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Northport Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

731^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Northport Elementary is a public elementary school located in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 441 students. The school is part of the Robbinsdale Public School District, which is ranked 317 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northport Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Minnesota elementary schools, with proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments that are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Northport Elementary's proficiency rates were 24.76% in Math and 31.46% in Reading, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 82.09% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Northport Elementary's performance varies across different student subgroups, ranking relatively higher for Asian and African American students compared to other Minnesota elementary schools, but lower for students with special needs and low socioeconomic status. Interestingly, the school outperforms some nearby charter schools, such as Progeny Academy Charter School and KIPP North Star Primary, which have even lower proficiency rates and school rankings. However, Northport Elementary performs significantly worse academically compared to nearby schools in the Robbinsdale Public School District, such as Lakeview Elementary, which has higher proficiency rates and a higher school ranking.

488

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,318

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5421 Brooklyn Blvd
Brooklyn Center, MN 55429-3398

(763) 504-7800

District: Robbinsdale Public School District

Students who attend Northport Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Robbinsdale Middle
High:	Robbinsdale Cooper Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.3%

Hispanic:

31.4%

Asian:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Math scores 20 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg34%

Minnesota avg47%

731^st of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Robbinsdale Public School District

317^th of 446Robbinsdale 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	17.5	731 of 872	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	733 of 881	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	735 of 845	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	727 of 858	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	735 of 869	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	774 of 870	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	764 of 847	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	764 of 853	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	767 of 848	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.8	755 of 840	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.1	756 of 826	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.7	775 of 824	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.4	755 of 820	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.0	756 of 814	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.4	734 of 803	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.6	403 of 434	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.9	686 of 781	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.0	687 of 777	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.5	673 of 756	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.1	584 of 685	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.9	513 of 676	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	20.9	589 of 674	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	143 of 298	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	205 of 310	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	187 of 279	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	198 of 282	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	111 of 227	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.4	205 of 283	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	173 of 266	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	63 of 140	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.0	135 of 154	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	106 of 128	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	84 of 131	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	85 of 136	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	93 of 134	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	77 of 303	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	46.2	142 of 303	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	183 of 276	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	140 of 256	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.1	58 of 175	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	80 of 239	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	135 of 242	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	662 of 799	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	660 of 809	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	693 of 787	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	662 of 799	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	714 of 783	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	695 of 787	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	699 of 774	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	160 of 238	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	169 of 249	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	165 of 214	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.9	120 of 209	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	123 of 153	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	169 of 219	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	174 of 220	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	561 of 764	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	619 of 793	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	631 of 774	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	494 of 663	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	522 of 683	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	637 of 740	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	626 of 728	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	703 of 812	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	714 of 826	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	695 of 799	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	699 of 808	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	653 of 784	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	723 of 798	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	716 of 779	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	531 of 562	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	554 of 572	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	473 of 500	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	414 of 417	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	477 of 515	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	427 of 463	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	34.8	554 of 722	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile+58 vs school

Asian (2025)55th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

White (2019)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading31%-18 vs state

Math25%-20 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
Northport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5421 Brooklyn Blvd	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7800	488	34	14.1	80.1%	39 (8.0%)	187 (38.3%)	153 (31.4%)	70 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	17.5	731^st of 872 public elementary schools	16.2%		18.5	733^rd of 881 public elementary schools	16.8%	2	31.0	17.7	24.7				24.8	31.9	24.2	36.7				31.5	$15,318
New Millennium Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	5105 Brooklyn Blvd	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	New Millennium Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 235-7900	845	55	15.4	81.9%	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.7%)	12 (1.4%)	786 (93.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	13.6	766^th of 872 public elementary schools	12.2%		14.7	760^th of 881 public elementary schools	13.7%	6	29.2	32.1	9.8	24.7	17.0	18.2	21.9	23.3	14.3	33.0	26.0	25.0	32.6	25.8	$13,397
Progeny Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5929 Brooklyn Boulevard	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	Progeny Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 325-9150	92	8	11.5	82.6%	10 (10.9%)	53 (57.6%)	18 (19.6%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.8%)	5.7	827^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.2%					(n/a)		0.0	8.3		7.1	0.0	4.2		18.2	25.0		28.6	25.0	25.0
KIPP North Star Primary	Public, Charter	K-4	5034 Oliver Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	KIPP Minnesota Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 287-9700	124	13	9.5	91.1%	1 (0.8%)	110 (88.7%)	10 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	2	868^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.5%		1.4	881^st of 881 public elementary schools	0.0%	13	3.9	13.6					8.3	4.0	9.1					6.4	$20,609
Twin Lakes STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	6201 Noble Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Twin Lakes STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 338-9373	217	19	11.4	99.1%	5 (2.3%)	201 (92.6%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8.9	800^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.3%		9.5	795^th of 881 public elementary schools	9.8%	5	23.1	3.6	4.2	20.0	0.0		10.4	15.4	6.9	25.0	46.7	23.1		20.6	$16,325
Garden City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-9768	366	32	11.4	77.0%	23 (6.3%)	122 (33.3%)	74 (20.2%)	122 (33.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	13.3	769^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.8%		12	780^th of 881 public elementary schools	11.5%	11	32.8	35.4	24.4				31.1	17.2	18.4	22.2				19.1	$14,734
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4110 Lake Dr N	Robbinsdale	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7600	318	26	12.2	78.3%	68 (21.4%)	124 (39.0%)	64 (20.1%)	21 (6.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.3%)	9.6	796^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.7%		7.1	817^th of 881 public elementary schools	7.3%	21	33.3	10.3	9.5				16.9	26.2	21.7	23.8				23.6	$15,375
Brooklyn Center Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1500 59th Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 561-4480	708	61	11.6	79.9%	46 (6.5%)	326 (46.0%)	205 (29.0%)	77 (10.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.3%)	2.6	865^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.8%		3.7	858^th of 881 public elementary schools	2.6%	7	7.7	8.3	1.9				6.0	5.9	10.3	19.6				11.7	$13,813
Loring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 44th Ave N	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2060	321	31	10.4	68.5%	75 (23.4%)	125 (38.9%)	43 (13.4%)	21 (6.5%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (15.3%)	17.1	736^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.6%		16.9	748^th of 881 public elementary schools	15.1%	12	31.3	28.6	15.5				24.5	22.5	34.0	37.9				31.9	$14,163
Jenny Lind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5025 Bryant Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2020	236	31	7.5	83.1%	27 (11.4%)	115 (48.7%)	34 (14.4%)	34 (14.4%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	3.5	852^nd of 872 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.5	836^th of 881 public elementary schools	5.1%	16	16.1	9.7	4.6				9.4	16.1	3.2	15.9				12.3	$19,440

Frequently Asked Questions about Northport Elementary

Is Northport Elementary a good school?

Northport Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Northport Elementary in?

Robbinsdale Public School District

What schools do graduates of Northport Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northport Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Robbinsdale Middle
High : Robbinsdale Cooper Senior High

How many students attend Northport Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended Northport Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Northport Elementary?

Students at Northport Elementary are 38% African American, 31% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 8% White, 8% Two or more races.

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