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KIPP North Star Primary

Q: Is KIPP North Star Primary a good school?

KIPP North Star Primary ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend KIPP North Star Primary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 124 students attended KIPP North Star Primary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of KIPP North Star Primary?

Students at KIPP North Star Primary are 89% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades K-4

868^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

KIPP North Star Primary is a public charter elementary school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 149 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. Despite being part of the KIPP Minnesota Charter School District, the school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state.

KIPP North Star Primary's academic performance is significantly below state averages, with only 8.33% of students proficient in Math in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average of 45.21%. When compared to nearby schools like Loring Elementary, which had a 24.52% proficiency rate in Math, KIPP North Star Primary's performance is strikingly low. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.9 to 16.5 over the past 3 school years, which may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.

Despite the persistent low performance, KIPP North Star Primary serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 91.95% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's unique challenges in serving this student population suggest a need for targeted interventions and support systems to improve academic outcomes. As part of the KIPP Minnesota Charter School district, which is ranked 440 out of 446 districts in the state, KIPP North Star Primary faces significant hurdles in providing a high-quality education to its students.

124

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,609

Per pupil spending ?

91.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5034 Oliver Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55430-8888

(612) 287-9700

District: KIPP Minnesota Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.7%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 5th percentile in 2021 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (7% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg9%

Minnesota avg47%

868^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2021

From bottom 5% (2021) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

440^th of 446KIPP Minnesota Charter School 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	2.0	868 of 872	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	881 of 881	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.2	845 of 845	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	857 of 858	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	828 of 869	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	281 of 298	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	303 of 310	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	276 of 279	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	276 of 282	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	196 of 227	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	1.5	799 of 799	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	798 of 809	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	783 of 787	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	793 of 799	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	747 of 764	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	790 of 793	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	774 of 774	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	655 of 663	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	619 of 683	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	1.2	826 of 826	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.2	798 of 799	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.6	806 of 808	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	756 of 784	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math8%-37 vs state

Reading6%-43 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sojourner Truth Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3820 Emerson Ave N	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Sojourner Truth Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 588-3599	383	23	15.5	91.9%	7 (1.8%)	270 (70.5%)	90 (23.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	2.9	860^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.4%		4.3	850^th of 881 public elementary schools	3.5%	10	14.0	12.2	0.0	2.2	2.2	2.8	5.8	9.3	5.4	6.5	18.6	13.3	13.9	11.5	$17,859
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

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP North Star Primary

What district is KIPP North Star Primary in?

KIPP Minnesota Charter School

Is KIPP North Star Primary a good school?

KIPP North Star Primary ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP North Star Primary?

Students at KIPP North Star Primary are 89% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend KIPP North Star Primary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 124 students attended KIPP North Star Primary.

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