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Emerson Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

727^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Emerson Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 504 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Minneapolis Public School District, which is ranked 300 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Emerson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Minnesota elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on the MCA-III assessments in math and reading are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.68% of Emerson students were proficient or better in math, compared to 35.79% for the district and 45.21% for the state. In reading, the proficiency rate was 28.29% for Emerson, 40.79% for the district, and 49.59% for the state. Emerson's performance is particularly low in 5th grade math, with only 16.25% proficient or better, compared to 32.44% for the district and 42.94% for the state.

The nearby Bethune Elementary and Whittier Elementary, which are also part of the Minneapolis Public School District, have low academic performance and rankings similar to Emerson Elementary. However, the charter schools in the area, such as SET Academy Elementary and Wakanda Virtual Academy, generally perform better on the MCA-III assessments, with higher proficiency rates and rankings.

491

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,384

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1421 Spruce Place
Minneapolis, MN 55403-8888

(612) 668-3610

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.3%

White:

24.6%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Reading scores 21 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg47%

727^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	727 of 872	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	719 of 881	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	728 of 845	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	741 of 858	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	757 of 869	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	788 of 870	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	782 of 847	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	770 of 853	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	760 of 848	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	764 of 840	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.1	740 of 826	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.5	763 of 824	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.2	765 of 820	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.8	726 of 814	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.7	755 of 803	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.4	399 of 434	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.0	723 of 781	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	29.5	657 of 777	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.2	634 of 756	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.8	650 of 685	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	20.9	594 of 676	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	14.7	610 of 674	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	245 of 303	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	238 of 303	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	249 of 276	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	252 of 256	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	153 of 175	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	220 of 239	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	226 of 242	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	674 of 799	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	675 of 809	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	684 of 787	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	702 of 799	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	701 of 783	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	719 of 787	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	720 of 774	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	191 of 238	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	193 of 249	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	174 of 214	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	185 of 209	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	143 of 153	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	189 of 219	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	187 of 220	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	690 of 764	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	706 of 793	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	719 of 774	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	637 of 663	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	625 of 683	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	683 of 740	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	679 of 728	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	675 of 812	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	667 of 826	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	691 of 799	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	704 of 808	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	694 of 784	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	727 of 798	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	723 of 779	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	240 of 562	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.6	483 of 572	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	294 of 714	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.2	109 of 730	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	283 of 712	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	295 of 725	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	211 of 710	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	293 of 722	59.4%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)59th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math31%-15 vs state

Reading28%-21 vs state

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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
Emerson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1421 Spruce Place	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-3610	491	43	11.3	57.4%	121 (24.6%)	28 (5.7%)	306 (62.3%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	18.1	727^th of 872 public elementary schools	16.6%		20.8	719^th of 881 public elementary schools	18.4%	8	32.6	42.4	16.3				30.7	22.1	28.2	35.0				28.3	$14,384
Loveworks Academy For Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	900 Mount Curve Avenue	Minneapolis	55403	Hennepin County	Loveworks Academy For Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 522-6830	0	9	17.2		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)															$19,608
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
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%)	4.2	846^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.0%		4.8	844^th of 881 public elementary schools	4.2%	2	12.9	23.1	8.5	3.3	9.5	4.7	9.6	7.9	15.4	16.7	13.1	20.0	7.7	13.2	$19,075
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%)	55.9	416^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.3%		55.3	433^rd of 881 public elementary schools	50.9%	17	58.8	46.2	45.8				50.0	52.6	50.9	48.4				50.6
Online SET Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-5	620 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Metro Schools Charter	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(612) 722-2555	114	0		89.5%	0 (0.0%)	114 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Wakanda Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	1300 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	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%)	22.1	698^th of 872 public elementary schools	20.0%		8.5	806^th of 881 public elementary schools	8.5%	108	32.4	30.3	29.3	3.7	15.2	17.9	22.6	32.4	15.2	46.3	42.9	33.3	46.4	36.0
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%)	38	585^th of 872 public elementary schools	32.9%		49.8	494^th of 881 public elementary schools	43.9%	91	44.3	55.6	36.0				45.4	35.6	43.6	34.0				37.6	$12,011
Best Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1300 Olson Memorial Hwy	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	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%)	9.3	797^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.6%		17.5	742^nd of 881 public elementary schools	15.8%	55	23.8	21.3	12.5	10.3	10.2	32.5	18.5	19.1	17.4	34.7	25.0	19.6	41.5	25.5	$18,702
Mastery School	Public, Charter	K-5	1301 7th Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Best Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 876-4105	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Emerson Elementary?

Students at Emerson Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 25% White, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Emerson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Emerson Elementary.

Is Emerson Elementary a good school?

Emerson Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Emerson Elementary in?

Minneapolis Public School District

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