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Anishinabe Academy Elementary

Q: Is Anishinabe Academy Elementary a good school?

Anishinabe Academy Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Anishinabe Academy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 183 students attended Anishinabe Academy Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Anishinabe Academy Elementary?

Students at Anishinabe Academy Elementary are 63% American Indian, 20% Two or more races, 8% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Anishinabe Academy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Anishinabe Academy Elementary usually go on to attend: High : South High

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

864^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Anishinabe Academy Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving 235 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. 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.

Anishinabe Academy Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Minnesota, with proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 7.29% in Math and 11.46% in Reading, compared to the district's 35.79% and 40.79%, and the state's 45.21% and 49.59%. The school's performance is particularly concerning for specific student subgroups, such as Native American students, who rank between 34th and 37th out of 38-42 Minnesota elementary schools serving this population. Anishinabe Academy Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 88.94% to 96.19% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

The school is located in close proximity to several other public and charter elementary schools, including Seward Elementary, Pratt Elementary, Aurora Charter School, Bdote Learning Center, Universal Academy Elementary, and Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary, all of which serve similar student populations with high percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

183

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,469

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 E 28th St
Minneapolis, MN 55406-8888

(612) 668-0880

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Students who attend Anishinabe Academy Elementary usually attend:

High:

South High

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

62.8%

Two or more races:

19.7%

African American:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (9% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Reading scores 38 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg47%

864^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	2.6	864 of 872	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	869 of 881	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	838 of 845	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	846 of 858	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	839 of 869	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	866 of 870	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	839 of 847	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.7	848 of 853	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.6	842 of 848	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.6	834 of 840	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.4	824 of 826	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.5	815 of 824	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.3	815 of 820	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.7	793 of 814	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.3	787 of 803	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.4	425 of 434	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.2	777 of 781	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.8	771 of 777	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.1	754 of 756	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.9	673 of 685	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.1	674 of 676	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	783 of 799	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	791 of 809	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	773 of 787	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	790 of 799	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	723 of 783	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	776 of 787	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.2	770 of 774	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	42.8	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	751 of 764	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	775 of 793	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	768 of 774	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	649 of 663	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	638 of 683	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	732 of 740	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	718 of 728	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	806 of 812	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.3	816 of 826	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	796 of 799	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	796 of 808	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	795 of 798	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	766 of 779	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	34 of 38	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	37 of 42	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	35 of 39	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	19 of 21	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	25 of 26	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	3.1	513 of 515	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2017	1.2	519 of 523	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.6	500 of 508	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.3	502 of 516	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.4	484 of 490	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.4	478 of 488	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.5	453 of 469	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.9	456 of 478	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.3	439 of 454	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.0	223 of 230	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.6	405 of 409	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.9	397 of 403	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.8	396 of 406	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.5	386 of 396	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.7	377 of 387	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)60th percentile+59 vs school

Native American (2025)11th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading11%-38 vs state

Math7%-38 vs state

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Schools Near Anishinabe Academy 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
Sullivan Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3100 E 28th St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-5000	640	62	10.3	84.8%	72 (11.3%)	416 (65.0%)	64 (10.0%)	7 (1.1%)	28 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.1%)	10.9	785^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.0%		11	786^th of 881 public elementary schools	10.8%	1	31.5	33.3	5.7	13.0	16.4	8.3	17.9	25.5	19.7	14.6	23.9	25.8	14.7	20.6	$19,672
Anishinabe Academy Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3100 E 28th St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(612) 668-0880	183	20	9.1	91.3%	4 (2.2%)	14 (7.7%)	13 (7.1%)	1 (0.5%)	115 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (19.7%)	2.6	864^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.9%		2.7	869^th of 881 public elementary schools	1.4%	5	9.8	9.1	3.0				7.3	7.3	9.1	18.2				11.5	$19,469
Bdote Learning Center	Public, Charter	K-8	3216 E 29th Street	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Bdote Learning Center	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 729-9266	65	6	10.1	100.0%	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.7%)								(n/a)							0.0							4.0	$27,837
Universal Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	2912 28th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Universal Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 340-5994	411	23	18.2	92.7%	3 (0.7%)	402 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	54	435^th of 872 public elementary schools	50.1%		43.6	555^th of 881 public elementary schools	37.0%	120	53.3	58.3	36.0	39.0			46.7	31.1	55.1	56.3	56.4			49.7	$12,398
Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	2526 27th Ave. South	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minnesota Transitions Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 729-9140	85	12	6.9	95.3%	9 (10.6%)	54 (63.5%)	13 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.6%)	3.3	854^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.1%		2.8	866^th of 881 public elementary schools	1.7%	12	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0			2.4	18.2	20.0	0.0	0.0			9.3	$30,273
Skyline Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2600 26th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Skyline Math and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 200-9916	145	8	19.3	89.7%	0 (0.0%)	145 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.2	845^th of 872 public elementary schools	3.1%		2.7	868^th of 881 public elementary schools	1.5%	23	33.3	5.3	0.0	7.7			10.0	16.7	0.0	6.3	15.4			8.3	$15,539
Skyline Math & Science Academy OLL	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-6	2600 26th Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Skyline Math and Science Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(612) 200-9916	115	0		87.8%	0 (0.0%)	115 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Seward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2309 28th Ave South	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4950	576	47	12.1	47.7%	227 (39.4%)	162 (28.1%)	74 (12.8%)	11 (1.9%)	28 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (12.8%)	31.4	633^rd of 872 public elementary schools	27.4%		23.2	708^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.6%	75	41.0	28.8	12.5	23.4			27.5	52.4	37.0	37.9	44.7			43.3
Aurora Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2103 E 26th St	Minneapolis	55404	Hennepin County	Aurora Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 870-3891	239	16	15.2	73.6%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	238 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.9	849^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.6%		4.7	845^th of 881 public elementary schools	4.1%	4	19.2	20.0					19.6	6.4	8.9					7.6	$22,879
Pratt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	66 Malcolm Ave SE	Minneapolis	55414	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1122	196	25	7.8	76.5%	25 (12.8%)	115 (58.7%)	31 (15.8%)	5 (2.6%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.1%)	23.9	689^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.0%		17.4	743^rd of 881 public elementary schools	15.7%	54	37.5	16.7	31.0				28.6	38.7	16.7	46.7				34.1	$14,170

Frequently Asked Questions about Anishinabe Academy Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Anishinabe Academy Elementary?

Students at Anishinabe Academy Elementary are 63% American Indian, 20% Two or more races, 8% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Anishinabe Academy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Anishinabe Academy Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : South High

What district is Anishinabe Academy Elementary in?

Minneapolis Public School District

Is Anishinabe Academy Elementary a good school?

Anishinabe Academy Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.9% of Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Anishinabe Academy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 183 students attended Anishinabe Academy Elementary.

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