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Pratt Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
689th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools
Better than 21% of Minnesota elementary schools
Summary

Pratt Elementary is a public elementary school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 187 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.

Pratt Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade. The school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading on the MCA-III assessments are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.57% of Pratt students were proficient in Math compared to 35.79% for the district and 45.21% for the state. In Reading, 34.07% of Pratt students were proficient compared to 40.79% for the district and 49.59% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 4th grade, where only 16.67% of students were proficient in both Math and Reading.

Interestingly, the nearby Seward Elementary and Sullivan Elementary, which are also part of the Minneapolis Public School District, perform better than Pratt Elementary on the MCA-III assessments in both Math and Reading. Pratt Elementary also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 72.2% to 77.23% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the nearby St. Anthony Park Elementary (42.86%).

196
Students ?
7.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,170
Per pupil spending ?
76.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 66 Malcolm Ave SE
       Minneapolis, MN  55414-8888

(612) 668-1122

District: Minneapolis Public School District


Students who attend Pratt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Northeast Middle
High:    Edison High
Racial breakdown:

African American:
58.7%
Hispanic:
15.8%
White:
12.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Minnesota average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)
!Math scores 17 pts below the Minnesota average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school31%
District avg38%
Minnesota avg47%
689th of 872
Minnesota public elementary schools ?
Bottom 21%▲ up 3 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 29Elementary Schools in the Minneapolis Public School District
300th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202523.9689 of 87221.0%★☆☆☆☆
202417.4743 of 88115.7%★☆☆☆☆
202328.0637 of 84524.6%★☆☆☆☆
202230.9644 of 85824.9%★☆☆☆☆
202138.1614 of 86929.3%★☆☆☆☆
201923.7702 of 87019.3%★☆☆☆☆
201830.9657 of 84722.4%★☆☆☆☆
201726.9686 of 85319.6%★☆☆☆☆
201632.0656 of 84822.6%★☆☆☆☆
201527.0685 of 84018.5%★☆☆☆☆
20148.4764 of 8267.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201319.5714 of 82413.3%★☆☆☆☆
201233.3662 of 82019.3%★☆☆☆☆
201125.9691 of 81415.1%★☆☆☆☆
201011.3743 of 8037.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20092.3421 of 4343.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20089.9729 of 7816.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200655.9399 of 75647.2%★★☆☆☆
200574.5137 of 68580.0%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202530.4215 of 29827.9%★☆☆☆☆
202432.5211 of 31031.9%★★☆☆☆
202332.1197 of 27929.4%★☆☆☆☆
202239.7176 of 28237.6%★★☆☆☆
202166.360 of 22773.6%★★★★☆
201942.5168 of 28340.6%★★☆☆☆
201852.3132 of 26650.4%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202531.8223 of 30326.4%★☆☆☆☆
202427.2245 of 30319.1%★☆☆☆☆
202339.6165 of 27640.2%★★☆☆☆
202244.3135 of 25647.3%★★☆☆☆
201861.566 of 24272.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202530.4594 of 79925.7%★☆☆☆☆
202416.0695 of 80914.1%★☆☆☆☆
202335.2554 of 78729.6%★☆☆☆☆
202219.4658 of 79917.6%★☆☆☆☆
202148.4470 of 78340.0%★★☆☆☆
201923.1648 of 78717.7%★☆☆☆☆
201819.7659 of 77414.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202438.1168 of 24932.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202519.2655 of 76414.3%★☆☆☆☆
202410.1743 of 7936.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.9679 of 77412.3%★☆☆☆☆
202223.8543 of 66318.1%★☆☆☆☆
202135.3478 of 68330.0%★★☆☆☆
201912.4686 of 7407.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.4594 of 72818.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202518.5680 of 81216.3%★☆☆☆☆
202417.9696 of 82615.7%★☆☆☆☆
202322.5648 of 79918.9%★☆☆☆☆
202240.6554 of 80831.4%★★☆☆☆
202125.5617 of 78421.3%★☆☆☆☆
201935.7589 of 79826.2%★☆☆☆☆
201847.1490 of 77937.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
201970.5183 of 72274.7%★★★★☆
201882.663 of 71291.2%★★★★★
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 (2019)75th percentile+55 vs school
Hispanic (2024)33rd percentile+17 vs school
African American (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?
Reading34%-16 vs state
Math29%-17 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Open Quote How can a parent rate this school highly when it's rated one of the 10 worst schools in the state?! The community may very well gather around this school and keep it from closing, however, that doesn't seem to be doing much to ensure the children at this school are meeting basic requirements. Look at their test scores! The children are being cheated by adults who are accepting mediocrity and/or substandard academic performance as the standard. SAD!! Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, May 28, 2009

Open Quote Over the past 7 years, this school has been repeatedly threatended with closure by the Minneapolis School District because of it's small size. Every time, however, the community gathers around this school and the Minneapolis School Board protects it. If you are looking for a small community school where all the staff will know your child and you can be a highly effective parent this is the school for you. The school benefits from it's proximity to the University of Minnesota for additional teaching, arts and science curriculum. The student population is a wonderfully diverse mix of cultures. The building is the oldest remaining Minneapolis School building - a charmer. The staff is top-notch and dedicated to this hidden gem. Highly recommended. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Pratt Elementary

Pratt Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Minnesota elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 196 students attended Pratt Elementary.

Students at Pratt Elementary are 59% African American, 16% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 3% Asian.

Students who attend Pratt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northeast Middle
High : Edison High


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