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Howe Elementary

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Howe Elementary ranks 109 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Howe Elementary is a grades 3–5 school in Minneapolis, MN, serving 230 students in the Minneapolis Public School District, a district that ranks in the 32nd percentile statewide. Despite that, Howe is a standout: in 2025–2026 it ranks 109th of 869 Minnesota schools (87th percentile, 4 stars), up from the 51st percentile in 2015–2016. Proficiency is well above district and state averages in every subject — math 68.7% (district 37.1%, state 44.9%), reading 65.4% (district 41.8%, state 48.6%), and science 36.1% (district 21.7%, state 25.5%). Howe has beaten the state average in every reported year, and in 2025–2026 it is above district and state in every tested grade and subject.

Among nearby schools, Howe is essentially tied at the top with Northrop Elementary (also 87th percentile), while Dowling Elementary and Groveland Park Elementary sit at the 68th percentile. Howe has the group's highest math score; Northrop edges it in reading, and Groveland Park in science. Notably, Howe posts these results with a higher free/reduced-lunch rate (30.43%) than Northrop (16.54%), suggesting its outcomes aren't simply a matter of serving a wealthier population. Howe's student-teacher ratio has also improved, from 18 in 2022–23 to 12.8 in 2024–25. By contrast, nearby Folwell Elementary, Sullivan Elementary, Anishinabe Academy Elementary, Friendship Academy of the Arts, Bdote Learning Center, and Universal Academy Elementary all have free/reduced-lunch rates above 80%, with most proficiency rates in the single digits or low teens.

Two things are worth watching. First, science is Howe's relative weak spot — still above district and state, but at 36.1% it lags well behind math and reading and has fallen from 53.01% in 2023–24. Second, subgroup results show both strengths and gaps: female students (93rd percentile) and white students (97th percentile) rank very high, with male students, special education students, and African American students also solid; low-SES students rank at the 43rd percentile and the most recent Hispanic subgroup data at the 14th percentile, though subgroup sizes can be small and results fluctuate year to year. Bdote's science score is suppressed by the state, so it is unknown rather than zero, and Hiawatha Elementary has no current test-score data.

230

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,626

Per pupil spending ?

30.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3733 43rd Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55406-8888

(612) 668-4640

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Students who attend Howe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sanford Middle
High:	Roosevelt High - SWS

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.7%

Hispanic:

12.6%

African American:

9.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (62% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg43%

109^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 36 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	109 of 869	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.2	132 of 872	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	204 of 881	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	297 of 845	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	365 of 858	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.3	249 of 869	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	179 of 870	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	138 of 847	83.7%	★★★★☆
2017	66.7	313 of 853	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.6	413 of 848	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.9	546 of 840	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	116 of 298	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	164 of 279	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.3	71 of 283	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	56 of 790	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	79.6	134 of 799	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	124 of 809	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	280 of 787	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	384 of 799	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	268 of 783	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	175 of 787	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	194 of 774	74.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	19.0	215 of 249	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	79.3	26 of 219	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	39 of 220	82.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	438 of 764	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.6	321 of 764	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	511 of 793	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	568 of 774	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	542 of 663	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	380 of 683	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.0	186 of 740	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	124 of 728	83.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	192 of 807	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	78.0	150 of 812	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	277 of 826	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	315 of 799	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	339 of 808	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	257 of 784	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	197 of 798	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	129 of 779	83.4%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	66.5	10 of 39	74.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	244 of 579	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.8	191 of 562	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	228 of 572	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	152 of 524	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	33.2	371 of 500	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.0	240 of 515	53.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	20 of 710	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.4	22 of 714	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	44 of 730	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	115 of 712	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	179 of 725	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	147 of 710	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	31 of 722	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	51 of 712	92.8%	★★★★★

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 (2026)97th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile-11 vs school

Native American (2023)74th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile-30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-45 vs school

Hispanic (2024)14th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math69%+24 vs state

Reading65%+17 vs state

Science36%+11 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)							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 (2025)	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	Total
Howe Elementary	Public	3-5	3733 43rd Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4640	230	18	12.8	30.4%	151 (65.7%)	22 (9.6%)	29 (12.6%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.7%)	83.7	109^th of 869 public elementary schools	87.5%		81.2	132^nd of 872 public elementary schools	84.9%	23	65.4	62.9	67.5				65.4	36.1		36.1	75.6	66.7	63.9				68.7	$14,626
Dowling Elementary	Public	K-5	3900 W River Pkwy	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4410	399	25	16.0	39.3%	228 (57.1%)	79 (19.8%)	34 (8.5%)	5 (1.3%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.0%)	67.7	276^th of 869 public elementary schools	68.2%		69.9	267^th of 872 public elementary schools	69.4%	9	61.1	56.3	60.7				59.7	25.5		25.5	67.1	56.3	40.4				55.6	$15,719
Hiawatha Elementary	Public	K-2	4201 42nd Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4610	201	17	12.1	34.8%	128 (63.7%)	17 (8.5%)	24 (11.9%)	4 (2.0%)	7 (3.5%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (10.0%)								(n/a)																		$15,227
Friendship Academy of the Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	3320 E 41st St	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Friendship Academy of the Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 879-6703	167	6	29.5	80.8%	5 (3.0%)	160 (95.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8.6	809^th of 869 public elementary schools	6.9%		7.5	816^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.4%	7	8.7	28.0	29.2	13.3	10.5	11.8	17.9	8.7	11.8	10.0	17.4	24.0	8.3	6.7	5.9	11.8	13.2
Northrop Elementary	Public	K-5	4315 31st Ave S	Minneapolis	55406	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4520	381	23	16.5	16.5%	288 (75.6%)	20 (5.2%)	35 (9.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.4%)	83.3	113^th of 869 public elementary schools	87.0%		86.8	76^th of 872 public elementary schools	91.3%	37	64.3	74.3	76.7				71.6	30.0		30.0	69.0	78.7	50.0				67.0	$11,947
Groveland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2045 St Clair Ave	Saint Paul	55105	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8760	409	27	14.9	38.4%	210 (51.3%)	84 (20.5%)	27 (6.6%)	40 (9.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (11.0%)	67.3	281^st of 869 public elementary schools	67.7%		75.1	207^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.3%	74	36.0	62.5	64.3				53.6	42.9		42.9	46.1	66.7	63.2				58.4	$15,304
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)							6.7										6.7	$27,837
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%)	10.5	795^th of 869 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.9	785^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.0%	10	30.6	23.9	26.8	12.7	15.5	25.4	22.4	7.8	12.5	9.9	25.4	27.7	9.8	7.6	16.7	13.0	16.2	$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%)	3.7	852^nd of 869 public elementary schools	2.0%		2.6	864^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.9%	12	8.7	11.1	25.0				14.5	0.0		0.0	17.4	5.7	4.2				8.5	$19,469
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%)	38.1	575^th of 869 public elementary schools	33.8%		54	435^th of 872 public elementary schools	50.1%	140	30.8	32.7	50.0	51.0			41.3	20.0		20.0	45.3	27.5	30.4	44.9			36.8	$12,398

Frequently Asked Questions about Howe Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Howe Elementary?

Students at Howe Elementary are 66% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What district is Howe Elementary in?

Minneapolis Public School District

How many students attend Howe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 230 students attended Howe Elementary.

Is Howe Elementary a good school?

Howe Elementary ranks 109^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Howe Elementary attend?

Students who attend Howe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sanford Middle
High : Roosevelt High - SWS

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