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Seward Elementary

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Public Grades

793

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

54.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2309 28th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55406-8888

(612) 668-4950

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.5%

White:

36.9%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2021

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (29% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Math scores 24 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2020-2021) ?

This school29%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg48%

Not ranked this year

Seward Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

300^th of 446Minneapolis Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	21.9	694 of 869	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	728 of 870	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	686 of 847	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	726 of 853	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.6	680 of 848	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.1	684 of 840	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.1	665 of 826	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.6	648 of 824	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	678 of 820	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.3	594 of 814	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.1	537 of 803	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.9	291 of 434	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.2	385 of 781	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.3	452 of 777	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.9	538 of 756	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.5	553 of 685	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.9	506 of 676	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	40.7	491 of 674	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	374 of 521	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	378 of 533	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	380 of 518	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	416 of 523	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.4	388 of 508	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	46.1	294 of 516	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.0	205 of 490	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.8	208 of 488	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.7	320 of 469	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.1	230 of 478	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.5	167 of 454	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.9	100 of 230	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.4	86 of 409	79.0%	★★★★☆
2007	64.6	136 of 403	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.4	167 of 406	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.4	208 of 396	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.5	193 of 387	50.1%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Minnesota (2020-2021) ?

Reading39%-14 vs state

Science23%-20 vs state

Math20%-24 vs state

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How many students attend Seward Elementary?

In the 2020-21 school year, 793 students attended Seward Elementary.

What district is Seward Elementary in?

Minneapolis Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Seward Elementary?

Students at Seward Elementary are 49% African American, 37% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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HSRA Online	Public, Charter		1166 University Ave W	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	High School For Recording Arts	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(651) 287-0890	0																		(n/a)
Barack and Michelle Obama Middle	Public		707 Holly Ave	Saint Paul	55104	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(651) 632-3760	0																		(n/a)
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916 Virtual Academy	Public		3300 Century Ave N	White Bear Lake	55110	Washington County	Northeast Metro 916	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(651) 415-5680	0																		(n/a)
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