across the board, and a parent who prioritizes strong state test performance would want to investigate what academic interventions and supports the school provides. The student population is overwhelmingly Hispanic, which may be a characteristic some families seek for cultural or language alignment. The school has relatively low chronic absenteeism, which suggests that students who do attend tend to come reliably. The district does not extend beyond eighth grade, so families will need a plan for high school placement elsewhere, through another charter, a private school, or a traditional public district in the area. With no recent district-initiated changes on record, the operational and programmatic environment appears stable for now, though that also means no recent targeted investment or reform to point to as a counterweight to the test results.
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