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Las Estrellas Elementary

Q: Is Las Estrellas Elementary a good school?

Las Estrellas Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Las Estrellas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Las Estrellas Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Las Estrellas Elementary?

Students at Las Estrellas Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 15% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

835^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Las Estrellas Elementary is a public elementary school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 383 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Minneapolis Public School District, which is ranked 300 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Las Estrellas Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 785-835 out of 858-872 schools over the past 10 years. Its performance on the MCA-III standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. The school has a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with over 75% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a high proportion of English Language Learners and students with special needs. Las Estrellas struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with the school's rankings for subgroups like Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds also in the bottom 10-20% of Minnesota elementary schools.

While the overall performance of Las Estrellas is concerning, the school's rankings for its African American and special education student subgroups are slightly better than its overall rankings, suggesting that the school may be doing a better job of serving these specific populations. However, Las Estrellas has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools for the past 10 years, with no significant improvement in its academic performance or student outcomes. This indicates that the school may be struggling to implement effective strategies to address the needs of its student population. Nearby schools in the Minneapolis Public School District, such as Cityview Elementary, Marcy Elementary, and Webster Elementary, also perform poorly on standardized tests and have high percentages of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, suggesting that the challenges faced by Las Estrellas are not unique and may be systemic issues within the district.

401

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,850

Per pupil spending ?

78.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 University Ave NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413-8888

(612) 668-1130

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.1%

White:

15.0%

African American:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (14% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Reading scores 34 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg47%

835^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 29Elementary Schools in the Minneapolis Public School District

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	835 of 872	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	832 of 881	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	803 of 845	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	785 of 858	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	808 of 869	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	794 of 870	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	808 of 847	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.0	825 of 853	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.5	820 of 848	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.0	796 of 840	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.2	801 of 826	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.5	793 of 824	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.6	799 of 820	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.4	797 of 814	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.3	778 of 803	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.5	428 of 434	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.7	752 of 781	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.5	746 of 777	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.5	713 of 756	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.7	652 of 685	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.4	621 of 676	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	13.3	614 of 674	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	31.3	208 of 283	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	234 of 266	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	301 of 303	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	296 of 303	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	269 of 276	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	232 of 256	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	106 of 175	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	167 of 242	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	755 of 799	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	761 of 809	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	754 of 787	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	773 of 799	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	780 of 783	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	752 of 787	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	763 of 774	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	216 of 238	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	236 of 249	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	206 of 214	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	193 of 209	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	133 of 153	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	200 of 220	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	28.5	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	761 of 764	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	791 of 793	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	765 of 774	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	653 of 663	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	659 of 683	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	659 of 740	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	690 of 728	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	786 of 812	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	793 of 826	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	761 of 799	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	709 of 808	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	705 of 784	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	717 of 798	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	718 of 779	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	43.8	317 of 515	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.1	402 of 463	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	28.3	577 of 712	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2019)38th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2019)27th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2024)20th percentile+14 vs school

White (2023)19th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading15%-34 vs state

Math12%-33 vs state

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Friday, June 19, 2020

The principal lets the students do whatever they want and does not hold them accountable, even for very violent behavior. This used to be an amazing arts magnet school, but it's a shell of what it used to be. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)							MCA-III Reading (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Las Estrellas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 University Ave NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1130	401	42	9.5	78.6%	60 (15.0%)	22 (5.5%)	305 (76.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	5.3	835^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.2%		5.8	832^nd of 881 public elementary schools	5.6%	3	14.8	19.6	0.0				12.4	12.9	23.2	8.9				15.3	$22,850
New City School	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 6th St NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	New City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 623-3309	351	24	14.8	52.4%	197 (56.1%)	89 (25.4%)	35 (10.0%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	52.2	454^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.9%		54	443^rd of 881 public elementary schools	49.7%	11	64.4	43.2	31.3	40.4	31.1	17.1	38.0	48.9	41.7	54.2	51.1	50.0	36.6	47.5	$9,904
Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	425 5th Street NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1210	276	28	9.7	84.1%	59 (21.4%)	120 (43.5%)	60 (21.7%)	9 (3.3%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)	6.3	822^nd of 872 public elementary schools	5.7%		9.6	794^th of 881 public elementary schools	9.9%	28	13.9	11.1	14.3				13.1	11.1	17.8	26.0				19.1	$14,890
Banaadir Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1800 2nd St NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 724-4680	149	17	8.7	97.3%	2 (1.3%)	142 (95.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	4.6	841^st of 872 public elementary schools	3.6%		4.3	851^st of 881 public elementary schools	3.4%	10	13.9	23.5	7.7				15.6	11.1	11.8	11.5				11.5	$15,810
Marcy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	415 SE 4th Ave	Minneapolis	55414	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-1020	415	37	11.1	68.9%	111 (26.7%)	139 (33.5%)	85 (20.5%)	8 (1.9%)	25 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.3%)	14.6	752^nd of 872 public elementary schools	13.8%		8.9	801^st of 881 public elementary schools	9.1%	49	31.5	30.3	13.3				24.8	27.4	28.8	29.0				28.4
Yinghua Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1616 Buchanan St NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Yinghua Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 788-9095	851	63	13.4	16.6%	327 (38.4%)	50 (5.9%)	57 (6.7%)	215 (25.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	201 (23.6%)	91.4	33^rd of 872 public elementary schools	96.2%		91.2	31^st of 881 public elementary schools	96.5%	2	87.0	91.1	92.9	79.2	86.5	70.2	84.9	49.0	75.3	82.1	77.8	81.1	77.4	72.8	$10,389
Twin Cities International Schools	Public, Charter	K-5	277 12th Ave N	Minneapolis	55401	Hennepin County	Twin Cities International Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 821-6470	595	39	15.1	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	594 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.8	702^nd of 872 public elementary schools	19.5%		15.9	757^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.1%	55	47.5	45.7	11.2				34.5	25.7	22.1	37.4				28.5	$7,272
Spero Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2701 California St. NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Spero Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 465-8600	148	28	5.2	31.1%	63 (42.6%)	40 (27.0%)	19 (12.8%)	13 (8.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.4%)	9.6	795^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.8%		22.9	709^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.5%	86	26.3	10.0	0.0	18.8			13.3	36.8	10.0	10.0	18.8			18.7	$57,541
Hall Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1601 Aldrich Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-2650	234	26	8.9	94.0%	10 (4.3%)	124 (53.0%)	41 (17.5%)	24 (10.3%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.0%)	7	820^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.0%		5.1	840^th of 881 public elementary schools	4.7%	20	11.1	16.0	21.4				16.3	3.7	16.0	25.0				15.0	$22,236
Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	807 27th Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2930	304	26	11.6	96.7%	28 (9.2%)	150 (49.3%)	84 (27.6%)	6 (2.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	3	859^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.5%		2.2	877^th of 881 public elementary schools	0.5%	18	7.8	6.3	5.0				6.5	11.8	6.1	22.5				12.9	$20,041

Frequently Asked Questions about Las Estrellas Elementary

What district is Las Estrellas Elementary in?

Minneapolis Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Las Estrellas Elementary?

Students at Las Estrellas Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 15% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Las Estrellas Elementary a good school?

Las Estrellas Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Las Estrellas Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Las Estrellas Elementary.

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