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Neill Elementary

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Neill Elementary ranks 640 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Neill Elementary is a public elementary school in Crystal, Minnesota, serving 358 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Robbinsdale Public School District, which is ranked 317 out of 446 districts in the state.

Neill Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with below-average performance on the MCA-III assessments in both math and reading. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 33.14% of Neill students were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 45.21% and the district average of 26.14%. The school's socioeconomic status is also a factor, with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 52.33% to 77.09% over the past few years.

Within the Robbinsdale district, Neill Elementary performs similarly to other low-ranking schools like Sonnesyn Elementary and Forest Elementary. However, the School of Engineering-Arts at Olson, a magnet school in the district, significantly outperforms Neill Elementary and the district as a whole. Additionally, Meadowbrook Elementary, a school in the neighboring Hopkins Public School District, also outperforms Neill Elementary.

359

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,287

Per pupil spending ?

73%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6600 Medicine Lake Rd
Crystal, MN 55427-3042

(763) 504-7400

District: Robbinsdale Public School District

Students who attend Neill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Plymouth Middle
High:	Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.3%

White:

22.3%

Hispanic:

16.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Math scores 12 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg34%

Minnesota avg47%

640^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Robbinsdale Public School District

317^th of 446Robbinsdale 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	30.5	640 of 872	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	716 of 881	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	724 of 845	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	629 of 858	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	672 of 869	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	707 of 870	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	676 of 847	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.5	680 of 853	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.6	664 of 848	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.6	621 of 840	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.1	609 of 826	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.3	626 of 824	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.6	635 of 820	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.2	650 of 814	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.1	549 of 803	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.7	326 of 434	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.1	554 of 781	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	72.9	163 of 777	79.0%	★★★★☆
2006	61.6	315 of 756	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.4	240 of 685	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	48.2	417 of 676	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	62.2	272 of 674	59.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	169 of 298	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	207 of 310	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	228 of 279	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	161 of 282	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	114 of 227	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	196 of 283	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	188 of 266	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	80 of 303	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	54 of 303	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	31.9	208 of 276	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	201 of 239	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	111 of 242	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	633 of 799	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	699 of 809	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	718 of 787	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	655 of 799	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	609 of 783	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	623 of 787	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	612 of 774	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	47.3	115 of 219	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	492 of 764	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	622 of 793	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	674 of 774	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	424 of 663	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	394 of 683	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	560 of 740	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	568 of 728	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	569 of 812	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	643 of 826	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	663 of 799	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	523 of 808	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	634 of 784	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	678 of 798	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	628 of 779	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	22.0	68 of 81	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	84 of 96	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	57 of 98	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	357 of 562	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.1	494 of 524	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	317 of 500	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	366 of 417	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	378 of 515	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	433 of 463	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	164 of 714	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	19.7	657 of 730	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	499 of 712	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	329 of 725	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.8	528 of 710	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	425 of 722	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	307 of 712	56.9%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)77th percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+47 vs school

Hispanic (2019)47th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)16th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading40%-9 vs state

Math33%-12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, April 7, 2018

We love Neill. Despite what these charts and graphs may indicate, it is a fantastic school that meets the needs of a very diverse group of students. Our kids are high-achieving and have received fantastic opportunities to grow and be challenged through the gifted and talented program. We love the fact that it is diverse. And the teachers are AMAZING. This is a great neighborhood school. Period. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, February 19, 2016

The learning environment is this school is terrific. There are a lot of first and second generation families that attend this school, which may account for some of the lower scoring of the tests. The teachers and principals have all been engaged and positive in our 3 years here. My son begged to go to school when he was sick. That says a lot. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, February 13, 2015

Neill has a dynamic Principal and staff. There are programs for all students, gifted, special needs, and all in between. The staff cares, parents can be involved, kids can thrive. Close Quote

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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
Neill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Medicine Lake Rd	Crystal	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7400	359	30	11.8	73.0%	80 (22.3%)	152 (42.3%)	59 (16.4%)	17 (4.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.8%)	30.5	640^th of 872 public elementary schools	26.6%		21.2	716^th of 881 public elementary schools	18.7%	76	44.6	34.0	17.7				33.1	47.7	32.7	38.5				40.1	$15,287
Beacon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3415 Louisiana Ave N	Crystal	55427	Hennepin County	Beacon Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 546-9999	524	30	17.2	48.5%	186 (35.5%)	193 (36.8%)	75 (14.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.0%)	35.7	592^nd of 872 public elementary schools	32.1%		25	688^th of 881 public elementary schools	21.9%	96	42.5	41.4	26.5	9.3	19.2	11.1	23.3	37.5	44.1	53.6	50.0	43.6	43.4	46.1	$12,254
School Of Engineering-Arts At Olson	Public, Magnet	K-5	1751 Kelly Dr	Golden Valley	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 504-7200	432	26	16.3	32.2%	276 (63.9%)	52 (12.0%)	37 (8.6%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.3%)	73.5	222^nd of 872 public elementary schools	74.5%		82.6	117^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.7%	105	68.0	71.1	42.0				59.9	54.7	60.5	65.9				60.5	$13,503
Notre Ecole Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5920 Golden Valley Rd	Golden Valley	55422	Hennepin County	Notre Ecole Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(952) 228-1097	75	7	11.5	21.3%	47 (62.7%)	5 (6.7%)	6 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (22.7%)								(n/a)	76.9						76.2	38.5						61.9
Noble Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Noble Ave N	Golden Valley	55422	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-4000	262	24	10.9	69.8%	56 (21.4%)	97 (37.0%)	44 (16.8%)	18 (6.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.2%)	8.5	805^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.7%		9.5	796^th of 881 public elementary schools	9.6%	9	32.6	8.1	12.8				18.5	20.9	11.1	27.5				20.2	$16,084
Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	8808 Medicine Lake Rd	New Hope	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 504-4400	733	40	18.2	33.0%	347 (47.3%)	54 (7.4%)	246 (33.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (11.1%)	43.1	538^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.3%		49	502^nd of 881 public elementary schools	43.0%	36	49.6	43.2	29.1				41.3	43.0	41.6	57.3				46.7	$11,801
Sonnesyn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3421 Boone Ave N	New Hope	55427	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7600	313	26	12.2	74.8%	76 (24.3%)	138 (44.1%)	55 (17.6%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.9%)	13.7	762^nd of 872 public elementary schools	12.6%		6.5	822^nd of 881 public elementary schools	6.7%	60	26.4	8.1	14.0				17.1	32.1	18.4	38.0				30.5	$13,985
Meadowbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5430 Glenwood Ave	Golden Valley	55422	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-5100	792	52	15.2	21.0%	527 (66.5%)	109 (13.8%)	44 (5.6%)	23 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (11.0%)	64	335^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.6%		65	312^th of 881 public elementary schools	64.6%	23	54.1	67.2	39.5				53.6	47.2	60.0	61.4				56.2	$12,049
VirtualEDU ELementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	5300 Glenwood Ave	Golden Valley	55422	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(952) 988-4050	24	8	3.0	45.8%	12 (50.0%)	9 (37.5%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)
Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 47th Ave N	Crystal	55428	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7900	464	31	14.9	67.9%	118 (25.4%)	156 (33.6%)	87 (18.8%)	22 (4.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (15.9%)	17.3	734^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.8%		20.3	723^rd of 881 public elementary schools	17.9%	11	20.0	24.2	15.6				20.0	31.3	30.8	42.2				34.7	$14,665

Frequently Asked Questions about Neill Elementary

How many students attend Neill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Neill Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Neill Elementary?

Students at Neill Elementary are 42% African American, 22% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Neill Elementary a good school?

Neill Elementary ranks 640^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Neill Elementary in?

Robbinsdale Public School District

What schools do graduates of Neill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Neill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Plymouth Middle
High : Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High

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