Summary:
Robbinsdale Public School District serves roughly 10,793 students across 22 schools — 12 elementary, 4 middle, 5 high, and 1 alternative — in the northwestern Twin Cities suburbs of Minnesota. The district ranks 335 of 458 in Minnesota (27th percentile, 1 star), but performance varies enormously from school to school, so families should weigh individual school data rather than the district average alone.
The clearest standout is School of Engineering-Arts at Olson, the only 4-star school, at the 83rd percentile with 61.3% math, 65.0% reading, and 42.5% science — above state averages in all three subjects. Other strong performers include The FAIR School - Crystal (63rd percentile, 53.3% reading), Zachary Lane Elementary, FAIR School Pilgrim Lane, and Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion Elementary. Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High is the strongest comprehensive high school, with an 89.8% graduation rate and a 2.3% dropout rate, both better than district and state. At the other end, Noble Elementary (5th percentile, 0 stars), Robbinsdale Middle (9th percentile), Meadow Lake Elementary, Lakeview Elementary, Sonnesyn Elementary, and Robbinsdale Cooper Senior High post much lower proficiency; Cooper's dropout rate is 5.5%, above the state's 4.2%.
Districtwide in 2025-26, proficiency trails Minnesota in every subject: math 26.9% vs. 44.9% state, reading 38.5% vs. 48.6%, and science 16.1% vs. 25.5%. Math is the biggest weakness, especially in 8th grade (17.5% vs. 42.3%) and 11th grade (16.6% vs. 35.3%). Science is low nearly everywhere and fell districtwide from 21.35% to 16.1%. Reading is the relative strength. Student-teacher ratios range from 8.8 to 23.8, and free/reduced-lunch rates range from 32.18% at Olson to 82.79% at Meadow Lake, with higher-poverty schools generally showing lower proficiency. Specialized settings such as Highview Alternative Learning Center and Robbinsdale Virtual Academy have suppressed or very low test data and are not directly comparable.
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