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Pillsbury Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

798^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Pillsbury Elementary is a public elementary school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 359 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Pillsbury Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Minnesota elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 700-800 out of around 850-870 schools in recent years. The school has received a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest performing schools in the state. Pillsbury Elementary significantly underperforms the district and state in both math and reading proficiency, with only 21.83% of students proficient in math compared to 35.79% for the district and 45.21% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students.

While the challenges faced by Pillsbury Elementary are not unique within the Minneapolis Public School District, the stark contrast with the higher-performing Waite Park Elementary, also in the district, suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and best practices from successful schools within the system. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, as well as the low socioeconomic status of the student population, may be contributing factors to the school's poor academic performance.

439

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,221

Per pupil spending ?

72.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2250 Garfield St NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418-8888

(612) 668-1530

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Students who attend Pillsbury Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northeast Middle
High:	Edison High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.1%

White:

27.3%

Hispanic:

21.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (21% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg47%

798^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th 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	9.2	798 of 872	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	788 of 881	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	762 of 845	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	799 of 858	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	771 of 869	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	729 of 870	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	750 of 847	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	704 of 853	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	766 of 848	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.9	713 of 840	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	708 of 826	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	755 of 824	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.1	770 of 820	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.5	762 of 814	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	719 of 803	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.9	396 of 434	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.6	733 of 781	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	25.6	675 of 777	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	686 of 756	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.0	609 of 685	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.6	633 of 676	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	10.3	625 of 674	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	283 of 298	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	264 of 310	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	209 of 279	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	266 of 282	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	181 of 227	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.2	66 of 283	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	44.1	157 of 266	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	284 of 303	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	276 of 303	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	251 of 276	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	236 of 256	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	99 of 175	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	107 of 239	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	130 of 242	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	754 of 799	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	718 of 809	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	706 of 787	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	748 of 799	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	699 of 783	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	644 of 787	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	682 of 774	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	220 of 238	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	213 of 249	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	208 of 214	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	196 of 209	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	166 of 219	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	164 of 220	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	94.8	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	715 of 764	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	732 of 793	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	720 of 774	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	643 of 663	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	587 of 683	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	529 of 740	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	601 of 728	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	713 of 812	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	746 of 826	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	732 of 799	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	755 of 808	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	711 of 784	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	681 of 798	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	703 of 779	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	520 of 562	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	447 of 572	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	502 of 524	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	484 of 500	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	385 of 463	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	526 of 714	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	571 of 730	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	579 of 712	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	696 of 725	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	582 of 722	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2018)89th percentile+77 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math22%-23 vs state

Reading20%-30 vs state

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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
Pillsbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2250 Garfield St NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1530	439	42	10.4	72.4%	120 (27.3%)	154 (35.1%)	95 (21.6%)	15 (3.4%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.6%)	9.2	798^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.8	788^th of 881 public elementary schools	10.6%	10	30.0	21.3	13.6				21.8	24.3	11.5	22.7				19.8	$19,221
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
Waite Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 34th Ave NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-1600	266	22	11.9	29.3%	157 (59.0%)	30 (11.3%)	31 (11.7%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.0%)	86.1	82^nd of 872 public elementary schools	90.6%		81.3	129^th of 881 public elementary schools	85.4%	47	72.5	76.3	70.7				73.1	60.0	59.0	80.0				66.4	$13,491
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
Special Education Nonpublic	Public	PK, KG-8	3303 33rd Ave NE	Saint Anthony	55418	Hennepin County	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(612) 706-1000	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
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
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
Northeast College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	300 Industrial Blvd. NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Northeast College Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 248-8240	282	25	11.2	90.8%	13 (4.6%)	161 (57.1%)	103 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	10.7	787^th of 872 public elementary schools	9.7%		14.1	766^th of 881 public elementary schools	13.1%	21	11.1	5.4	5.7	27.6	19.2	4.2	11.8	16.7	5.4	17.1	41.4	23.1	33.3	21.9	$17,752
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pillsbury Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pillsbury Elementary?

Students at Pillsbury Elementary are 35% African American, 27% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Pillsbury Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Pillsbury Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Pillsbury Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pillsbury Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northeast Middle
High : Edison High

Is Pillsbury Elementary a good school?

Pillsbury Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Pillsbury Elementary in?

Minneapolis Public School District

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