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Jenny Lind Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

821^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Jenny Lind Elementary is a PK–5 school in Minneapolis, MN, serving 236 students in Minneapolis Public School District, where 83.05% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25. Statewide, it remains very low-ranked: in 2025–26, it ranked 821 of 869 schools, at the 6th percentile with 0 stars.

All-grade MCA proficiency in 2025–26 was 17.2% in math, 18.4% in reading, and 3.8% in science, compared with district rates of 37.1%, 41.8%, and 21.7%. Among nearby schools, it outperforms Sojourner Truth Academy, KIPP North Star Primary, and Brooklyn Center Elementary School in math and reading, and is roughly even with Progeny Academy Charter School in reading. However, it trails Loring Elementary, Northport Elementary, New Millennium Academy Charter, Lakeview Elementary, and Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary in most key measures. Science is the most severe weakness, and 5th grade is especially low: math 7.7%, reading 15.4%, and science 3.8%.

Poverty is high but not unique: nearby free/reduced lunch rates range from 68.54% at Loring Elementary to 91.91% at Sojourner Truth Academy, and several schools with similar or higher poverty post higher proficiency. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 7.5 is the lowest among nearby schools with reported ratios, improving from 13.5 in 2022–23 and 10.2 in 2023–24, but this staffing advantage has not yet shown a matching academic payoff. Math and reading did improve from 2024–25, from 9.43% to 17.2% and from 12.26% to 18.4%, though both remain far below district and state levels. Some subgroup results are less low—special education students reached the 34th percentile in 2023–24—but low-income, female, and male subgroup rankings remain in the bottom few percentiles.

236

Students ?

7.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,440

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

66.7%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

5025 Bryant Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55430-8888

(612) 668-2020

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Students who attend Jenny Lind Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olson Middle
High:	Camden High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.7%

Asian:

14.4%

Hispanic:

14.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (16% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Reading scores 30 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg43%

821^st of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 29Elementary Schools in the Minneapolis Public School District

310^th of 458Minneapolis 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	6.7	821 of 869	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.5	852 of 872	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	836 of 881	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	809 of 845	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	849 of 858	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	798 of 869	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	837 of 870	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	798 of 847	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	801 of 853	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.0	809 of 848	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.2	816 of 840	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.9	817 of 826	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.5	814 of 824	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.9	797 of 820	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.2	771 of 814	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.1	767 of 803	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.5	423 of 434	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.8	764 of 781	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.9	751 of 777	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.0	714 of 756	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.5	648 of 685	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.9	646 of 676	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.4	635 of 674	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	244 of 315	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	288 of 298	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	277 of 310	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	244 of 279	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	279 of 282	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	209 of 227	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	260 of 283	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	208 of 266	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	27.9	232 of 276	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	743 of 790	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.7	774 of 799	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	784 of 809	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	758 of 787	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	789 of 799	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	720 of 783	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	753 of 787	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	732 of 774	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	712 of 764	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	752 of 764	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	745 of 793	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	732 of 774	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	656 of 663	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	593 of 683	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	697 of 740	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	665 of 728	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	767 of 807	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.8	791 of 812	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	765 of 826	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	764 of 799	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.5	807 of 808	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	731 of 784	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	778 of 798	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	737 of 779	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	36.6	379 of 572	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	425 of 524	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	474 of 500	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	488 of 515	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	429 of 463	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)34th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)16th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading18%-30 vs state

Math17%-28 vs state

Science4%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, July 29, 2013

I have heard great things about jenny lind.... I am enrolling my children into this school...I am praying it is The Great school i have been looking for...not impressed with some of the schools that are offered to my kids in this area. I am also not impressed with Columbia Heights School District and I have pulled my kids out! Please Jenny Lind Help!!!! I just want Bully FREE!!!! and Principals who care!!! 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)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Jenny Lind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5025 Bryant Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2020	236	31	7.5	83.1%	27 (11.4%)	115 (48.7%)	34 (14.4%)	34 (14.4%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	6.7	821^st of 869 public elementary schools	5.5%		3.5	852^nd of 872 public elementary schools	2.3%	31	17.9	21.2	15.4				18.4	3.8		3.8	25.0	18.2	7.7				17.2	66.7%	0%	$19,440
KIPP North Star Primary	Public, Charter	K-4	5034 Oliver Ave N	Minneapolis	55430	Hennepin County	KIPP Minnesota Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 287-9700	124	13	9.5	91.1%	1 (0.8%)	110 (88.7%)	10 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	2.1	867^th of 869 public elementary schools	0.2%		2	868^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.5%	1	10.7	12.5					11.4				7.1	0.0					4.5	66.7%	16.7%	$20,609
Brooklyn Center Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1500 59th Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 561-4480	708	61	11.6	79.9%	46 (6.5%)	326 (46.0%)	205 (29.0%)	77 (10.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.3%)	3	859^th of 869 public elementary schools	1.2%		2.6	865^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.8%	6	12.3	7.6	13.2				10.9	2.2		2.2	10.7	3.9	3.3				6.1	85%	0%	$13,813
Loring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 44th Ave N	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2060	321	31	10.4	68.5%	75 (23.4%)	125 (38.9%)	43 (13.4%)	21 (6.5%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (15.3%)	14.8	749^th of 869 public elementary schools	13.8%		17.1	736^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.6%	13	5.3	23.5	38.1				22.9	18.6		18.6	17.9	29.4	14.0				21.1	84.2%	1.8%	$14,163
Prodeo Columbia Heights Primary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-1	4141 University Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 205-9950	218	21	10.3	88.1%	19 (8.7%)	149 (68.3%)	41 (18.8%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)																		83.3%	0%	$17,501
Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary	Public, Charter	2-5	4141 University Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Prodeo Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 205-9950	227	29	7.8	90.7%	9 (4.0%)	152 (67.0%)	62 (27.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	11.7	781^st of 869 public elementary schools	10.1%		13.7	763^rd of 872 public elementary schools	12.5%	18	12.5	34.7	23.9				24.1	3.0		3.0	15.9	36.6	9.0				20.9
New Millennium Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	5105 Brooklyn Blvd	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	New Millennium Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 235-7900	845	55	15.4	81.9%	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.7%)	12 (1.4%)	786 (93.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	15.8	745^th of 869 public elementary schools	14.3%		13.6	766^th of 872 public elementary schools	12.2%	21	26.6	25.7	29.5	25.8	25.3	36.3	28.1	3.4	9.9	6.7	40.9	35.7	16.7	16.3	37.9	29.7	29.7	81.8%	1.1%	$13,397
Sojourner Truth Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3820 Emerson Ave N	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Sojourner Truth Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 588-3599	383	23	15.5	91.9%	7 (1.8%)	270 (70.5%)	90 (23.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	3.1	858^th of 869 public elementary schools	1.3%		2.9	860^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.4%	2	12.8	7.0	10.9	3.6	9.3	14.0	9.9	0.0	2.4	1.1	20.5	7.0	0.0	3.6	7.0	4.7	7.0	78.4%	0%	$17,859
Northport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5421 Brooklyn Blvd	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7800	488	34	14.1	80.1%	39 (8.0%)	187 (38.3%)	153 (31.4%)	70 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	20	724^th of 869 public elementary schools	16.7%		17.5	731^st of 872 public elementary schools	16.2%	7	25.0	36.3	36.4				32.4	13.6		13.6	30.3	31.3	22.7				28.4	96.2%	3.8%	$15,318
Progeny Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5929 Brooklyn Boulevard	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	Progeny Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 325-9150	92	8	11.5	82.6%	10 (10.9%)	53 (57.6%)	18 (19.6%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.8%)	7.3	817^th of 869 public elementary schools	6.0%		5.7	827^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.2%	10			8.3	25.0		50.0	18.5	0.0	30.0	14.3			0.0	16.7		20.0	7.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Jenny Lind Elementary

What district is Jenny Lind Elementary in?

Minneapolis Public School District

Is Jenny Lind Elementary a good school?

Jenny Lind Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Jenny Lind Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jenny Lind Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Olson Middle
High : Camden High

What is the racial makeup of Jenny Lind Elementary?

Students at Jenny Lind Elementary are 49% African American, 14% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 11% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Jenny Lind Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 236 students attended Jenny Lind Elementary.

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