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Pillsbury Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

791^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Pillsbury Elementary is a PK–5 school in Minneapolis, MN, serving 439 students as part of the Minneapolis Public School District. In 2025–2026 it ranks 791st of 869 ranked Minnesota schools, at the 9th percentile with 0 stars, while the district itself ranks 310th of 458 (32nd percentile). About 72.44% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, and the student–teacher ratio was 10.4.

Test scores trail the district and state in every subject. In 2025–2026, 23.4% of students were proficient in math (district 37.1%, state 44.9%), 24.0% in reading (district 41.8%, state 48.6%), and just 3.4% in science (district 21.7%, state 25.5%). Science is the clearest weakness and the lowest score among all nearby schools. Math and reading have stayed relatively flat for several years, but science spiked to 19.15% in 2023–2024 before falling to 4.62% and then 3.4%. Fifth grade is the weakest grade, with 13.6% proficiency in math, 20.7% in reading, and 3.4% in science.

Comparisons with nearby schools are mixed. Pillsbury outperforms Webster Elementary, Las Estrellas Elementary, Banaadir Elementary, and Northeast College Prep Charter School in math and reading, but it sits far below Marcy Elementary, a same-district school about 1.84 miles away with similar enrollment (415) and a similar free/reduced-lunch rate (68.92%), where reading and science proficiency are more than 14 points higher. Waite Park Elementary, 1.32 miles away, ranks at the 92nd percentile with 76.7% math proficiency, showing better outcomes are possible nearby. Pillsbury's relatively low student–teacher ratio (10.4) is better than several higher-performing neighbors, so staffing alone does not explain results. Subgroup effectiveness is broadly low: most groups rank in the bottom quartile, with English Language Learner students at the 3rd percentile and female students at the 2nd, though male, African American, and special education students improved from 2024–2025.

439

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,221

Per pupil spending ?

72.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

67.7%

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

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

2250 Garfield St NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418-8888

(612) 668-1530

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Students who attend Pillsbury Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northeast Middle
High:	Edison High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.1%

White:

27.3%

Hispanic:

21.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (21% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Reading scores 25 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg43%

791^st of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	10.8	791 of 869	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	798 of 872	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	788 of 881	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	762 of 845	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	799 of 858	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	771 of 869	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	729 of 870	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	750 of 847	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	704 of 853	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	766 of 848	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.9	713 of 840	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.7	708 of 826	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.1	755 of 824	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.1	770 of 820	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.5	762 of 814	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	719 of 803	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.9	396 of 434	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.6	733 of 781	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	25.6	675 of 777	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	686 of 756	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.0	609 of 685	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.6	633 of 676	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	10.3	625 of 674	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	272 of 315	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	283 of 298	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	264 of 310	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	209 of 279	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	266 of 282	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	181 of 227	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.2	66 of 283	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	44.1	157 of 266	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	295 of 305	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	284 of 303	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	276 of 303	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	251 of 276	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	236 of 256	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	99 of 175	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	107 of 239	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	130 of 242	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	4.6	772 of 790	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	754 of 799	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	718 of 809	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	706 of 787	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	748 of 799	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	699 of 783	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	644 of 787	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	682 of 774	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	233 of 256	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	220 of 238	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	213 of 249	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	208 of 214	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	196 of 209	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	166 of 219	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	164 of 220	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	94.8	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	707 of 764	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	715 of 764	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	732 of 793	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	720 of 774	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	643 of 663	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	587 of 683	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	529 of 740	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	601 of 728	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	667 of 807	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	713 of 812	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	746 of 826	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	732 of 799	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	755 of 808	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	711 of 784	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	681 of 798	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	703 of 779	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	466 of 579	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	520 of 562	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	447 of 572	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	502 of 524	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	484 of 500	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	385 of 463	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	550 of 710	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	526 of 714	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	571 of 730	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	579 of 712	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	696 of 725	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	582 of 722	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)40th percentile+31 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile~ school

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

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading24%-25 vs state

Math23%-22 vs state

Science3%-22 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
Pillsbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2250 Garfield St NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1530	439	42	10.4	72.4%	120 (27.3%)	154 (35.1%)	95 (21.6%)	15 (3.4%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.6%)	10.8	791^st of 869 public elementary schools	9.0%		9.2	798^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.5%	7	24.3	26.5	20.7				24.0	3.4		3.4	27.1	27.9	13.6				23.4	67.7%	0%	$19,221
Yinghua Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1616 Buchanan St NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Yinghua Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 788-9095	851	63	13.4	16.6%	327 (38.4%)	50 (5.9%)	57 (6.7%)	215 (25.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	201 (23.6%)	96.1	11^th of 869 public elementary schools	98.7%		91.4	33^rd of 872 public elementary schools	96.2%	22	64.5	73.7	79.6	84.9	80.9	83.1	76.9	61.2	56.3	59.2	91.8	93.6	90.3	75.6	88.2	91.5	88.7	92%	2.7%	$10,389
Waite Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 34th Ave NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-1600	266	22	11.9	29.3%	157 (59.0%)	30 (11.3%)	31 (11.7%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.0%)	87.2	67^th of 869 public elementary schools	92.3%		86.1	82^nd of 872 public elementary schools	90.6%	15	61.0	59.6	75.8				64.5	53.1		53.1	82.9	67.4	81.8				76.7	87.5%	0%	$13,491
New City School	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 6th St NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	New City School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 623-3309	351	24	14.8	52.4%	197 (56.1%)	89 (25.4%)	35 (10.0%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	53.3	422^nd of 869 public elementary schools	51.4%		52.2	454^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.9%	32	71.9	53.3	50.0	42.2	47.8	61.9	53.7	25.0	20.5	22.7	71.9	60.0	13.9	26.1	45.7	26.8	40.2	86.8%	0%	$9,904
Special Education Nonpublic	Public	PK, KG-8	3303 33rd Ave NE	Saint Anthony	55418	Hennepin County	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(612) 706-1000	0	2	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	425 5th Street NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1210	276	28	9.7	84.1%	59 (21.4%)	120 (43.5%)	60 (21.7%)	9 (3.3%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)	5.5	835^th of 869 public elementary schools	3.9%		6.3	822^nd of 872 public elementary schools	5.7%	13	3.8	24.2	20.6				17.2	6.1		6.1	0.0	11.8	5.9				6.4	78.9%	2.6%	$14,890
Las Estrellas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 University Ave NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1130	401	42	9.5	78.6%	60 (15.0%)	22 (5.5%)	305 (76.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	8.7	806^th of 869 public elementary schools	7.2%		5.3	835^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.2%	29	16.3	14.3	26.7				18.9	13.6		13.6	20.0	14.6	13.3				16.1			$22,850
Banaadir Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1800 2nd St NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 724-4680	149	17	8.7	97.3%	2 (1.3%)	142 (95.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	7.2	818^th of 869 public elementary schools	5.9%		4.6	841^st of 872 public elementary schools	3.6%	23	9.1	12.5	26.7				16.7	6.7		6.7	31.8	12.5	10.0				16.7	52.6%	42.1%	$15,810
Northeast College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	300 Industrial Blvd. NE	Minneapolis	55413	Hennepin County	Northeast College Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 248-8240	282	25	11.2	90.8%	13 (4.6%)	161 (57.1%)	103 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	5.6	832^nd of 869 public elementary schools	4.3%		10.7	787^th of 872 public elementary schools	9.7%	45	18.2	13.3	5.9	23.1	22.2	20.7	17.5	3.1	6.9	4.9	18.2	7.1	5.9	7.7	14.8	17.2	11.9	85%	5%	$17,752
Spero Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2701 California St. NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Spero Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 465-8600	148	28	5.2	31.1%	63 (42.6%)	40 (27.0%)	19 (12.8%)	13 (8.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.4%)	14	758^th of 869 public elementary schools	12.8%		9.6	795^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.8%	37	25.0	17.6	25.0	27.8			23.9	23.5		23.5	23.5	5.9	17.6	11.1			14.5	92%	0%	$57,541

Frequently Asked Questions about Pillsbury Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pillsbury Elementary?

Students at Pillsbury Elementary are 35% African American, 27% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Pillsbury Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Pillsbury Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Pillsbury Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pillsbury Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northeast Middle
High : Edison High

Is Pillsbury Elementary a good school?

Pillsbury Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.0% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Pillsbury Elementary in?

Minneapolis Public School District

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2022–23 dropout ratesNewNov 13, 2026

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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