SWMetro Buffalo-Transitions
BUFFALO · MN · Southwest Metro Intermediate 288 · Public
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Cornerstones Program → PHOENIX LEARNING CENTER → SWMetro Lakeside Academy → SNW Transitions Program → Terra Nova School → PRIDE TRANSITIONS → KNIGHTS ACADEMY → Wright Technical Center →📋 At a glance
- Program details not reported to CRDC
- Academic signals not yet ingested for this school
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How SWMetro Buffalo-Transitions compares for families
What families should know about SWMetro Buffalo-Transitions.
- ▸ LocallyMN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Cornerstones Program, PHOENIX LEARNING CENTER, SWMetro Lakeside Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,778/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -5.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 26 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstones Program BUFFALO |
Public | 0.9 | 23 | — |
| PHOENIX LEARNING CENTER BUFFALO |
Public | 1.7 | 36 | — |
| SWMetro Lakeside Academy BUFFALO |
Public | 5.6 | 22 | — |
| SNW Transitions Program MONTICELLO |
Public | 8.6 | 39 | — |
| Terra Nova School BUFFALO |
Public · charter | 1.3 | 56 | -27.3% |
| PRIDE TRANSITIONS BUFFALO |
Public | 0.0 | — | — |
| KNIGHTS ACADEMY SAINT MICHAEL |
Public | 9.9 | 39 | — |
| Wright Technical Center BUFFALO |
Public | 0.9 | — | — |