Summary
Green Central Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 594 students in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where 54.88% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and the student-teacher ratio is 13.2. It is part of Minneapolis Public School District, and its 2025–2026 rank is 530th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — 39th percentile, 2 stars.
That ranking reflects a strong upward trend. In 2020–2021 the school was 868th of 869 (0 percentile); it has since climbed to 16th percentile, 21st, 24th, 25th, and now 39th. Test scores also rose from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: math from 37.5% to 44.3%, reading from 35.46% to 42.6%, and science from 17.07% to 24.4% — roughly a 7-point gain in each subject. Green Central now outperforms its district in all three subjects (math 44.3% vs. 37.1%, reading 42.6% vs. 41.8%, science 24.4% vs. 21.7%), though it remains below state averages. Reading is the largest gap at 42.6% vs. 48.6% statewide, while math and science are within about a point of the state.
Locally, Green Central sits in the middle of a stratified group. It is nearly identical to Bancroft Elementary in proficiency, poverty, and class size, and clearly ahead of Lyndale Elementary, Whittier Elementary, and Folwell Elementary, which serve higher-poverty populations. It trails Field Elementary and Barton Elementary, which have lower poverty rates and much higher proficiency. Inside the school, 3rd grade reading (46.3%) is nearly at the state level, while 4th grade reading (37.7% vs. 48.8%) and 5th grade math (34.5% vs. 41.9%) are the biggest gaps. Results for student groups vary widely — English Language Learner students rank in the 14th percentile, Special Education students 8th percentile, and low-income students 14th percentile — while other groups rank higher. Science has also been volatile, at 30.67% in 2023–2024, 17.07% in 2024–2025, and 24.4% in 2025–2026.
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