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Folwell Elementary

Q: Is Folwell Elementary a good school?

Folwell Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.6% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Folwell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Folwell Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Folwell Elementary?

Students at Folwell Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 23% African American, 11% American Indian, 10% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

838^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Folwell Elementary is a PK–5 neighborhood school at 3611 20th Ave S in south Minneapolis, serving about 450 students as part of the Minneapolis Public School District.

In 2025-26, Folwell Elementary ranks 838 of 869 ranked Minnesota schools—4th percentile, 0 stars—and has earned 0 stars in each of the past four years. Its proficiency is 13.6% in math, 11.5% in reading, and 8.7% in science, and its free/reduced lunch rate is 89.8%. Those rates are far below district and state averages: math is about one-third of the district rate, reading just over one-quarter, and science 40%. Reading is the deepest deficit and has declined four years in a row, from 15.82% to 11.5%. Math rebounded from 9.04% in 2024-25 to 13.6%. Science is weak in absolute terms, but the school is close to Sullivan Elementary (9.9%) and Friendship Academy of the Arts (10.0%), forming a local bottom cluster.

The most striking comparison is Bancroft Elementary, 0.68 miles away: same district, PK–5, similar enrollment, but 44.4% math, 44.6% reading, 26.2% science, and 42nd percentile versus Folwell Elementary's 4th. Northrop Elementary, 1.19 miles away, ranks 87th percentile with 67% math and 71.6% reading. Universal Academy Elementary, about a mile away, has higher poverty (92.7% free/reduced lunch) yet posts 36.8% math and 41.3% reading—evidence that poverty alone does not fully explain Folwell Elementary's results. Folwell Elementary's student-teacher ratio is 11.2, more favorable than Bancroft Elementary's 13.2 or Northrop Elementary's 16.5, though it swung from 13.7 to 16.3 to 11.2 across three years and has not translated into higher proficiency. Within the school, 5th-grade reading (20.5%) is much higher than 4th-grade reading (6.1%), a large internal gap worth investigating. English language learners (5th percentile) and low-income students (3rd percentile) remain among the lowest-ranked groups. Overall, Folwell Elementary is a stable bottom-decile school; the data suggest instructional and programmatic factors, not just resources, are key constraints.

450

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

89.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

3611 20th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55407-8888

(612) 668-4550

District: Minneapolis Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.6%

African American:

22.9%

American Indian:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2023 → 4th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (12% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Reading scores 37 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg37%

Minnesota avg43%

838^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▬ steady since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	5.2	838 of 869	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.2	855 of 872	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	855 of 881	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	813 of 845	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	232 of 315	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	244 of 298	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	255 of 310	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	234 of 279	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	290 of 305	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	293 of 303	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	267 of 303	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	266 of 276	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	751 of 790	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.8	784 of 799	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	768 of 809	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	751 of 787	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	251 of 256	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	237 of 238	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	242 of 249	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	212 of 214	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	26.2	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	741 of 764	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	753 of 764	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	773 of 793	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	745 of 774	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	4.6	785 of 807	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.0	797 of 812	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	811 of 826	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	780 of 799	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	11.5	42 of 42	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	34 of 39	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	16.2	476 of 524	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)26th percentile+23 vs school

Homeless (2023)17th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2023)9th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Native American (2024)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math14%-31 vs state

Reading12%-37 vs state

Science9%-17 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Folwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3611 20th Ave S	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-4550	450	40	11.2	89.8%	46 (10.2%)	103 (22.9%)	214 (47.6%)	5 (1.1%)	51 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	5.2	838^th of 869 public elementary schools	3.6%		3.2	855^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.9%	17	9.7	6.1	20.5				11.5	8.7		8.7	15.7	11.6	12.2				13.6
Bancroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3829 13th Ave South	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-3550	477	36	13.2	56.4%	208 (43.6%)	67 (14.0%)	140 (29.4%)	13 (2.7%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	46.5	503^rd of 869 public elementary schools	42.1%		42.7	543^rd of 872 public elementary schools	37.7%	40	42.9	47.1	44.0				44.6	26.2		26.2	51.4	53.6	31.0				44.4	$17,079
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
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
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
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
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%)	2.6	864^th of 869 public elementary schools	0.6%		3.9	849^th of 872 public elementary schools	2.6%	15	11.4	6.4					8.8				14.3	10.6					12.4	$22,879
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	—	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
Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop	Public, Charter	K-5	1611 E 46th St	Minneapolis	55407	Hennepin County	Hiawatha Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 455-4004	404	29	13.8	89.9%	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.7%)	370 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4.4	845^th of 869 public elementary schools	2.8%		3.2	856^th of 872 public elementary schools	1.8%	11	2.4	10.3	23.0				12.0	8.2		8.2	6.0	10.3	3.4				6.4	$17,140

Frequently Asked Questions about Folwell Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Folwell Elementary?

Students at Folwell Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 23% African American, 11% American Indian, 10% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Folwell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Folwell Elementary.

Is Folwell Elementary a good school?

Folwell Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.6% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Folwell Elementary in?

Minneapolis Public School District

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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