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Lucy Laney Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

800^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Lucy Laney Elementary is a PK–5 school in Minneapolis, MN, serving 386 students in the Minneapolis Public School District, where 88.08% of students received free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. In 2025–26, Lucy Laney Elementary ranked 800th of 869 Minnesota schools (8th percentile, 0 stars), still bottom-tier but a modest improvement from its 4th–6th percentile ranks in several prior years.

Academically, 2025–26 all-grade proficiency was 18.1% in math, 23.7% in reading, and 7.5% in science—well below district averages (37.1%, 41.8%, 21.7%) and state averages (44.9%, 48.6%, 25.5%). Compared with 2024–25, math improved from 10.06% to 18.1%, reading from 17.03% to 23.7%, and science from 5.17% to 7.5%. Math and reading are the highest shown in the available multi-year history. Science remains the clearest weakness, still below the 2023–24 result of 11.11% and the 2022–23 result of 17.95%. Fifth grade is the strongest grade level: reading 30.9%, math 18.5%, and science 7.5%.

Among nearby schools, Loring Elementary has a higher rank (14th percentile) and much lower poverty (68.54% free/reduced lunch) and stronger science (18.6%), though Lucy Laney Elementary's reading is slightly higher (23.7% vs. 22.9%). Lakeview Elementary ranks higher and scores higher in reading and science, while Lucy Laney Elementary has slightly higher math. Spero Academy also ranks higher and has much higher science and far lower poverty. Lucy Laney Elementary generally outperforms Hall Academy Elementary, Hmong International Elementary, Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary, Cityview Elementary, Noble Elementary, and Sojourner Truth Academy in math, reading, and overall rank. For subgroups, special education students improved to the 34th percentile (2 stars) in 2025–26, up from the 11th–12th percentile in prior years. The homeless-student subgroup ranked in the 80th percentile, but that is based on a very small comparison set. Overall, Lucy Laney Elementary is a high-poverty, historically low-ranked school with encouraging recent math and reading gains, relative strengths in fifth grade and special education, and science as its biggest academic weakness.

386

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,583

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

79.1%

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

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

3333 Penn Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55412-2341

(612) 668-2200

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Students who attend Lucy Laney Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Olson Middle
High:	Camden High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.3%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Two or more races:

15.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

✓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 (8th percentile)

!Math scores 27 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg43%

800^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	800 of 869	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	831 of 872	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	830 of 881	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	801 of 845	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	826 of 858	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	821 of 869	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	799 of 870	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	802 of 847	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	808 of 853	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.6	831 of 848	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.8	833 of 840	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.8	820 of 826	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.6	820 of 824	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.4	813 of 820	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.6	811 of 814	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.4	797 of 803	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.2	431 of 434	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.2	776 of 781	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.8	772 of 777	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.4	741 of 756	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.5	669 of 685	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.7	667 of 676	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.4	657 of 674	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	245 of 315	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	268 of 298	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	268 of 310	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	263 of 279	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	237 of 282	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	201 of 227	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	204 of 283	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	214 of 266	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	248 of 303	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	693 of 790	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	766 of 799	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	781 of 809	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	726 of 787	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	737 of 799	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	740 of 783	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	745 of 787	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	721 of 774	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	227 of 238	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	52.5	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	53.6	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	42.1	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2018	41.8	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	664 of 764	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	722 of 764	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	754 of 793	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	731 of 774	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	632 of 663	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	656 of 683	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	670 of 740	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	686 of 728	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	762 of 807	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	773 of 812	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	762 of 826	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	770 of 799	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	790 of 808	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	752 of 784	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	724 of 798	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	754 of 779	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	385 of 579	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.5	499 of 562	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	506 of 572	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	482 of 524	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	472 of 515	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	382 of 463	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2015	1.5	509 of 516	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.4	485 of 490	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.5	484 of 488	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.0	461 of 469	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.7	458 of 478	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.8	447 of 454	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.4	226 of 230	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.8	401 of 409	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.6	390 of 403	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.5	379 of 406	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.1	371 of 396	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.0	354 of 387	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Homeless (2026)80th percentile+72 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading24%-25 vs state

Math18%-27 vs state

Science8%-18 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
Lucy Laney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3333 Penn Ave N	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2200	386	38	10.1	88.1%	30 (7.8%)	225 (58.3%)	63 (16.3%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (15.3%)	9.7	800^th of 869 public elementary schools	7.9%		5.6	831^st of 872 public elementary schools	4.7%	31	18.2	22.4	30.9				23.7	7.5		7.5	19.6	16.4	18.5				18.1	79.1%	0%	$18,583
Hmong International Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 30th Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-2250	258	27	9.5	92.2%	17 (6.6%)	79 (30.6%)	61 (23.6%)	67 (26.0%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.9%)	4.8	840^th of 869 public elementary schools	3.3%		3	858^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.6%	18	5.7	12.1	10.0				9.2	3.6		3.6	2.9	29.0	6.9				12.6
Sojourner Truth Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3820 Emerson Ave N	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Sojourner Truth Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 588-3599	383	23	15.5	91.9%	7 (1.8%)	270 (70.5%)	90 (23.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	3.1	858^th of 869 public elementary schools	1.3%		2.9	860^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.4%	2	12.8	7.0	10.9	3.6	9.3	14.0	9.9	0.0	2.4	1.1	20.5	7.0	0.0	3.6	7.0	4.7	7.0	78.4%	0%	$17,859
Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	807 27th Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2930	304	26	11.6	96.7%	28 (9.2%)	150 (49.3%)	84 (27.6%)	6 (2.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	2.5	865^th of 869 public elementary schools	0.5%		3	859^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.5%	6	8.1	12.3	4.5				8.7	2.3		2.3	5.4	5.3	0.0				3.6	72.3%	0%	$20,041
Cityview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 4th Street North	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 688-2270	239	24	10.1	90.0%	27 (11.3%)	125 (52.3%)	55 (23.0%)	7 (2.9%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.4%)	5.9	828^th of 869 public elementary schools	4.7%		3.4	853^rd of 872 public elementary schools	2.2%	25	2.5	3.8	14.8				6.5	14.8		14.8	12.5	11.5	11.5				12.0	72.7%	0%	$20,322
MPS Online K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	1250 W Broadway Ave	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(612) 668-1450	67	13	5.1	86.6%	8 (11.9%)	30 (44.8%)	8 (11.9%)	5 (7.5%)	8 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.9%)								(n/a)							21.4										0.0
Loring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 44th Ave N	Minneapolis	55412	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2060	321	31	10.4	68.5%	75 (23.4%)	125 (38.9%)	43 (13.4%)	21 (6.5%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (15.3%)	14.8	749^th of 869 public elementary schools	13.8%		17.1	736^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.6%	13	5.3	23.5	38.1				22.9	18.6		18.6	17.9	29.4	14.0				21.1	84.2%	1.8%	$14,163
Hall Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1601 Aldrich Ave N	Minneapolis	55411	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-2650	234	26	8.9	94.0%	10 (4.3%)	124 (53.0%)	41 (17.5%)	24 (10.3%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.0%)	5.7	830^th of 869 public elementary schools	4.5%		7	820^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.0%	10	6.9	12.5	20.0				12.8	12.0		12.0	6.9	9.4	12.0				9.3	72.3%	2.1%	$22,236
Noble Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Noble Ave N	Golden Valley	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-4000	262	24	10.9	69.8%	56 (21.4%)	97 (37.0%)	44 (16.8%)	18 (6.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.2%)	6.4	824^th of 869 public elementary schools	5.2%		8.5	805^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.7%	19	18.4	22.2	9.8				16.5	4.9		4.9	21.1	24.3	0.0				14.7	92.9%	7.1%	$16,084
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4110 Lake Dr N	Robbinsdale	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-4100	318	26	12.2	78.3%	68 (21.4%)	124 (39.0%)	64 (20.1%)	21 (6.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.3%)	11.9	779^th of 869 public elementary schools	10.4%		9.6	796^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.7%	17	38.2	21.7	23.2				26.5	8.9		8.9	29.4	21.7	5.4				16.9	≥ 98%	0%	$15,375

Frequently Asked Questions about Lucy Laney Elementary

Is Lucy Laney Elementary a good school?

Lucy Laney Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lucy Laney Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lucy Laney Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Olson Middle
High : Camden High

What is the racial makeup of Lucy Laney Elementary?

Students at Lucy Laney Elementary are 58% African American, 16% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 8% White, 2% Asian.

What district is Lucy Laney Elementary in?

Minneapolis Public School District

How many students attend Lucy Laney Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Lucy Laney Elementary.

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2019–20 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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