The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Cva Pascal Middle & High School
CVA PASCAL Middle & High School is a charter school in Minneapolis serving grades six through twelve. It is part of Cyber Village Academy, a small single-school district. The school enrolls a very small student body, with enrollment spread across all grade levels, including a handful of students in each middle school grade and slightly larger numbers in the upper high school grades.
The student body is diverse. Roughly half of students identify as white. Just under three in ten identify as Black, and smaller shares identify as Asian, Hispanic, or two or more races. About three in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. No data was available for the share of students receiving special education services or English learner support; a parent may want to ask the school directly about those programs.
CVA PASCAL’s academic performance on state assessments is a significant point for families to consider. In the most recent testing year, state-reported proficiency rates in math and reading were zero percent for the tested grades. These are reported figures, not missing data. Science results for eighth grade were suppressed because only a single student was tested, so no proficiency rate is available there. A multi-year trend shows the same zero percent rate for the single year of data, so there is no trend line to evaluate. Relative to other districts in Hennepin County, the school falls in the bottom quartile on an index of overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. This is a straightforward reflection of the reported test outcomes. Graduation rate data was not available, nor was chronic absenteeism data. For a school that serves high school grades, the absence of a graduation metric means a family relying on that benchmark will need to gather information from the school itself.
The school’s setting is Minneapolis, a major urban center with a dense mix of commercial, residential, and institutional uses. The city is home to the University of Minnesota’s main campus, large corporate headquarters, a major arts scene, and four professional sports teams downtown. The built environment ranges from downtown skyscrapers to leafy neighborhoods clustered around several lakes. Public transit is provided by Metro Transit buses and light rail. Housing in the school’s ZIP code is moderately priced relative to the city: typical home values hover around the state median, and rents have eased slightly over the past year. The broader Twin Cities metro has a large and diverse economy, anchored by corporations such as Target, General Mills, and UnitedHealth Group.
No recent district-level changes or strategic priorities were publicly reported for Cyber Village Academy. The district does not appear to have made any widely noted program shifts or facility updates in the recent past.
For a family considering this school, the central takeaway is straightforward. CVA PASCAL is a very small charter school with low reported state test performance relative to other Hennepin County districts. The school’s size may offer a close-knit environment, and the charter status gives it flexibility in programming, but the available academic metrics are weak by standard measures. Families should ask the school about its instructional approach, curriculum, and how it supports students who are not meeting grade-level benchmarks. Without graduation rate data, it is also worth asking about college and career outcomes for its high school graduates. The school serves a diverse student body in a major city with extensive cultural and economic resources, but the academic record as reported raises questions that a family would want to explore directly with the school’s staff.
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