Spero Academy

2701 NE California Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418
(612) 465-8600 School website
Grades:
K-6
Link to enroll
School hours:
Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Before school care:
No
After school care:
No
District:
Charter

School performance rating

43%

About

Languages spoken by school staff

English, Spanish

Extra programming

Spero Academy offers physical education & music lessons to their students.

Uniforms

Students who attend Spero Academy are not required to wear uniforms.

How to enroll

To enroll, contact Admissions at info@spero.academy.

Students at this school

Students, by population (153 total)
  • American Indian or Alaskan Native
    3%
  • Asian
    8%
  • Black or African American
    25%
  • Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
    0%
  • Hispanic
    10%
  • Two or more races
    7%
  • White
    48%
  • English Language Learner
    6%
  • From a Low Income Background
    44%
  • Special Education
    95%

Teachers at this school

Teachers, by population (25 total)
  • American Indian or Alaskan Native
    0%
  • Asian
    0%
  • Black or African American
    8%
  • Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
    0%
  • Hispanic
    4%
  • Two or more races
    4%
  • White
    84%

Average student to teacher ratio

6:1

Academics

36%

Academic performance rating

36%

Academic programming

Spero Academy serves students with autism & various disabilities. They offer an extended year program (four-day school week, Monday-Thursday, 11 months out of the year).

Academic Programs Offered:

Personalized learning

Special education programming

Spero Academy provides individualized educational programs designed to benefit students with disabilities & meets their unique needs through continuous progress & a responsive environment. They maintain a high standard of academic & personal excellence, & cultivate a sense of respect, responsibility, & community.

English language learner programming

No response from school.

Proficiency

% of students on grade level
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Math Reading 100% 0%

3 out of 10 students are performing math at grade level

2023 math proficiency - 26%

2 out of 10 students read at grade level

2023 reading proficiency - 23%

Progress

% of students on track
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Math Reading 100% 0%

4 out of 10 students are progressing to graduate on grade-level in math

2023 math progress - 35%

4 out of 10 students are progressing to graduate on grade-level in reading

2023 reading progress - 42%

Climate

47%

Climate performance rating

47%

School values

Spero Academy’s values are to provide students with a personalized & adaptive education to grow academically, emotionally, & socially. They believe that every child can learn, grow, & succeed when given the opportunity to reach their individual potential.
They focus their resources & energy on developing core capability to reach their goals to:
–         Create differentiated programs that integrate academics with emotional & social learning;
–         Comprehensively identify individual education needs & learning styles;
–         Utilize collaborative teaming among staff, specialists, & families to integrate & coordinate personalized education;
–         Structure learning environment with small student-to-teacher ratios; &
–         Assess student progress across all learning areas.

Discipline Policy

No response from school.

Bullying Prevention Policy

No response from school.

Teacher retention

% of teachers who stayed at the school
76% 72% 65% 83% 80% 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 100% 0%

Attendance

% of students who regularly attend school (at least 90% of time)
77% 91% 60% 2019 2020 2021 2022 100% 0%

Discipline

Number of expulsions or suspensions per every hundred students
Per 100 Students 0 2018 2019 2020 2021 0 12

Equity

62%

Equity performance rating

62%

Equity vision

No response from school.

Proficiency

% students on grade level, by student group
0% 100% City average 27% Black or African American City average 20% From a Low Income Background City average 24% Special Education City average 26% White City average 24% All students
0% 100% City average 27% Black or African American City average 20% From a Low Income Background City average 24% Special Education City average 26% White City average 24% All students

Progress

% of students progressing to graduate on grade level, by student group
0% 100% City average 38% All students City average 37% From a Low Income Background City average 39% Special Education
0% 100% City average 38% All students City average 37% From a Low Income Background City average 39% Special Education

Teacher retention

Teachers who stayed at the school last year by race/ethnicity
0% 100% City average 81% White City average 80% All teachers
0% 100% City average 81% White City average 80% All teachers

Teachers of color

16%

Students of color

53%

Attendance

% of students who regularly attend school (at least 90% of the time)
0% 100% City average 39% Black or African American City average 54% From a Low Income Background City average 59% Special Education City average 62% White City average 60% All students
0% 100% City average 39% Black or African American City average 54% From a Low Income Background City average 59% Special Education City average 62% White City average 60% All students

Discipline

Number of expulsions or suspensions for every hundred students
0% 100% City average 18 Black or African American City average 17 White City average 12 All students
0% 100% City average 18 Black or African American City average 17 White City average 12 All students