Summary:
Elementary Schools located in Hennepin Schools include one school, Hennepin Schools Lower Campus, which serves grades K–4 in Minneapolis, MN. It enrolls 240 students, has a 10.2 student-teacher ratio, and reports a 95.42% free/reduced-lunch rate. The district is ranked 381 of 458 districts, at the 17th percentile with 1 star, while the school’s latest statewide rank is 654 of 869, at the 25th percentile with 1 star.
In 2025–2026, the school outperformed its district in all-grade Math and Reading but remained below Minnesota averages. All-grade Math was 39.5% proficient versus 28% for the district and 44.9% for the state; all-grade Reading was 35.8% versus 28.6% for the district and 48.6% for the state. Grade-level results were 35.3% in 3rd grade Math, 42.6% in 4th grade Math, 35.3% in 3rd grade Reading, and 36.2% in 4th grade Reading. The highest reported 2025–2026 proficiency was 4th grade Math at 42.6%. The school improved from 2024–2025, when all-grade Math was 34.78% and Reading was 21.74%; Reading rose to 35.8%, moving from below the district to above it. Note that 2024–2025 Reading is labeled MCA-III while 2025–2026 Reading is labeled MCA-IV.
Parents should know that the school serves a high-need population and has a low student-teacher ratio, with about 23–24 teachers implied by enrollment and ratio. Its rank improved from 745 of 872 and the 15th percentile in 2024–2025 to 654 of 869 and the 25th percentile in 2025–2026, a 91-position and 10-percentile-point gain, but it remains a 1-star school and trails the state in every reported 2025–2026 subject/grade comparison, with the largest gap in 3rd grade Math at 22.6 points below the state. The district’s 3rd- and 4th-grade averages equal the school’s, suggesting this is the only elementary school contributing to those grade-level district averages in the list. Overall, the school shows clear improvement and district-level advantages, but not yet statewide proficiency.
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