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Bryn Mawr Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

804^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Bryn Mawr Elementary is a PK–5 school with 431 students located at 252 Upton Ave S in Minneapolis, part of the Minneapolis Public School District.

Bryn Mawr has ranked in the bottom decile of Minnesota schools for years—currently 804th of 869 (7th percentile, 0 stars) in 2025–2026, and never above the 12th percentile over the past decade. Proficiency is low across subjects: 22.2% in math, 20.3% in reading, and just 4.9% in science, all well below district and state averages. Science is a particular weakness, never exceeding 11.9% in recent years. By grade, 4th-grade math (30%) is the strongest result, while 3rd-grade reading (14.3%) and 5th-grade math (12.3%) are the weakest. Compared to nearby schools, Bryn Mawr trails Kenwood Elementary (50.3% math, 59th percentile) and Meadowbrook Elementary (51.6% math, 64th percentile), both of which have much lower poverty rates. However, Bryn Mawr outperforms higher-poverty peers like Ella Baker Elementary and Bethune Elementary in all core subjects.

The school serves a high-poverty population (83.06% free/reduced lunch) but has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.5, smaller than most nearby schools. Despite this, outcomes remain very low, suggesting class size alone is not driving results. Subgroup effectiveness is weak: low-income, male, and female students rank in the bottom decile statewide, and English Language Learner effectiveness dropped sharply from the 50th percentile in 2023–2024 to 3rd in 2025–2026. Special Education effectiveness also declined to the 19th percentile. Notably, SET Academy Elementary achieves higher math and reading proficiency despite 96.54% poverty and much larger classes, showing that demographics alone do not explain the gap.

431

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,390

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

72.1%

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

Exemptions: 1.5% (MMR)

252 Upton Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55405-8888

(612) 668-2500

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Students who attend Bryn Mawr Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Anwatin Middle
High:	North High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.7%

Hispanic:

15.3%

White:

12.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (19% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Reading scores 28 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg43%

804^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th 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	9.1	804 of 869	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	782 of 872	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	815 of 881	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	763 of 845	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	818 of 858	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	763 of 869	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	864 of 870	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	812 of 847	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.3	812 of 853	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.8	803 of 848	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.9	800 of 840	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.5	773 of 826	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.3	779 of 824	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.8	792 of 820	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.5	770 of 814	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	740 of 803	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.3	417 of 434	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.2	735 of 781	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.0	749 of 777	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.5	712 of 756	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.3	622 of 685	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.5	630 of 676	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.6	640 of 674	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	267 of 315	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	234 of 298	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	246 of 310	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	219 of 279	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	242 of 282	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.8	100 of 227	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.5	270 of 283	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	248 of 266	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	8.6	132 of 136	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	120 of 134	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	296 of 305	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	36.4	190 of 303	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	151 of 303	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	12.3	255 of 256	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	202 of 239	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	183 of 242	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	723 of 790	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	709 of 799	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	721 of 809	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	712 of 787	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	758 of 799	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	772 of 787	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	749 of 774	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.7	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	706 of 764	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	697 of 764	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	742 of 793	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	690 of 774	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	630 of 663	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	554 of 683	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	730 of 740	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	707 of 728	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	757 of 807	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	749 of 812	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	783 of 826	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	718 of 799	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	762 of 808	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	666 of 784	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	794 of 798	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	746 of 779	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	469 of 579	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.4	326 of 562	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	407 of 572	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	439 of 500	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	505 of 515	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)19th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2019)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math22%-23 vs state

Reading20%-28 vs state

Science5%-21 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)							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
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	72.1%	1.5%	$18,390
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	75%	3.3%	$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	41.9%	0%	$18,702
Mastery School	Public, Charter	K-5	1301 7th Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Harvest Best Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 876-4105	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wakanda Virtual Academy Lower	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1300 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Harvest Best Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(612) 876-4105	282	9	31.3	87.6%	0 (0.0%)	278 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	11.4	784^th of 869 public elementary schools	9.8%		22.1	698^th of 872 public elementary schools	20.0%	86	16.0	24.0	21.2	38.8	31.3	43.8	30.6	6.3	0.0	3.2	12.5	16.7	3.1	12.8	9.7	6.3	10.0	6.5%	0%
Bethune Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	919 Emerson Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-2550	213	28	7.7	88.3%	15 (7.0%)	156 (73.2%)	23 (10.8%)	7 (3.3%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	2.9	861^st of 869 public elementary schools	0.9%		2.7	863^rd of 872 public elementary schools	1.0%	2	8.8	11.4	8.2				9.3	2.1		2.1	14.7	5.9	0.0				6.0	66%	3.8%	$19,747
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)
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	95.1%	2.5%	$12,049
SET Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	620 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Metro Schools Charter	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 722-2555	463	17	27.2	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	452 (97.6%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.9	546^th of 869 public elementary schools	37.2%		55.9	416^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.3%	130	45.1	34.8	24.6				34.3	0.0		0.0	57.4	50.8	51.5				52.8	33.7%	0%
Ella Baker Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1200 W 26th St	Minneapolis	55405	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-2720	512	55	9.3	82.6%	51 (10.0%)	172 (33.6%)	205 (40.0%)	13 (2.5%)	27 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.6%)	4.3	848^th of 869 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.2	846^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.0%	2	10.0	15.5	13.2	11.5	14.8	16.2	13.7	3.8	3.0	3.4	8.0	15.8	5.7	6.6	8.5	8.8	8.9	74.5%	0%	$19,075

Frequently Asked Questions about Bryn Mawr Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Bryn Mawr Elementary?

Students at Bryn Mawr Elementary are 49% African American, 15% Hispanic, 12% White, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Bryn Mawr Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bryn Mawr Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Anwatin Middle
High : North High

How many students attend Bryn Mawr Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Bryn Mawr Elementary.

Is Bryn Mawr Elementary a good school?

Bryn Mawr Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Bryn Mawr Elementary in?

Minneapolis Public School District

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