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Normandale Hills Elementary

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Normandale Hills Elementary ranks 563 rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

563^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Normandale Hills Elementary is a PK–5 school serving about 440 students at 9501 Toledo Ave S in Bloomington, Minnesota, a Twin Cities suburb, within Bloomington Public Schools. In 2025–2026 it ranked 563rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 35th percentile, 2 stars — its lowest showing in the ten-year record and below its district's 46th percentile.

In 2025–2026, math proficiency was 42.7% and reading 44.7% — modestly above the district but below the state. Science was 12.3%, the lowest among the seven Bloomington elementaries shown and less than half the state's 25.5%; it has fallen four straight years, from 50% in 2022–23 to 12.3% today. Results also vary sharply by grade: fourth-grade math was 54.3%, essentially at the state level, while fifth grade reached only 20.5% in math, 43.1% in reading, and 12.3% in science. Because Minnesota tests science only in fifth grade, that entire science score reflects one cohort, though the weak fifth-grade math and reading results suggest more than a one-year fluctuation.

Nearby comparisons stand out. Ridgeview Elementary, 0.64 miles away in the same district, scores 28.5 points higher in math, 28.9 in reading, and 27.7 in science, while enrolling roughly half the rate of low-income students. Oak Grove Elementary, with a similar free/reduced-lunch rate (45.06% vs 48.41%), ranks at the 58th percentile with about 6–7 points higher math and reading and 30 points higher science. Staffing is not the differentiator: at 14.9 students per teacher, Normandale Hills is mid-pack, though the ratio has risen from 13.1 two years ago. The clearest bright spot is special-education effectiveness, at the 61st percentile and up from 27th in 2022–23. The biggest concern is the wide gap for low-income students (10th percentile) and English learners (1st percentile), both declining for three years. Single-year figures for small groups can swing, so trends matter more than any one year.

440

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,924

Per pupil spending ?

48.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

9501 Toledo Ave S
Bloomington, MN 55437-3799

(952) 806-7000

District: Bloomington Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.0%

Hispanic:

20.9%

African American:

18.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 13 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg43%

563^rd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

246^th of 458Bloomington 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
2026	40.0	563 of 869	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.3	491 of 872	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	507 of 881	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	490 of 845	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	499 of 858	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	466 of 869	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	558 of 870	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	432 of 847	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.7	444 of 853	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.2	496 of 848	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.6	395 of 840	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.4	416 of 826	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	71.4	219 of 824	73.4%	★★★★☆
2012	59.4	407 of 820	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	80.0	89 of 814	89.1%	★★★★☆
2010	79.8	74 of 803	90.8%	★★★★★
2009	79.3	54 of 434	87.6%	★★★★☆
2008	79.2	94 of 781	88.0%	★★★★☆
2007	86.6	29 of 777	96.3%	★★★★★
2006	82.5	59 of 756	92.2%	★★★★★
2005	82.5	44 of 685	93.6%	★★★★★
2004	83.7	48 of 676	92.9%	★★★★★
2003	90.6	4 of 674	99.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	246 of 315	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	212 of 298	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	204 of 310	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	140 of 279	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	140 of 282	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	68 of 227	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	118 of 283	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	125 of 266	53.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	301 of 305	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	267 of 303	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	235 of 303	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.6	109 of 276	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	133 of 256	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	113 of 175	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	76 of 239	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	80 of 242	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	488 of 790	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.2	393 of 799	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	431 of 809	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	411 of 787	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	488 of 799	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	504 of 783	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	526 of 787	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	514 of 774	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	149 of 256	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.9	94 of 238	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	156 of 249	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	164 of 214	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	689 of 764	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	582 of 764	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	607 of 793	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	605 of 774	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	525 of 663	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.0	418 of 683	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	571 of 740	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	501 of 728	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	557 of 807	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	552 of 812	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	528 of 826	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	519 of 799	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	434 of 808	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.3	359 of 784	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	492 of 798	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.0	309 of 779	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	228 of 579	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.4	301 of 562	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	384 of 524	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.0	215 of 500	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	90.2	13 of 417	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	62.4	152 of 463	67.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	235 of 710	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.2	321 of 714	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	271 of 730	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	270 of 712	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	407 of 725	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	310 of 710	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	523 of 722	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.2	311 of 712	56.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)67th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)1st percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-4 vs state

Math43%~ state avg

Science12%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Normandale Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9501 Toledo Ave S	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7000	440	29	14.9	48.4%	207 (47.0%)	83 (18.9%)	92 (20.9%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.4%)	40	563^rd of 869 public elementary schools	35.2%		48.3	491^st of 872 public elementary schools	43.7%	72	42.7	47.8	43.1	44.7	12.3	12.3	50.0	54.3	20.5	42.7	$13,924
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Nesbitt Rd	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7100	390	28	13.8	23.8%	265 (67.9%)	51 (13.1%)	23 (5.9%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.5%)	89.4	48^th of 869 public elementary schools	94.5%		86.7	77^th of 872 public elementary schools	91.2%	29	71.4	75.7	73.2	73.6	40.0	40.0	74.6	74.3	64.8	71.2	$13,266
Olson Elementary	Public	K-5	4501 W 102nd St	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-8800	524	32	16.4	40.5%	243 (46.4%)	109 (20.8%)	87 (16.6%)	39 (7.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.8%)	40.2	561^st of 869 public elementary schools	35.4%		47.7	499^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.8%	62	37.4	51.2	39.4	42.4	16.8	16.8	57.1	50.0	26.0	43.9	$13,140
Poplar Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	8401 Palmer Rd	Bloomington	55437	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 681-5400	475	34	13.9	32.6%	279 (58.7%)	48 (10.1%)	74 (15.6%)	29 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.3%)	58.5	366^th of 869 public elementary schools	57.9%		60.4	364^th of 872 public elementary schools	58.3%	2	50.0	54.3	52.1	52.2	31.0	31.0	55.8	55.9	33.8	49.6	$14,294
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%)	72.8	230^th of 869 public elementary schools	73.5%		57.6	397^th of 872 public elementary schools	54.5%	167	57.3	54.9	65.6	59.0	43.8	43.8	67.9	64.8	33.3	56.7	$14,094
Westwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 W 108th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(952) 806-7200	339	26	12.8	50.7%	160 (47.2%)	75 (22.1%)	59 (17.4%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.4%)	31.1	635^th of 869 public elementary schools	26.9%		23.6	690^th of 872 public elementary schools	20.9%	55	26.3	32.0	45.8	35.8	24.3	24.3	44.1	26.0	30.6	33.7	$17,686
New Code Academy Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	1301 W 104th St	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 444-1234	85	8	10.7	67.1%	33 (38.8%)	28 (32.9%)	11 (12.9%)	5 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.4%)								(n/a)				56.3						40.0
International Spanish Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5350 W 78th St	Edina	55439	Hennepin County	International Spanish Language Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(952) 746-6020	447	23	19.5	26.2%	223 (49.9%)	12 (2.7%)	160 (35.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.6%)	50.5	452^nd of 869 public elementary schools	48.0%		69.3	278^th of 872 public elementary schools	68.1%	174	31.3	58.3	64.6	50.0	18.8	18.8	48.4	64.4	27.1	48.0	$10,040
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%)	59	361^st of 869 public elementary schools	58.5%		53.8	438^th of 872 public elementary schools	49.8%	77	46.1	41.5	58.1	48.8	42.4	42.4	61.3	42.7	44.7	49.2	$14,288
Cornelia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 Cornelia Dr	Edina	55435	Hennepin County	Edina Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 848-4600	617	45	13.6	26.6%	301 (48.8%)	89 (14.4%)	65 (10.5%)	110 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.3%)	79.8	150^th of 869 public elementary schools	82.7%		82.1	122^nd of 872 public elementary schools	86.0%	28	62.2	60.0	68.9	63.7	41.5	41.5	63.7	64.5	55.7	61.2	$15,051

Frequently Asked Questions about Normandale Hills Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Normandale Hills Elementary?

Students at Normandale Hills Elementary are 47% White, 21% Hispanic, 19% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Normandale Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Normandale Hills Elementary.

What district is Normandale Hills Elementary in?

Bloomington Public Schools

Is Normandale Hills Elementary a good school?

Normandale Hills Elementary ranks 563^rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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