Escuela Exitos, New Hope MN - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Escuela Exitos

Escuela Exitos is a public charter school in New Hope, a primarily residential inner-ring suburb of Minneapolis. The school serves kindergarten through eighth grade as a regular school, not an alternative or special-purpose program, so the state testing results on hand offer a direct look at its academic profile.

Those results show that most students are not meeting state proficiency benchmarks. In reading, across the tested grades, only a very small share of students scored proficient. In math, proficiency rates were similarly low, with a modest uptick at the eighth-grade level that still remained well below typical district averages. In science, no tested students reached the proficient level in either fifth or eighth grade. The school’s overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to districts across Hennepin County. Because this is a single year of data, and the assessments saw changes in test name and cut scores that make trend comparisons uncertain, it is not possible to say whether these numbers represent a decline or a continuation. A parent evaluating this school will want to look into this further with the school, to understand what instructional approaches and supports are in place.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, making up the vast majority of enrollment. A very substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. English learner and special education counts were not reported in the data we had. The school is a single-site charter authorized as a regular school, not a magnet or alternative program, which means these test results reflect the general education program rather than a specialized mission that might opt out of standard measures.

New Hope itself is a dense, diverse suburb. The community has seen its population rise and fall over recent decades, with a notable share of foreign-born residents. Housing values and rents sit slightly below the state benchmark and below the national benchmark, making the area relatively accessible for the Minneapolis market. The district brief for Escuela Exitos Charter School turned up little in the way of recent changes or strategic priorities, so the available picture is mostly what the test scores and demographics show.

The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. No chronic absenteeism data was available either, so that dimension of student engagement cannot be assessed from this data. Course access and staffing information were also absent, which limits what can be said about the breadth of the academic program or class sizes.

For a family considering this school, the central facts are clear. It is a small charter serving a heavily Hispanic, low-income population in a middle-ring suburb with moderate housing costs. The academic proficiency numbers are very low across the board in the most recent testing year. A parent would want to ask about curriculum, intervention strategies, and what the school is doing to move the needle on those outcomes.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 312%

School 12% · District 12%

▼ 43 pts below state median · ▼ 33 pts below county median

Grade 40%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 51 pts below state median · ▼ 43 pts below county median

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 66%

School 6% · District 6%

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 77%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 814%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 30%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 42 pts below state median · ▼ 37 pts below county median

Grade 40%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 41 pts below state median · ▼ 36 pts below county median

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 54 pts below state median · ▼ 44 pts below county median

Grade 617%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 77%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 85%

School 5% · District 5%

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Science

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 0%

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

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county 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.