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Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop

Public, Charter Grades K-4

856^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-4 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a student population that is predominantly economically disadvantaged.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Minnesota elementary schools over the past several years, with only 14.56% of students proficient or better in Math and 8.86% proficient or better in Reading in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. This significant underperformance on standardized tests has persisted despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, which ranges from 9.4 to 14.6 over the past few years. In contrast, nearby Field Elementary, Northrop Elementary, and Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary, which are part of the Minneapolis Public School District, significantly outperform Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop on academic measures.

The school's challenges may be partly attributed to the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students it serves, with 90.78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than the nearby Minneapolis Public School District schools, which range from 13.52% to 52.67% free/reduced lunch. To improve student outcomes, the school may need to closely examine its instructional practices, curriculum, and support systems, and explore ways to better address the unique needs of its student population.

404

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,140

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1611 E 46th St
Minneapolis, MN 55407-8888

(612) 455-4004

District: Hiawatha Academies

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.6%

African American:

6.7%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2018 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (12% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg16%

Minnesota avg47%

856^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 6 pts since 2018

From bottom 8% (2018) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

412^th of 446Hiawatha Academies 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	3.2	856 of 872	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	874 of 881	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	839 of 845	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	843 of 858	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	860 of 869	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	802 of 870	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	783 of 847	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	244 of 303	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	280 of 303	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	256 of 276	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	230 of 256	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	142 of 175	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	165 of 239	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	132 of 242	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	778 of 799	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	802 of 809	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	779 of 787	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	788 of 799	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	777 of 783	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	720 of 787	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	719 of 774	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	210 of 238	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	235 of 249	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	204 of 214	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	199 of 209	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	144 of 153	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	160 of 219	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	160 of 220	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	741 of 764	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	785 of 793	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	754 of 774	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	639 of 663	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	662 of 683	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	655 of 740	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	618 of 728	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	801 of 812	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	817 of 826	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	790 of 799	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	793 of 808	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	768 of 784	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	755 of 798	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	720 of 779	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	546 of 562	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	553 of 572	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	488 of 500	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	475 of 515	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)19th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math15%-31 vs state

Reading9%-41 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
Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop	Public, Charter	K-4	1611 E 46th St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hiawatha Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 455-4004	404	29	13.8	89.9%	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.7%)	370 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3.2	856^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.8%		2.3	874^th of 881 public elementary schools	0.8%	18	12.0	16.9					14.6	6.8	10.7					8.9	$17,140
Hennepin Schools Lower Campus	Public, Charter	K-4	1001 E 46th St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hennepin Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 843-5050	240	24	10.2	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	182 (75.8%)	42 (17.5%)	16 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16	745^th of 872 public elementary schools	14.6%		25.1	686^th of 881 public elementary schools	22.1%	59	32.6	37.0					34.8	15.2	28.3					21.7	$17,221
Field Elementary	Public	3-5	4645 Fourth Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3640	287	20	14.6	17.4%	225 (78.4%)	8 (2.8%)	21 (7.3%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.4%)	91.4	34^th of 872 public elementary schools	96.1%		93.6	15^th of 881 public elementary schools	98.3%	19	74.6	73.2	76.4				74.7	74.6	70.4	87.6				77.5
Hale Elementary	Public	K-2	5330 13th Ave South	Minneapolis	55417	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3760	326	20	16.5	17.2%	255 (78.2%)	20 (6.1%)	19 (5.8%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)								(n/a)															$11,836
Bancroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3829 13th Ave South	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-3550	477	36	13.2	56.4%	208 (43.6%)	67 (14.0%)	140 (29.4%)	13 (2.7%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	42.7	543^rd of 872 public elementary schools	37.7%		53.9	446^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.4%	97	52.8	45.4	39.1				46.0	44.4	37.9	45.3				42.2	$17,079
Southside Family Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4500 Clinton Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Southside Family Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 872-8322	119	14	8.2	47.9%	54 (45.4%)	37 (31.1%)	11 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	13 (10.9%)	35.1	597^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.5%		53.1	453^rd of 881 public elementary schools	48.6%	144	40.0		0.0	23.1	45.5	41.7	29.9	50.0		21.4	71.4	50.0	66.7	50.0	$13,946
Northrop Elementary	Public	K-5	4315 31st Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4520	381	23	16.5	16.5%	288 (75.6%)	20 (5.2%)	35 (9.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	86.8	76^th of 872 public elementary schools	91.3%		84.5	97^th of 881 public elementary schools	89.0%	21	83.1	71.7	52.2				69.2	75.7	61.7	79.1				72.6	$11,947
Folwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3611 20th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4550	450	40	11.2	89.8%	46 (10.2%)	103 (22.9%)	214 (47.6%)	5 (1.1%)	51 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	3.2	855^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.9%		3.9	855^th of 881 public elementary schools	3.0%		7.3	15.3	4.8				9.0	8.5	11.5	15.4				11.9
Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary	Public, Charter	K-1	2600 E 38th St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Friendship Academy of the Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 879-6703	44	1	88.0	88.6%	0 (0.0%)	43 (97.7%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$14,496
Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary	Public	2-5	5209 30th Ave South	Minneapolis	55417	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4670	349	21	16.3	33.5%	215 (61.6%)	34 (9.7%)	48 (13.8%)	8 (2.3%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.0%)	54.1	433^rd of 872 public elementary schools	50.3%		63.6	330^th of 881 public elementary schools	62.5%	103	62.8	50.0	32.2				48.5	44.2	46.3	61.5				50.8

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Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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Students at Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop are 92% Hispanic, 7% African American.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop.

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