Beacon Preparatory School
8600 Bloomington Ave South
Minneapolis MN, 55425, Hennepin County
Phone: 952-426-6000
Ranking: 
(210 out of 1,269, top 17%)*
(210 out of 1,269, top 17%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 10
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 187 | 160 | 148 | 129 | 83 | 28 | 72 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 74 | 39.6% | 78 | 48.8% | 55 | 37.2% | 50 | 38.8% | 49 | 59.0% | 28 | 100.0% | 51 | 70.8% |
| Grade 7: | 76 | 40.6% | 41 | 25.6% | 49 | 33.1% | 51 | 39.5% | 34 | 41.0% | NA | NA | 21 | 29.2% |
| Grade 8: | 37 | 19.8% | 41 | 25.6% | 44 | 29.7% | 28 | 21.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 89 | 47.6% | 91 | 56.9% | 75 | 50.7% | 75 | 58.1% | 34 | 41.0% | 14 | 50.0% | 38 | 52.8% |
| Female: | 98 | 52.4% | 69 | 43.1% | 73 | 49.3% | 54 | 41.9% | 41 | 49.4% | 6 | 21.4% | 30 | 41.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 2.7% | 8 | 5.0% | 6 | 4.1% | 4 | 3.1% | 4 | 4.8% | 1 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 28 | 15.0% | 13 | 8.1% | 3 | 2.0% | 4 | 3.1% | 4 | 4.8% | 1 | 3.6% | 6 | 8.3% |
| Black: | 15 | 8.0% | 14 | 8.8% | 17 | 11.5% | 17 | 13.2% | 10 | 12.0% | 4 | 14.3% | 8 | 11.1% |
| White: | 131 | 70.1% | 118 | 73.8% | 114 | 77.0% | 97 | 75.2% | 65 | 78.3% | 22 | 78.6% | 58 | 80.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 4.3% | 7 | 4.4% | 7 | 4.7% | 7 | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 19.3% | 28 | 17.5% | 25 | 16.9% | 32 | 24.8% | 21 | 25.3% | 6 | 21.4% | 4 | 5.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 5.9% | 4 | 2.5% | 9 | 6.1% | 8 | 6.2% | 5 | 6.0% | 2 | 7.1% | 6 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.81 | 12.12 | 12.98 | 11.39 | 15.96 | 11.70 | 10.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.9% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 68.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.5% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 71.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 75.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 76.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.1% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 64.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 69.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 71.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 68.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.3% | 72.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 44.4% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 50.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 59.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 57% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.4% | 59.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 55.1% | 51.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 58.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 56.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 54% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | 53.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.5% | 62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 54.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.5% | 43.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | NA |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | NA |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA |
* Beacon Preparatory School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.