The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in Math. The lowest is 36% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Nasha Shkola Charter School
Nasha Shkola Charter School is a single-school charter district in Hennepin County, Minnesota, serving kindergarten through eighth grade. It is a small school, with a student body that is almost entirely white. Only a very small number of Black students attend. Data on free or reduced-price meal eligibility and special education services was not available, so a family would want to ask the school directly about how it serves students with diverse learning needs and about the economic mix of the community.
The school’s name means “Our School” in Russian, and it operates as a single-site charter. Publicly reported information shows it received a High Quality Charter School recognition from the state of Minnesota in 2022, but this award is not something families would weigh as a present-day structural change. The district brief found no recent policy or program changes that would meet a lasting parent-impact bar.
Academically, the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades, when compared with the other districts in Hennepin County, sits in the top quartile. That is an objective strength for a school of this size. Looking at the individual grade-level and subject results, the picture is more textured. In math, third graders posted a high rate of proficiency, and fourth graders were above the midpoint. By fifth grade, proficiency fell below the midpoint, and results for sixth through eighth grades were suppressed due to very small testing groups. In reading, the pattern is similar. Third and fifth graders cleared the midpoint with room to spare, while fourth graders landed below the midpoint. Science results were only available for fifth grade; in that grade, proficiency was a weak point. The school itself is tiny, with enrollment declining steadily through the upper grades: five of the six students in the building at grades seven and eight combined. For a child entering middle school, this means an extremely small peer group, which some families prefer and others do not.
The school’s chronic absenteeism rate falls above the midpoint among Hennepin County’s districts, which means a moderate share of students are missing enough school to raise a flag. A parent would want to ask about attendance patterns and norms. Per-pupil spending is in the lower range compared with other county districts, which is a plain fact of the school’s resource picture but does not alone indicate quality.
For a family considering this school, the academic data suggests strong early elementary results, particularly in math, that soften by late elementary and middle grades. The very small class sizes in those upper grades mean a parent should expect a highly individualized setting, but also one where a student may have limited extracurricular or social breadth. The school does not serve high school grades, so a family must plan for a transition after eighth grade. The building is not located in a specific municipality within the data, but families in many parts of Hennepin County can access it; the school does not seem tied to a single neighborhood attendance zone.
Nasha Shkola Charter School is a fit for a family seeking a small, academically strong early elementary environment and comfortable with a very small and demographically homogeneous student body. The later grades present a weak point in tested performance and a peer group so small that a parent will want to investigate middle school programming, elective access, and social dynamics directly with the school.
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