The top reported proficiency rate is 38% in Math. The lowest is 10% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Noble Academy
Noble Academy is a single charter district in Hennepin County serving kindergarten through eighth grade. As a charter school, it operates independently of local school district boundaries, so families anywhere in the region may apply. The district is small for its grade band. Its student body is composed almost entirely of Asian students, with a modest Black population and very small shares of Hispanic, multiracial, and American Indian students, and no White students enrolled on record. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals, receiving special education services, or classified as English learners was not available from the state reporting.
State testing results show a pattern where proficiency rates in both math and English language arts are highest in the upper elementary and early middle school grades and lowest in the middle grades, particularly seventh grade. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above is highest at eighth grade, at over half, and lowest at seventh grade, where roughly one in five students met that bar. English language arts followed a similar grade-level shape, with the strongest performance in fifth and eighth grades. Science results, where tested in grades five and eight, are notably low; a very small share of students in both tested grades reached proficiency. Minnesota changed its science assessment and cut scores in 2024-25, so those figures reflect a new test and standards, making direct comparison to prior years unreliable. The district’s overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint among Hennepin County’s districts.
Because Noble Academy serves only through eighth grade, it has no graduation rate to report. Chronic absenteeism was recorded at zero percent, placing the district in the top quartile among Hennepin County’s districts. Per-pupil current spending is in the lower range compared to other districts in the county. The district operates two schools: Noble Academy Elementary and Noble Academy Middle School.
The district brief found no recent changes with lasting parent-relevant impact. The reporting on the district’s locale and community context was not available, so there is no description of the surrounding neighborhood, housing market, or nearby amenities from this data. A parent considering Noble Academy would need to research the school’s transportation, before- and after-care policies, and how it handles students transitioning to high school at the end of eighth grade, since the district does not offer high school grades. The academic profile suggests a place where mathematics attainment in the final middle school year is a relative strength, while science and middle-grade reading and math proficiency have considerable room for growth, something a family may want to discuss directly with the school.
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