World Learner Charter School, Chaska MN

Original Research by School Decision on World Learner Charter School

World Learner Charter School is a publicly funded charter school in Chaska serving grades one through eight. It is a regular school, not a magnet or alternative program, and its enrollment is small relative to most district schools. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic, Black, Asian, and multiracial students. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so a family with specific support needs may want to ask the school directly. Because the school does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report.

On Minnesota state assessments, proficiency varied notably by grade and subject. In math, third graders met the standard at a rate around three in five, but fifth graders showed weak results. Sixth and seventh grade math proficiency was around a third, while eighth graders improved to just over half. In reading, third and sixth grades each reached nearly three-fifths, and eighth grade reading was strong, with a large majority meeting the bar. Fourth, fifth, and seventh grade reading clustered around two-fifths to just under half. Science testing in fifth grade produced a very low proficiency rate, while eighth grade science was about a third. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school’s overall proficiency index placed it in the bottom quartile among districts in Carver County. Only one year of assessment data was available, so no trend can be described.

The school is its own charter district, and the district brief found no recent major changes publicly reported, though a parent may wish to check for school-level developments.

Chaska is an outer-ring suburb of the Twin Cities with a historic downtown along the Minnesota River. It is the Carver County seat and continues to see steady residential growth along the southwestern metro corridor. Home values in the area are above the state median, and rents have been rising, reflecting regional demand. Hazeltine National Golf Club is a prominent local venue.

World Learner Charter School offers a focused elementary and middle grades program in a growing suburban community. Its academic picture is uneven, with strong upper-grade reading but weaker results in several math and science grade levels. Families considering this school would want to look closely at how the grade-specific outcomes align with their child’s needs and to inquire about available academic supports and programming, which were not detailed in the data.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 31%

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 38 pts below county median

Grade 517%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 47 pts below county median

Grade 635%

School 35% · District 35%

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 28%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 852%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 357%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 441%

School 41% · District 41%

even with state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 46%

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 659%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 739%

School 39% · District 39%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 883%

School 83% · District 83%

▲ 48 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Science

Grade 58%

School 8% · District 8%

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 832%

School 32% · District 32%

▲ 20 pts above state median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.