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Poplar Bridge Elementary

Q: Is Poplar Bridge Elementary a good school?

Poplar Bridge Elementary ranks 364 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Poplar Bridge Elementary is a public elementary school in Bloomington, Minnesota, serving 477 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Bloomington Public School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Poplar Bridge Elementary consistently outperforms the Bloomington district and the state of Minnesota in both math and reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's math proficiency was 51.06%, compared to 38.3% for the district and 45.21% for the state. Similarly, its reading proficiency was 54.47%, compared to 41.75% for the district and 49.59% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th-grade math. However, the school struggles with proficiency for African American, English Language Learner, and low-income students, ranking in the bottom 30-50% of Minnesota elementary schools in these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Poplar Bridge Elementary's academic performance is generally stronger than other Bloomington district elementary schools, such as Ridgeview Elementary and Hillcrest Elementary. However, it lags behind the high-performing Cornelia Elementary in the neighboring Edina Public School District, as well as some local charter school options, such as Seven Hills - Richfield Elementary and International Spanish Language Academy.

475

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,294

Per pupil spending ?

32.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8401 Palmer Rd
Bloomington, MN 55437-1389

(952) 681-5400

District: Bloomington Public Schools

Students who attend Poplar Bridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olson Middle
High:	Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

Hispanic:

15.6%

African American:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 60th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (53% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bloomington Public Schools

✓Above the Minnesota median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg47%

364^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	60.4	364 of 872	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	417 of 881	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	314 of 845	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	350 of 858	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	409 of 869	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	430 of 870	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	327 of 847	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.7	254 of 853	70.2%	★★★★☆
2016	66.0	307 of 848	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.4	340 of 840	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.6	347 of 826	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.0	317 of 824	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.0	440 of 820	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.9	312 of 814	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.8	219 of 803	72.7%	★★★★☆
2009	75.3	86 of 434	80.2%	★★★★☆
2008	75.4	137 of 781	82.5%	★★★★☆
2007	81.6	68 of 777	91.2%	★★★★★
2006	73.2	158 of 756	79.1%	★★★★☆
2005	71.4	178 of 685	74.0%	★★★★☆
2004	81.3	63 of 676	90.7%	★★★★★
2003	70.1	172 of 674	74.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	214 of 310	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	204 of 279	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	138 of 283	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	107 of 266	59.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	20.4	277 of 303	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	176 of 276	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	52 of 239	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	52 of 242	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	388 of 799	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	419 of 809	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.0	339 of 787	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	298 of 799	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	342 of 783	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	363 of 787	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	221 of 774	71.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	81 of 238	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	125 of 249	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.8	30 of 209	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	60 of 153	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	101 of 219	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	104 of 220	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	573 of 764	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	575 of 793	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	513 of 774	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	499 of 663	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	509 of 683	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	519 of 740	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	523 of 728	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	326 of 812	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	374 of 826	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	296 of 799	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	379 of 808	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	434 of 784	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	436 of 798	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	431 of 779	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	117 of 562	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	138 of 572	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	241 of 524	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	286 of 500	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.6	113 of 417	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	259 of 515	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	166 of 463	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	290 of 714	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	203 of 730	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	155 of 712	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	205 of 725	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.6	282 of 710	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	217 of 722	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	197 of 712	72.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

White (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

African American (2024)31st percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading54%+5 vs state

Math51%+6 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, April 19, 2015

My children have both been going to Poplar Bridge since Kindergarten. The teachers and staff really care about the kids and the parents. Thank you to Poplar Bridge for making such positive improvements in the past year! They had 1 year of a bad principal which accounts for some lower test scores and comments, but the school and administration quickly took action and let him go! Thank you! My children currently love the new principal who is very experienced and well respected in Minnesota, and the school is back on track. The test scores are up and the teachers seem so much happier too. Close Quote

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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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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%)	60.4	364^th of 872 public elementary schools	58.3%		57.4	417^th of 881 public elementary schools	52.7%	53	54.8	66.1	37.1	51.1	53.6	51.6	57.3	54.5	$14,294
Washburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8401 Xerxes Ave S	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 681-5500	298	30	9.9	66.4%	84 (28.2%)	49 (16.4%)	111 (37.2%)	21 (7.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (9.7%)	26.5	678^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.2%		24.3	697^th of 881 public elementary schools	20.9%	19	43.9	31.3	10.5	30.8	40.4	37.5	31.6	37.1	$15,844
New Code Academy Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	8401 Xerxes Ave S	Bloomington	55431	Hennepin County	Bloomington Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 681-5500	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)				21.7				37.5
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%)	69.3	278^th of 872 public elementary schools	68.1%		71.2	242^nd of 881 public elementary schools	72.5%	36	66.7	58.0	37.0	54.7	55.2	52.9	75.9	61.1	$10,040
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%)	48.3	491^st of 872 public elementary schools	43.7%		48.6	507^th of 881 public elementary schools	42.5%	16	64.1	40.9	35.6	48.3	52.6	36.4	45.8	45.3	$13,924
Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Nesbitt Rd	Bloomington	55438	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%)	86.7	77^th of 872 public elementary schools	91.2%		80.8	134^th of 881 public elementary schools	84.8%	57	74.0	59.4	83.1	72.4	64.9	68.1	85.9	72.8	$13,266
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
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%)	82.1	122^nd of 872 public elementary schools	86.0%		83.6	106^th of 881 public elementary schools	88.0%	16	66.3	74.3	59.0	66.7	58.4	65.7	72.0	65.4	$15,051
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%)	47.7	499^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.8%		62.1	352^nd of 881 public elementary schools	60.0%	147	53.4	57.7	39.7	51.0	34.1	41.7	53.9	42.8	$13,140
Seven Hills - Richfield Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1401 W 76th St	Richfield	55423	Hennepin County	Seven Hills Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 314-7600	303	34	8.9	37.3%	104 (34.3%)	65 (21.5%)	42 (13.9%)	56 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.9%)	76.6	183^rd of 872 public elementary schools	79.0%		61.5	361^st of 881 public elementary schools	59.0%	178	72.0	68.0	51.0	63.8	52.0	64.0	66.0	60.7	$8,867

Frequently Asked Questions about Poplar Bridge Elementary

Is Poplar Bridge Elementary a good school?

Poplar Bridge Elementary ranks 364^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Poplar Bridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Poplar Bridge Elementary.

What district is Poplar Bridge Elementary in?

Bloomington Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Poplar Bridge Elementary?

Students at Poplar Bridge Elementary are 59% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Poplar Bridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Poplar Bridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Olson Middle
High : Jefferson High School

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