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Washburn Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

678^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Washburn Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bloomington, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 352. The school is part of the Bloomington Public School District, which is ranked 274 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washburn Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments that are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Washburn's proficiency rates were 30.77% in Math and 37.06% in Reading, compared to the district's 38.3% and 41.75%, and the state's 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th-grade Math, with only 10.53% proficiency in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 34.47% and the state's 42.94%. However, Washburn performs relatively better for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top half of Minnesota elementary schools for these subgroups in recent years.

Washburn Elementary's academic performance lags significantly behind the nearby Normandale Hills Elementary and Hillcrest Elementary, which are also part of the Bloomington Public School District. Normandale Hills and Hillcrest consistently outperform Washburn in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments, with proficiency rates that are 10-20 percentage points higher across grade levels. Additionally, Washburn Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70.45% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools.

298

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,844

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8401 Xerxes Ave S
Bloomington, MN 55431-1698

(952) 681-5500

District: Bloomington Public Schools

Students who attend Washburn Elementary usually attend:

High:

Kennedy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.2%

White:

28.2%

African American:

16.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Math scores 14 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg47%

678^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	26.5	678 of 872	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	697 of 881	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	699 of 845	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	719 of 858	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	675 of 869	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	688 of 870	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	705 of 847	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	707 of 853	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	715 of 848	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.6	631 of 840	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.4	644 of 826	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.1	561 of 824	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.6	654 of 820	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.6	580 of 814	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.8	616 of 803	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.3	304 of 434	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.3	314 of 781	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.2	365 of 777	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.0	383 of 756	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	75.8	117 of 685	82.9%	★★★★☆
2004	70.9	173 of 676	74.4%	★★★★☆
2003	68.4	198 of 674	70.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	45.3	165 of 310	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	191 of 279	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	204 of 282	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	203 of 283	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	183 of 266	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	252 of 303	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	214 of 303	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	96.6	2 of 276	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	54.8	89 of 256	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	41 of 175	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	64 of 239	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	77 of 242	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	585 of 799	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	670 of 809	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	688 of 787	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	699 of 799	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	679 of 783	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	683 of 787	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	651 of 774	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	153 of 238	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	173 of 249	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	86 of 214	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.8	129 of 209	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	104 of 153	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	109 of 219	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	119 of 220	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	545 of 764	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	602 of 793	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	585 of 774	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	480 of 663	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	528 of 683	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	576 of 740	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	610 of 728	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	667 of 812	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	624 of 826	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	599 of 799	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	653 of 808	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	564 of 784	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	577 of 798	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	651 of 779	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	163 of 562	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	93.1	14 of 572	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	70.5	114 of 524	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	40 of 500	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	66.9	141 of 515	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	40.4	290 of 463	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	390 of 714	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	474 of 730	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.9	660 of 712	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	691 of 725	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	439 of 710	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	525 of 722	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	507 of 712	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+49 vs school

African American (2024)47th percentile+26 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading37%-13 vs state

Math31%-14 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 7th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Washburn Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Washburn Elementary?

Students at Washburn Elementary are 37% Hispanic, 28% White, 16% African American, 10% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Washburn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washburn Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Kennedy High School

What district is Washburn Elementary in?

Bloomington Public Schools

How many students attend Washburn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 298 students attended Washburn Elementary.

Is Washburn Elementary a good school?

Washburn Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Minnesota elementary schools.

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