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Green Central Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

655^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Green Central Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 554. Despite being part of the Minneapolis Public School District, Green Central has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with a ranking between 655-868 out of 872 schools in recent years.

The school's academic performance is significantly below the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 37.5% of Green Central students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 45.21% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who rank in the bottom 25% of their respective subgroups in the state. Compared to nearby schools like Bancroft Elementary and Whittier Elementary, both of which outperform Green Central on academic measures, the school's struggles are even more pronounced.

The consistent low performance of Green Central Elementary suggests that the school may be facing systemic challenges that have not been adequately addressed, and it could benefit from targeted interventions and support. While the school's diverse student population and high percentage of low-income families may contribute to the academic challenges, these factors alone do not fully explain the stark differences in performance compared to nearby schools. A deeper analysis of the school's instructional practices, resource allocation, and overall educational environment may be necessary to identify areas for improvement and ensure that all students at Green Central have the opportunity to succeed.

594

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,453

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3416 4th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55408-8888

(612) 668-3730

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.3%

White:

28.1%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg47%

655^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Minneapolis Public School District

300^th of 446Minneapolis 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	655 of 872	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	667 of 881	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	667 of 845	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	721 of 858	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	1.9	868 of 869	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	815 of 870	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	785 of 847	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	774 of 853	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.8	804 of 848	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.8	823 of 840	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.2	814 of 826	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.4	821 of 824	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.1	805 of 820	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.1	803 of 814	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.7	793 of 803	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.3	429 of 434	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.5	765 of 781	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.2	761 of 777	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.2	723 of 756	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.0	666 of 685	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.0	664 of 676	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.0	662 of 674	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	21.1	242 of 283	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	245 of 266	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	265 of 303	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	251 of 303	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	245 of 276	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	227 of 256	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	154 of 175	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	167 of 239	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	136 of 242	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	587 of 799	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	636 of 809	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	607 of 787	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	680 of 799	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	746 of 787	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	733 of 774	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	155 of 238	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	177 of 249	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	166 of 214	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	176 of 209	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	151 of 153	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	182 of 219	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	157 of 220	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	707 of 764	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	709 of 793	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	733 of 774	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	638 of 663	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	680 of 683	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	664 of 740	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	659 of 728	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	625 of 812	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	628 of 826	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	655 of 799	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	675 of 808	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	744 of 798	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	719 of 779	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	504 of 562	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	523 of 524	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	56 of 714	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	60 of 730	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	34 of 712	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	72.6	164 of 725	77.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2015	2.8	501 of 516	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.6	465 of 490	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.6	482 of 488	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.4	457 of 469	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.3	468 of 478	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.4	432 of 454	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.8	221 of 230	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.7	388 of 409	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.4	378 of 403	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.2	382 of 406	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.4	364 of 396	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.3	366 of 387	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)92nd percentile+67 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

African American (2019)14th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math38%-8 vs state

Reading35%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Green Central Elementary

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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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Green Central Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3416 4th Ave S	Minneapolis	55408	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-3730	594	45	13.2	54.9%	167 (28.1%)	5 (0.8%)	394 (66.3%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	29.3	655^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.9%		28.1	667^th of 881 public elementary schools	24.3%	12	40.5	45.5	25.9				37.5	32.5	40.9	32.5				35.5	$22,453
Cosmos Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	310 E 38th St	Minneapolis	55409	Hennepin County	Minnesota Wildflower Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 444-2236	21	3	7.0	23.8%	14 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$42,119
Early Childhood Special Education	Public	PK-K	3320 Elliot Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-5100	573	52	11.0	54.1%	282 (49.2%)	115 (20.1%)	135 (23.6%)	15 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)								(n/a)															$34,559
Lyndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	312 West 34th St	Minneapolis	55408	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4000	466	41	11.2	79.2%	88 (18.9%)	132 (28.3%)	208 (44.6%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	19.3	716^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.9%		15.9	756^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.2%	40	32.8	32.1	21.7				28.7	29.9	27.1	38.6				32.1	$14,936
Bancroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3829 13th Ave South	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-3550	477	36	13.2	56.4%	208 (43.6%)	67 (14.0%)	140 (29.4%)	13 (2.7%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	42.7	543^rd of 872 public elementary schools	37.7%		53.9	446^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.4%	97	52.8	45.4	39.1				46.0	44.4	37.9	45.3				42.2	$17,079
Lirio Montessori	Public, Charter	PK-K	3015 13th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minnesota Wildflower Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 293-5314	3	0			0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$60,173
Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 West 26th St	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4170	491	43	11.3	85.3%	61 (12.4%)	147 (29.9%)	218 (44.4%)	11 (2.2%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.0%)	3.9	850^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.5%		3.9	856^th of 881 public elementary schools	2.8%	6	9.0	8.2	10.3				9.1	10.1	11.9	21.8				14.3	$15,943
Southside Family Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4500 Clinton Ave S	Minneapolis	55419	Hennepin County	Southside Family Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 872-8322	119	14	8.2	47.9%	54 (45.4%)	37 (31.1%)	11 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	13 (10.9%)	35.1	597^th of 872 public elementary schools	31.5%		53.1	453^rd of 881 public elementary schools	48.6%	144	40.0		0.0	23.1	45.5	41.7	29.9	50.0		21.4	71.4	50.0	66.7	50.0	$13,946
Folwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3611 20th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4550	450	40	11.2	89.8%	46 (10.2%)	103 (22.9%)	214 (47.6%)	5 (1.1%)	51 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	3.2	855^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.9%		3.9	855^th of 881 public elementary schools	3.0%		7.3	15.3	4.8				9.0	8.5	11.5	15.4				11.9
Barton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4237 Colfax Ave South	Minneapolis	55409	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-3580	508	32	15.8	31.7%	326 (64.2%)	44 (8.7%)	71 (14.0%)	13 (2.6%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.7%)	76.8	180^th of 872 public elementary schools	79.4%		74.3	212^th of 881 public elementary schools	75.9%	32	70.3	64.3	53.6				62.9	57.1	55.7	70.2				61.2

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Green Central Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.9% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Green Central Elementary?

Students at Green Central Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 28% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Green Central Elementary in?

Minneapolis Public School District

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In the 2024-25 school year, 594 students attended Green Central Elementary.

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