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Whittier Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

850^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Whittier Elementary is a public elementary school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 403 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 and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whittier Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Minnesota elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 727 and 856 out of around 850-880 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is a low-performing school. Whittier Elementary significantly underperforms the district and state in both math and reading proficiency, with only 9.13% of students proficient in math compared to 35.79% for the district and 45.21% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low-socioeconomic status students.

Whittier Elementary's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Ella Baker Elementary, Lyndale Elementary, Emerson Elementary, Green Central Elementary, and Kenwood Elementary, which all have higher proficiency rates and rankings. The high percentage of students from low-income families at Whittier Elementary may be a significant factor contributing to the school's low academic performance.

491

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,943

Per pupil spending ?

85.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

315 West 26th St
Minneapolis, MN 55404-8888

(612) 668-4170

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Students who attend Whittier Elementary usually attend:

High:

South High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.4%

African American:

29.9%

White:

12.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (12% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg47%

850^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	3.9	850 of 872	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	856 of 881	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	797 of 845	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	811 of 858	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	801 of 869	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	797 of 870	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	756 of 847	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	784 of 853	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	756 of 848	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	727 of 840	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	717 of 826	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.2	716 of 824	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.2	769 of 820	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.6	747 of 814	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.9	751 of 803	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.2	414 of 434	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.3	762 of 781	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.9	756 of 777	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.5	717 of 756	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.5	676 of 685	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.9	645 of 676	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	0.5	668 of 674	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	272 of 298	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	274 of 310	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	236 of 279	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	267 of 282	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	220 of 227	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	275 of 283	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	233 of 266	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	298 of 303	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	299 of 303	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	227 of 276	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	241 of 256	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	171 of 175	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	235 of 239	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	232 of 242	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	789 of 799	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	794 of 809	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	742 of 787	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	747 of 799	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	721 of 783	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	740 of 787	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	701 of 774	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	214 of 238	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	238 of 249	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	183 of 214	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	187 of 209	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	206 of 219	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	161 of 220	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	754 of 764	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	776 of 793	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	728 of 774	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	631 of 663	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	657 of 683	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	715 of 740	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	663 of 728	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	772 of 812	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	788 of 826	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	759 of 799	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	770 of 808	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	740 of 784	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	728 of 798	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	697 of 779	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	20.9	438 of 515	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	397 of 463	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	23.4	629 of 725	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	355 of 722	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	235 of 712	67.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)15th percentile+7 vs school

White (2022)13th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading14%-35 vs state

Math9%-36 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Friday, May 29, 2015

We volunteer at the school and are impressed with students and staff. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Don't let the test scores fool you -- this school has a lot to offer! Excellent teaching staff, a great curriculum (IB for the Primary Years) and engaged parents make this a wonderful learning community. It's also got a socio-demographic mix of kids, parents and staff that reflects the population of our city and our world.
School also offers Spanish as a world language -- most Mpls K-5 schools do not offer any world language. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Rigorous IB curriculum with very diverse international student population. Spanish instruction starting in Kindergarten. Close Quote

Schools Near Whittier 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
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
Lyndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	312 West 34th St	Minneapolis	55408	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-4000	466	41	11.2	79.2%	88 (18.9%)	132 (28.3%)	208 (44.6%)	7 (1.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	19.3	716^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.9%		15.9	756^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.2%	40	32.8	32.1	21.7				28.7	29.9	27.1	38.6				32.1	$14,936
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
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
Green Central Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3416 4th Ave S	Minneapolis	55408	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-3730	594	45	13.2	54.9%	167 (28.1%)	5 (0.8%)	394 (66.3%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	29.3	655^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.9%		28.1	667^th of 881 public elementary schools	24.3%	12	40.5	45.5	25.9				37.5	32.5	40.9	32.5				35.5	$22,453
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
Early Childhood Special Education	Public	PK-K	3320 Elliot Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-5100	573	52	11.0	54.1%	282 (49.2%)	115 (20.1%)	135 (23.6%)	15 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)								(n/a)															$34,559
Lirio Montessori	Public, Charter	PK-K	3015 13th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minnesota Wildflower Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 293-5314	3	0			0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$60,173
Cosmos Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	310 E 38th St	Minneapolis	55409	Hennepin County	Minnesota Wildflower Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(612) 444-2236	21	3	7.0	23.8%	14 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$42,119

Frequently Asked Questions about Whittier Elementary

Is Whittier Elementary a good school?

Whittier Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Whittier Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Whittier Elementary attend?

Students who attend Whittier Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : South High

What district is Whittier Elementary in?

Minneapolis Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Whittier Elementary?

Students at Whittier Elementary are 44% Hispanic, 30% African American, 12% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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