Spero Academy

Grades:
K-6
Cost:
Spero Academy is a public tuition-free charter school.
Link to enroll
School hours:
Mon-Fri 9:00AM-3:30PM
Before school care:
No
After school care:
No
District:
Charter

Minneapolis School Finder Rating

Average

About

About Us

Spero Academy is a public K-6 elementary charter school with locations in Northeast Minneapolis & Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Spero Academy provides individualized educational programs designed to benefit students with disabilities & meets their unique needs through continuous progress & a responsive environment, which maintain a high standard of academic & personal excellence & cultivate a sense of respect, responsibility & community. In session 11 months out of the year & averaging a 1:4 educator/student ratio, Spero Academy’s mission is to provide individualized educational programs designed to benefit students with various disabilities.

Languages spoken by school staff

English, Spanish

Extra programming

No response from school.

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 (148 total)
  • American Indian or Alaskan Native
    3%
  • Asian
    9%
  • Black or African American
    27%
  • Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
    0%
  • Hispanic
    13%
  • Two or more races
    5%
  • White
    43%
  • English Language Learner
    7%
  • From a Low Income Background
    31%
  • Special Education
    95%

Teachers at this school

Teachers, by population (25 total)
  • American Indian or Alaskan Native
    0%
  • Asian
    4%
  • Black or African American
    0%
  • Hispanic
    4%
  • Two or more races
    9%
  • White
    83%

Average student to teacher ratio

6:1

Academics

Low Performing

Academic performance rating

Low Performing

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.

Curricula

No response from school.

English language learner programming

No response from school.

Proficiency

% of students on grade level
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Math Reading 100% 0%

1 out of 10 students are performing math at grade level

2025 math proficiency - 13%

2 out of 10 students read at grade level

2025 reading proficiency - 19%

Progress

% of students on track
2022 2023 2024 2025 Math Reading 100% 0%

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

2025 math progress - 13%

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

2025 reading progress - 19%

Climate

Above Average

Climate performance rating

Above Average

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.

Recess

No response from school.

Discipline Policy

No response from school.

Bullying Prevention Policy

No response from school.

Teacher retention

% of teachers who stayed at the school
83% 81% 56% 58% 73% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100% 0%

Attendance

% of students who regularly attend school (at least 90% of time)
91% 60% 72% 100% 2021 2022 2023 2024 100% 0%

Discipline

Number of expulsions or suspensions per every hundred students
Per 100 Students 0 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 12 8 5

Equity

High Performing

Equity performance rating

High Performing

Equity vision

No response from school.

Proficiency

% students on grade level, by student group
0% 100% City average 18% Black or African American City average 20% From a Low Income Background City average 16% Special Education City average 16% White City average 16% All students
0% 100% City average 18% Black or African American City average 20% From a Low Income Background City average 16% Special Education City average 16% White City average 16% All students

Progress

% of students progressing to graduate on grade level, by student group
0% 100% City average 16% Special Education City average 23% White City average 16% All students
0% 100% City average 16% Special Education City average 23% White City average 16% All students

Teacher retention

Teachers who stayed at the school last year by race/ethnicity
0% 100% City average 70% White
0% 100% City average 70% White

Teachers of color

17%

Students of color

57%

Attendance

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

Discipline

Number of expulsions or suspensions for every hundred students
0% 100% City average 9 Black or African American City average 12 White City average 8 All students
0% 100% City average 9 Black or African American City average 12 White City average 8 All students