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Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

859^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary is a public elementary school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 258 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Minneapolis Public School District, which is ranked 300 out of 446 districts in the state.

Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Minnesota elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates in math and reading are significantly lower than the district and state averages, particularly for certain student subgroups. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were just 6.47% in math and 12.86% in reading, compared to the district's 35.79% and 40.79%, and the state's 45.21% and 49.59%. The school's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 7.1 to 12.7 students per teacher.

While Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary is part of the Minneapolis Public School District, the nearby Cityview Elementary, Hall Academy Elementary, and Lucy Laney Elementary generally perform better on academic measures, suggesting that the challenges at Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary may be specific to that school rather than the broader district. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary, ranging from 90.31% to 95.52%, also indicates that the school serves a predominantly low-income community, which may contribute to its academic challenges.

304

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,041

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

807 27th Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55411-8888

(612) 668-2930

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Students who attend Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Anwatin Middle
High:	North High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.3%

Hispanic:

27.6%

White:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 6th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (10% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg47%

859^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	3.0	859 of 872	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	877 of 881	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	823 of 845	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	830 of 858	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	792 of 869	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	792 of 870	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	779 of 847	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.6	793 of 853	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	784 of 848	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.2	793 of 840	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.8	808 of 826	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.7	789 of 824	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.9	798 of 820	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.0	791 of 814	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.6	770 of 803	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.6	419 of 434	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.4	766 of 781	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.6	766 of 777	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.2	743 of 756	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	22.9	597 of 685	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	2.1	657 of 676	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.7	655 of 674	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	280 of 298	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	291 of 310	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	256 of 279	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	246 of 282	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	190 of 227	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	238 of 283	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	238 of 266	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	300 of 303	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	303 of 303	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	128 of 276	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	35 of 239	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	58 of 242	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	787 of 799	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	808 of 809	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	776 of 787	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	780 of 799	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	713 of 783	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	732 of 787	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	734 of 774	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	235 of 238	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	247 of 249	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	60.8	69 of 219	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	65 of 220	70.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	48.5	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	744 of 764	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	781 of 793	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	734 of 774	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	612 of 663	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	589 of 683	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	629 of 740	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	629 of 728	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	796 of 812	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	812 of 826	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	765 of 799	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	745 of 808	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	743 of 784	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	729 of 798	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	706 of 779	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	14.4	387 of 417	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	458 of 515	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	428 of 463	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2015	3.1	496 of 516	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.2	477 of 490	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.9	480 of 488	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.2	447 of 469	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.0	435 of 478	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.8	422 of 454	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.7	219 of 230	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.1	395 of 409	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.8	395 of 403	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.8	393 of 406	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.0	388 of 396	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.6	378 of 387	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)50th percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2021)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading13%-37 vs state

Math6%-39 vs state

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Schools Near Nellie Stone Johnson 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
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%)	3	859^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.5%		2.2	877^th of 881 public elementary schools	0.5%	18	7.8	6.3	5.0				6.5	11.8	6.1	22.5				12.9	$20,041
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%)	3	858^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.6%		1.8	879^th of 881 public elementary schools	0.2%	21	16.3	5.3	2.9				8.7	16.3	5.0	5.9				9.4
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) 668-0726	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)							0.0							10.0
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%)	3.4	853^rd of 872 public elementary schools	2.2%		2.6	872^nd of 881 public elementary schools	1.0%	19	11.5	14.8	0.0				8.6	16.0	11.1	14.3				13.8	$20,322
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%)	7	820^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.0%		5.1	840^th of 881 public elementary schools	4.7%	20	11.1	16.0	21.4				16.3	3.7	16.0	25.0				15.0	$22,236
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%)	5.6	831^st of 872 public elementary schools	4.7%		5.9	830^th of 881 public elementary schools	5.8%	1	1.5	23.2	7.1				10.1	8.8	22.8	21.1				17.0	$18,583
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%)	4.6	841^st of 872 public elementary schools	3.6%		4.3	851^st of 881 public elementary schools	3.4%	10	13.9	23.5	7.7				15.6	11.1	11.8	11.5				11.5	$15,810
Twin Cities International Schools	Public, Charter	K-5	277 12th Ave N	Minneapolis	55401	Hennepin County	Twin Cities International Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 821-6470	595	39	15.1	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	594 (99.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.8	702^nd of 872 public elementary schools	19.5%		15.9	757^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.1%	55	47.5	45.7	11.2				34.5	25.7	22.1	37.4				28.5	$7,272
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%)	2.9	860^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.4%		4.3	850^th of 881 public elementary schools	3.5%	10	14.0	12.2	0.0	2.2	2.2	2.8	5.8	9.3	5.4	6.5	18.6	13.3	13.9	11.5	$17,859
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%)	9.6	795^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.8%		22.9	709^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.5%	86	26.3	10.0	0.0	18.8			13.3	36.8	10.0	10.0	18.8			18.7	$57,541

Frequently Asked Questions about Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary?

Students at Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary are 49% African American, 28% Hispanic, 9% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

Is Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary a good school?

Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Anwatin Middle
High : North High

What district is Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary in?

Minneapolis Public School District

How many students attend Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary.

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