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Indian Mounds Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

806^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Indian Mounds Elementary is a public elementary school in Bloomington, Minnesota, serving 354 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Bloomington Public School District, which is ranked 274 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio, Indian Mounds Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Minnesota elementary schools, with proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with many ranking in the bottom quartile of Minnesota elementary schools. Nearby schools in the Bloomington Public School District, such as Hillcrest Elementary and Oak Grove Elementary, generally outperform Indian Mounds Elementary in academic achievement.

The challenges faced by Indian Mounds Elementary may be attributed to the high percentage of students from low-income families and the diverse student population, which includes significant percentages of African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. These demographic factors likely contribute to the school's overall academic challenges and achievement gaps, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of its student population.

388

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,990

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9801 11th Ave S
Bloomington, MN 55420-5198

(952) 681-6000

District: Bloomington Public Schools

Students who attend Indian Mounds Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valley View Middle
High:	Kennedy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.1%

African American:

28.9%

White:

16.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (20% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg47%

806^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Bloomington Public Schools

274^th of 446Bloomington Public Schools 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	8.5	806 of 872	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	784 of 881	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	736 of 845	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	778 of 858	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	747 of 869	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	696 of 870	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	710 of 847	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.2	649 of 853	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	732 of 848	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.4	674 of 840	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.4	613 of 826	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.1	652 of 824	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	708 of 820	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.2	671 of 814	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.2	638 of 803	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.1	378 of 434	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.6	567 of 781	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.9	563 of 777	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.2	584 of 756	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.2	492 of 685	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.4	476 of 676	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	41.8	483 of 674	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	225 of 298	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	176 of 310	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	194 of 279	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	199 of 282	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	113 of 227	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	101 of 283	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	67 of 266	74.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	264 of 303	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	279 of 303	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	141 of 276	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	219 of 256	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	160 of 175	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	103 of 239	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	125 of 242	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	763 of 799	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	739 of 809	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	669 of 787	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	707 of 799	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	650 of 783	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	643 of 787	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	657 of 774	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	207 of 238	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	216 of 249	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	108 of 214	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.8	183 of 209	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	124 of 153	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	130 of 219	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	175 of 220	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	714 of 764	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	696 of 793	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	647 of 774	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	554 of 663	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	533 of 683	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	525 of 740	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	570 of 728	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	731 of 812	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	729 of 826	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	720 of 799	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	767 of 808	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	722 of 784	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	632 of 798	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	653 of 779	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	506 of 562	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	462 of 524	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	465 of 515	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	612 of 714	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	654 of 730	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	462 of 722	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.8	653 of 712	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)40th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading22%-27 vs state

Math17%-28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, November 4, 2016

Indian Mounds in a great local school for this community. My 3 kids have thrived at this school. Every staff member is willing to jump in and help to be sure your child is getting the education he/she needs! Would highly recommend this school! Close Quote

Schools Near Indian Mounds Elementary

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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
Indian Mounds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9801 11th Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-6000	388	32	12.2	75.5%	65 (16.8%)	112 (28.9%)	136 (35.1%)	23 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.4%)	8.5	806^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.6%		11.1	784^th of 881 public elementary schools	11.0%	22	16.4	26.3	9.7				17.2	13.1	19.3	33.9				22.2	$17,990
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	351 E 88th St	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-5700	487	33	14.5	83.4%	63 (12.9%)	117 (24.0%)	240 (49.3%)	23 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	6.1	825^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.4%		6.4	824^th of 881 public elementary schools	6.5%	1	1.8	11.4	17.1				10.8	10.5	12.5	26.9				17.4	$17,291
Compass Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	10640 Lyndale Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	New Century School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 245-0865	245	14	17.5	89.0%	2 (0.8%)	240 (98.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29.9	647^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.8%		16.7	750^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.9%	103	38.2	75.0	5.0				42.7	24.2	34.5	35.0				30.5
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 W 104th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-6800	435	29	14.8	45.1%	182 (41.8%)	67 (15.4%)	68 (15.6%)	57 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (13.6%)	53.8	438^th of 872 public elementary schools	49.8%		63.3	334^th of 881 public elementary schools	62.1%	104	49.4	59.7	47.4				52.1	36.7	52.0	53.9				47.4	$14,288
Success Academy Bloomington Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	8201 Park Ave S	Bloomington	55420	Hennepin County	Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 876-3050	117	11	10.8	92.3%	0 (0.0%)	117 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	764^th of 872 public elementary schools	12.4%		17.8	741^st of 881 public elementary schools	15.9%	23	35.0	10.0	16.7				20.7	25.0	10.0	44.4				25.9	$14,742
William Byrne Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	11608 River Hills Dr	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 707-3500	569	37	15.5	52.0%	229 (40.2%)	137 (24.1%)	107 (18.8%)	48 (8.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.4%)	51.6	461^st of 872 public elementary schools	47.1%		43.1	557^th of 881 public elementary schools	36.8%	96	50.6	44.4	54.8				49.6	44.8	36.4	64.3				47.8	$13,629
Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities	Public, Charter	K-7	7735 2nd Ave S	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 712-5252	171	4	39.4	100.0%	3 (1.8%)	155 (90.6%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17	737^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.5%		3.2	863^rd of 881 public elementary schools	2.0%	126	14.3	36.4	0.0		5.9		15.3	14.3	40.9	15.4		23.5		26.0
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	K-5	9301 Thomas Rd	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5300	373	26	14.3	20.9%	264 (70.8%)	47 (12.6%)	21 (5.6%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	57.6	397^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.5%		59.2	384^th of 881 public elementary schools	56.4%	13	61.5	56.9	27.4				47.7	41.2	58.3	62.9				54.9	$14,094
Gateway STEM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	12119 16th Avenue South	Burnsville	55337	Dakota County	Gateway STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(952) 206-4050	121	0	20.0	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	121 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.2	836^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.1%		17.2	744^th of 881 public elementary schools	15.6%	92	25.0	6.3	0.0	9.1	0.0	7.7	7.3	18.8	18.8	21.4	9.1	0.0	30.8	17.5	$16,434
Rahn Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4424 Sandstone Dr	Eagan	55122	Dakota County	Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(952) 707-3600	383	26	14.9	58.5%	116 (30.3%)	114 (29.8%)	88 (23.0%)	14 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.5%)	45	520^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.4%		44.1	552^nd of 881 public elementary schools	37.3%	32	50.0	33.9	60.0				47.4	39.3	32.3	60.0				43.4	$17,573

Frequently Asked Questions about Indian Mounds Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Indian Mounds Elementary?

Students at Indian Mounds Elementary are 35% Hispanic, 29% African American, 17% White, 12% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

How many students attend Indian Mounds Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Indian Mounds Elementary.

Is Indian Mounds Elementary a good school?

Indian Mounds Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Indian Mounds Elementary attend?

Students who attend Indian Mounds Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valley View Middle
High : Kennedy High School

What district is Indian Mounds Elementary in?

Bloomington Public Schools

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