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Meadowbrook Elementary

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Meadowbrook Elementary ranks 310 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

310^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Meadowbrook Elementary is a PK–5 school in Golden Valley, Minnesota, serving 792 students as part of the Hopkins Public School District. It remains an above-average school: in 2025–26 it ranked 310 of 869 Minnesota elementary schools (64th percentile, 3 stars) and posted proficiency rates above both its district and the state in math (51.6%), reading (55.9%), and science (29.7%). Still, the long-term trend is downward — back in 2017–18 the school ranked in the 92nd percentile with 5 stars. Roughly 21% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, and the student–teacher ratio was 15.2.

Among nearby schools, Meadowbrook clearly outperforms those serving much higher-poverty populations, including Best Academy, Bryn Mawr Elementary, Noble Elementary, and Neill Elementary, all of which ranked between the 5th and 22nd percentile. But it trails School of Engineering-Arts at Olson (83rd percentile), which beat Meadowbrook in math (61.3% vs. 51.6%), reading (65.0% vs. 55.9%), and science (42.5% vs. 29.7%) despite a higher free/reduced lunch rate. Kenwood Elementary is comparable in math and reading but far ahead in science, while Peter Hobart Elementary is similar in math with lower reading and science.

The most striking change is science: proficiency fell from about 51–52% in 2022–23 and 2023–24 to 26.19% in 2024–25 and 29.7% in 2025–26. Fifth-grade math is another weak spot at 31.8% — above the district but 10.1 points below the state — even as 3rd and 4th grade math (62.5% and 62.2%) remain strong. Reading is consistently above state in every grade. Special education students are served well above average (63rd–67th percentile), but the school's effectiveness rating for low-income students has slipped from the 49th to the 34th percentile.

792

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,049

Per pupil spending ?

21%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5430 Glenwood Ave
Golden Valley, MN 55422-5120

(952) 988-5100

District: Hopkins Public School District

Students who attend Meadowbrook Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hopkins North Middle School
High:	Hopkins High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

African American:

13.8%

Two or more races:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (50% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg43%

310^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Hopkins Public School District

240^th of 458Hopkins Public School District 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	63.4	310 of 869	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.0	335 of 872	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	312 of 881	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	251 of 845	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	138 of 858	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	122 of 869	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	107 of 870	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	65 of 847	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	79.1	128 of 853	85.0%	★★★★☆
2016	79.6	126 of 848	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	76.8	163 of 840	80.6%	★★★★☆
2014	79.6	111 of 826	86.6%	★★★★☆
2013	83.7	63 of 824	92.4%	★★★★★
2012	72.1	199 of 820	75.7%	★★★★☆
2011	73.2	175 of 814	78.5%	★★★★☆
2010	76.1	126 of 803	84.3%	★★★★☆
2009	76.8	75 of 434	82.7%	★★★★☆
2008	82.1	67 of 781	91.4%	★★★★★
2007	72.4	172 of 777	77.9%	★★★★☆
2006	70.2	195 of 756	74.2%	★★★★☆
2005	73.3	149 of 685	78.2%	★★★★☆
2004	70.7	175 of 676	74.1%	★★★★☆
2003	75.1	127 of 674	81.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	261 of 315	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.9	202 of 298	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	149 of 310	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	186 of 279	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	102 of 282	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	56 of 227	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	67 of 283	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	93.5	6 of 266	97.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	362 of 790	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.2	293 of 799	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	345 of 809	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	241 of 787	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.5	130 of 799	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	135 of 783	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	135 of 787	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	60 of 774	92.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	507 of 764	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	468 of 764	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	403 of 793	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	408 of 774	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.3	196 of 663	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	215 of 683	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	300 of 740	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	245 of 728	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	269 of 807	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	352 of 812	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	259 of 826	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	273 of 799	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.1	153 of 808	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	120 of 784	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	93 of 798	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	86 of 779	89.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	56 of 92	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.1	37 of 73	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	36 of 81	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	25 of 77	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	34 of 87	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	20 of 45	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	18 of 96	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	92.7	3 of 98	96.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	190 of 579	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.7	206 of 562	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	194 of 572	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	223 of 524	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	150 of 500	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	154 of 417	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.5	60 of 515	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	26 of 463	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	217 of 710	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.0	230 of 714	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	287 of 730	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	198 of 712	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	124 of 725	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	83 of 710	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	63 of 722	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.1	90 of 712	87.4%	★★★★☆

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)69th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile~ school

Female (2026)54th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)39th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-31 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%+7 vs state

Math52%+7 vs state

Science30%+4 vs state

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

The atmosphere is wonderful. The teachers are terrific. The diversity is good. A great community! Close Quote

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	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	Total
Meadowbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5430 Glenwood Ave	Golden Valley	55422	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-5100	792	52	15.2	21.0%	527 (66.5%)	109 (13.8%)	44 (5.6%)	23 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (11.0%)	63.4	310^th of 869 public elementary schools	64.3%		64	335^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.6%	25	57.1	53.6	56.9				55.9	29.7		29.7	62.5	62.2	31.8				51.6	$12,049
VirtualEDU ELementary	Public, Virtual	3-5	5300 Glenwood Ave	Golden Valley	55422	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 988-4050	24	8	3.0	45.8%	12 (50.0%)	9 (37.5%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)
Notre Ecole Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5920 Golden Valley Rd	Golden Valley	55422	Hennepin County	Notre Ecole Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(952) 228-1097	75	7	11.5	21.3%	47 (62.7%)	5 (6.7%)	6 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (22.7%)								(n/a)		72.7					58.3					54.5					45.8
Bryn Mawr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	252 Upton Ave S	Minneapolis	55405	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2500	431	45	9.5	83.1%	52 (12.1%)	210 (48.7%)	66 (15.3%)	44 (10.2%)	15 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.0%)	9.1	804^th of 869 public elementary schools	7.5%		11.1	782^nd of 872 public elementary schools	10.3%	22	14.3	20.3	26.2				20.3	4.9		4.9	25.0	30.0	12.3				22.2	$18,390
Peter Hobart Elementary	Public	K-5	6500 W 26th St	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 928-6600	435	30	14.6	43.9%	202 (46.4%)	88 (20.2%)	68 (15.6%)	9 (2.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (14.5%)	53.9	413^th of 869 public elementary schools	52.5%		52.4	452^nd of 872 public elementary schools	48.2%	39	40.3	51.4	51.5				48.0	22.7		22.7	52.4	57.1	47.0				52.3	$15,262
School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson	Public, Magnet	K-5	1751 Kelly Dr	Golden Valley	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 504-7200	432	26	16.3	32.2%	276 (63.9%)	52 (12.0%)	37 (8.6%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.3%)	80	149^th of 869 public elementary schools	82.9%		73.5	222^nd of 872 public elementary schools	74.5%	73	69.0	63.0	62.5				65.0	42.5		42.5	69.0	65.4	47.9				61.3	$13,503
Noble Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Noble Ave N	Golden Valley	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-4000	262	24	10.9	69.8%	56 (21.4%)	97 (37.0%)	44 (16.8%)	18 (6.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.2%)	6.4	824^th of 869 public elementary schools	5.2%		8.5	805^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.7%	19	18.4	22.2	9.8				16.5	4.9		4.9	21.1	24.3	0.0				14.7	$16,084
Neill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Medicine Lake Rd	Crystal	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7400	359	30	11.8	73.0%	80 (22.3%)	152 (42.3%)	59 (16.4%)	17 (4.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.8%)	25.8	677^th of 869 public elementary schools	22.1%		30.5	640^th of 872 public elementary schools	26.6%	37	15.8	51.0	35.7				35.9	11.4		11.4	7.9	42.3	25.6				27.1	$15,287
Kenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2013 Penn Ave S	Minneapolis	55405	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-2760	388	28	13.7	52.3%	166 (42.8%)	85 (21.9%)	63 (16.2%)	20 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.4%)	59.4	353^rd of 869 public elementary schools	59.4%		38	585^th of 872 public elementary schools	32.9%	232	44.6	54.1	52.5				50.3	42.5		42.5	55.4	47.5	47.5				50.3	$12,011
Best Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1300 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Harvest Best Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 381-9743	508	33	15.3	92.5%	0 (0.0%)	474 (93.3%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	6.9	820^th of 869 public elementary schools	5.6%		9.3	797^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.6%	23	14.3	21.4	20.5	30.0	13.8	32.4	22.0	7.5	0.0	3.9	10.2	9.5	7.5	7.5	10.0	11.1	9.3	$18,702

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadowbrook Elementary

How many students attend Meadowbrook Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 792 students attended Meadowbrook Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Meadowbrook Elementary?

Students at Meadowbrook Elementary are 67% White, 14% African American, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Meadowbrook Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meadowbrook Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hopkins North Middle School
High : Hopkins High School

Is Meadowbrook Elementary a good school?

Meadowbrook Elementary ranks 310^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Meadowbrook Elementary in?

Hopkins Public School District

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