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Sonnesyn Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

774^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Sonnesyn Elementary is a PK–5 neighborhood school in New Hope, Minnesota, enrolling 313 students as part of the Robbinsdale Public School District, and roughly three-quarters of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Sonnesyn's low performance is long-standing rather than a recent slide: across ten reported school years its statewide rank has stayed between the 7th and 17th percentile, never leaving the bottom fifth of Minnesota schools. In 2025-26, 16.7% of students met standards in math, 26.8% in reading, and 12.2% in science — below the district's 26.9% math and 38.5% reading, and well below the state's 44.9% math and 48.6% reading. Results also weaken sharply as students move up. Math falls from 25% in 3rd grade to 5% in 5th, and reading drops from 31.8% to 19.5%, even though statewide reading proficiency actually rises between those grades. That widening gap is the most concerning signal in the data.

Within the district, elementary results closely track school-level poverty, and Sonnesyn has the highest low-income share in this group along with the lowest math and reading proficiency. Nearby Neill Elementary (73% low-income, about 1.5 miles away) posts 27.1% math, and Forest Elementary posts 24.3% — both above Sonnesyn at similar demographics. School of Engineering-Arts at Olson, roughly 1.6 miles away, reaches 61.3% math. Sonnesyn does outperform Escuela Exitos (7.5% math, 7.5% reading). Its student-teacher ratio of 12.2 is among the lowest in the comparison set, suggesting class size is not the limiting factor. Special education students and male students have ranked in the bottom decile for three straight years, while low-income students improved from the 5th to the 21st percentile; English learners fell from the 62nd percentile in 2022-23 to the 27th in 2025-26.

313

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,985

Per pupil spending ?

74.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3421 Boone Ave N
New Hope, MN 55427-1899

(763) 504-7600

District: Robbinsdale Public School District

Students who attend Sonnesyn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Plymouth Middle
High:	Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.1%

White:

24.3%

Hispanic:

17.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (20% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Math scores 28 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg30%

Minnesota avg43%

774^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

335^th of 458Robbinsdale 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	12.4	774 of 869	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	762 of 872	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	822 of 881	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	719 of 845	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	740 of 858	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	718 of 869	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	749 of 870	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	706 of 847	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	752 of 853	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	744 of 848	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	750 of 840	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	738 of 826	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.2	725 of 824	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.0	700 of 820	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.2	654 of 814	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.6	545 of 803	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	25.5	375 of 434	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.4	570 of 781	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.1	528 of 777	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.8	499 of 756	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.5	421 of 685	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	67.9	209 of 676	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	61.2	287 of 674	57.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	269 of 315	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	264 of 298	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	301 of 310	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	242 of 279	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	207 of 282	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	152 of 227	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	191 of 283	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	171 of 266	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	224 of 305	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.1	104 of 276	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	156 of 239	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.7	48 of 242	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	612 of 790	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	684 of 799	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	773 of 809	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	677 of 787	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	669 of 799	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	628 of 783	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	692 of 787	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	628 of 774	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	54.7	93 of 219	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	102 of 220	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	606 of 764	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	678 of 764	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	752 of 793	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	716 of 774	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	576 of 663	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	555 of 683	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	647 of 740	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	595 of 728	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	768 of 807	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	740 of 812	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	764 of 826	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	684 of 799	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	718 of 808	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	684 of 784	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	689 of 798	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	670 of 779	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2018	13.1	91 of 98	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	544 of 579	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	507 of 562	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	545 of 572	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	480 of 524	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	400 of 417	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	476 of 515	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	414 of 463	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	577 of 710	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	592 of 714	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	493 of 712	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	399 of 725	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.8	641 of 710	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	654 of 722	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	634 of 712	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2019)58th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)27th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)7th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading27%-22 vs state

Math17%-28 vs state

Science12%-13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, October 25, 2019

I don't really remember much that I learned and I didn't like much of the teachers. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Teacher bullied children, principal is ok with it. School board will not contact us. They did not follow their own posted agenda for incidents. Now they have changed the rules to deny access to their investigation. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, August 12, 2017

Sonnesyn School is a great environment to have your children placed in. The staff and faculty are caring to the children and their families. They exhibit a genuine concern for the needs of the children and their families. Inclusive and considerate of all cultures. Who could ask for anything more in an elementary school. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, January 30, 2012

The Principal is unapproachable, the school has a bullying problem and the teaching staff is ...bad Close Quote

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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
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%)	12.4	774^th of 869 public elementary schools	10.9%		13.7	762^nd of 872 public elementary schools	12.6%	12	31.8	28.6	19.5				26.8	12.2		12.2	25.0	19.0	5.0				16.7	$13,985
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%)	48	488^th of 869 public elementary schools	43.8%		43.1	538^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.3%	50	50.8	48.6	52.1				50.6	18.8		18.8	53.3	50.0	27.8				43.7	$11,801
FAIR School Pilgrim Lane	Public, Magnet	K-5	3725 Pilgrim Lane N	Plymouth	55441	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(763) 504-8401	403	25	16.3	40.9%	223 (55.3%)	80 (19.9%)	41 (10.2%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.9%)	60.9	337^th of 869 public elementary schools	61.2%		66.3	308^th of 872 public elementary schools	64.7%	29	71.9	59.1	46.6				59.6	15.8		15.8	75.0	63.6	21.1				54.5	$14,192
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%)	37	584^th of 869 public elementary schools	32.8%		35.7	592^nd of 872 public elementary schools	32.1%	8	20.0	50.0	46.2	50.0	26.0	40.0	39.1	23.5	13.9	17.9	28.9	45.8	25.0	25.3	9.6	19.7	24.2	$12,254
Early Childhood Special Education	Public	PK-K	8301 47th Avenue N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-8082	271	22	12.3	50.9%	106 (39.1%)	77 (28.4%)	53 (19.6%)	11 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)								(n/a)																		$5,668
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%)	25.8	677^th of 869 public elementary schools	22.1%		30.5	640^th of 872 public elementary schools	26.6%	37	15.8	51.0	35.7				35.9	11.4		11.4	7.9	42.3	25.6				27.1	$15,287
Escuela Exitos	Public, Charter	K-8	4741 Zealand Ave N	New Hope	55428	Hennepin County	Escuela Exitos Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(612) 421-0152	231	18	12.6	59.7%	2 (0.9%)	9 (3.9%)	219 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.5	854^th of 869 public elementary schools	1.7%		2	869^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.3%	15	8.3	0.0	20.0	6.9	4.8	5.9	7.5	8.0	0.0	4.8	16.7	3.0	4.0	0.0	9.5	11.8	7.5
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%)	80	149^th of 869 public elementary schools	82.9%		73.5	222^nd of 872 public elementary schools	74.5%	73	69.0	63.0	62.5				65.0	42.5		42.5	69.0	65.4	47.9				61.3	$13,503
Zachary Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	4350 Zachary Ln	Plymouth	55442	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 504-7300	428	29	14.9	39.5%	252 (58.9%)	86 (20.1%)	34 (7.9%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.5%)	60.8	339^th of 869 public elementary schools	61.0%		72.2	241^st of 872 public elementary schools	72.4%	98	51.4	53.0	57.8				54.0	26.6		26.6	51.4	60.6	43.8				52.0	$17,585
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%)	14.5	751^st of 869 public elementary schools	13.6%		17.3	734^th of 872 public elementary schools	15.8%	17	27.1	27.0	27.9				27.4	11.6		11.6	25.4	31.7	16.4				24.3	$14,665

Frequently Asked Questions about Sonnesyn Elementary

How many students attend Sonnesyn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Sonnesyn Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sonnesyn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sonnesyn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Plymouth Middle
High : Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Sonnesyn Elementary?

Students at Sonnesyn Elementary are 44% African American, 24% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Sonnesyn Elementary a good school?

Sonnesyn Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.9% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Sonnesyn Elementary in?

Robbinsdale Public School District

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