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Aquila Elementary

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Aquila Elementary ranks 426 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

426^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Aquila Elementary is a K–5 school at 8500 W 31st St in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, part of the St. Louis Park Public School District, serving 498 students — the second-largest elementary among the schools compared here.

Academically, Aquila ranks 426 of 869 Minnesota elementary schools in 2025–26, placing it at the 51st percentile with 3 stars — squarely mid-pack statewide. Its most encouraging story is the long view: across ten years of rank history, the school climbed from 36th–43rd percentile with 2 stars (2015–2022) to 50th–57th percentile with 3 stars in each of the last four years, roughly a 13-percentile-point gain that has held. The subject picture is split. Math is a genuine strength at 52.1% proficiency, above both the district (47.8%) and the state (44.9%), and 5th-grade math beats the state by 5.5 points. Reading sits just below the state line at 47.7%, and science is the clear weak spot at 20.5% versus the state's 25.5%, down from a 48.19% peak two years earlier. Third grade is the softest spot (39.2% reading, 7.6 points below the state), while fifth grade is the strongest cohort in both reading and math.

Compared with neighbors, Aquila outperforms nearby Hopkins schools such as Eisenhower Elementary, L.H. Tanglen Elementary, and Alice Smith Elementary (all 20th–25th percentile), matches its demographic near-twin Peter Hobart Elementary almost exactly, but trails same-district Susan Lindgren Elementary, which posts stronger reading and science. The two standout neighbors — Park Spanish Immersion Elementary and Xinxing Academy — are magnet-style programs with far lower poverty rates, making them an aspirational rather than direct benchmark. Aquila's own low-income subgroup ranks 37th percentile with 2 stars in all three years measured, the most entrenched gap in the data, while class sizes have improved (student–teacher ratio 15.2 → 13.8) and the free/reduced-lunch rate has eased from 50.57% to 46.18%.

498

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,303

Per pupil spending ?

46.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8500 W 31st St
Saint Louis Park, MN 55426-8888

(952) 928-6500

District: St. Louis Park Public School District

Students who attend Aquila Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	St. Louis Park Middle School
High:	St. Louis Park Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.4%

African American:

23.9%

Hispanic:

15.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Minnesota median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of St. Louis Park Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg45%

Minnesota avg43%

426^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the St. Louis Park Public School District

143^rd of 458St. Louis Park 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	52.6	426 of 869	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.0	423 of 872	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	383 of 881	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	424 of 845	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	493 of 858	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	518 of 869	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	550 of 870	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	541 of 847	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.4	529 of 853	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.3	487 of 848	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.4	530 of 840	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.0	472 of 826	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.0	591 of 824	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	56.2	454 of 820	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.4	234 of 814	71.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	166 of 315	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.8	107 of 298	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	111 of 310	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	97 of 279	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	109 of 282	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	119 of 227	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	93 of 283	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	141 of 266	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	95 of 305	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.2	66 of 303	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	74 of 303	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	57 of 276	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	60 of 175	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	84 of 239	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.1	28 of 242	88.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	528 of 790	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.2	365 of 799	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	410 of 809	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	400 of 787	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	510 of 799	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	490 of 783	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	438 of 787	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	453 of 774	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	70 of 256	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	57.0	74 of 238	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	138 of 249	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	130 of 214	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	109 of 209	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	62 of 219	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	83 of 220	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	481 of 764	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	465 of 764	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	470 of 793	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	419 of 774	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	266 of 663	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.9	507 of 683	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	528 of 740	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	474 of 728	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	294 of 807	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	448 of 812	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	338 of 826	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	412 of 799	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	401 of 808	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	473 of 784	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	571 of 798	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	548 of 779	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	46.4	42 of 77	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	37 of 87	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	64 of 96	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	47 of 98	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	204 of 562	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.2	114 of 572	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	208 of 524	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	206 of 500	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	213 of 417	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	270 of 515	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	324 of 463	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	257 of 710	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.3	167 of 714	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	170 of 730	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	208 of 712	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	254 of 725	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	207 of 710	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	382 of 722	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	359 of 712	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)69th percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)45th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math52%+7 vs state

Reading48%~ state avg

Science20%-5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, November 8, 2018

Cannot deal with special needs of high IQ kids, look for info on lawsuit 2017. We left for a school that understands high IQ kids' needs and are much happier. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, August 8, 2010

Every few weeks our son would come home with a paper from the teacher "reminding parents" that children need 9+ hours of sleep, and that hitting is not accepted. my son was in kindergarten and the stories he came home with are sick. Kids choking other kids, pushing hitting. I am NOT sending my son there for 1st grade. 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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th 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 All Grades	Total
Aquila Elementary	Public	K-5	8500 W 31st St	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 928-6500	498	36	13.8	46.2%	216 (43.4%)	119 (23.9%)	75 (15.1%)	28 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (11.4%)	52.6	426^th of 869 public elementary schools	51.0%		55	423^rd of 872 public elementary schools	51.5%	3	39.2	47.1	56.4		47.7	20.5	20.5	51.4	57.0	47.4		52.1	$15,303
Park Spanish Immersion Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Cedar Lake Rd	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 928-6555	533	32	16.6	10.7%	378 (70.9%)	12 (2.3%)	87 (16.3%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (9.0%)	86.5	77^th of 869 public elementary schools	91.1%		90	47^th of 872 public elementary schools	94.6%	30	65.1	69.8	67.5		67.5	31.6	31.6	84.9	78.8	62.3		75.8	$13,336
Peter Hobart Elementary	Public	K-5	6500 W 26th St	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 928-6600	435	30	14.6	43.9%	202 (46.4%)	88 (20.2%)	68 (15.6%)	9 (2.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (14.5%)	53.9	413^th of 869 public elementary schools	52.5%		52.4	452^nd of 872 public elementary schools	48.2%	39	40.3	51.4	51.5		48.0	22.7	22.7	52.4	57.1	47.0		52.3	$15,262
St. Louis Park Special Education Program	Public	PK, KG-6	6300 Walker St	Saint Louis Park	55416	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 928-6068	135	10	13.2	47.4%	67 (49.6%)	44 (32.6%)	9 (6.7%)	5 (3.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.7%)								(n/a)													$4,026
Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Highway 7	Hopkins	55305	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 988-4300	504	40	12.5	47.4%	201 (39.9%)	155 (30.8%)	98 (19.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	29.6	648^th of 869 public elementary schools	25.4%		29.8	653^rd of 872 public elementary schools	25.1%	5	39.7	40.4	39.8		40.0	21.5	21.5	44.3	29.5	15.5		29.5	$17,904
Xinxing Academy	Public	K-5	1001 Highway 7	Hopkins	55305	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 988-4300	238	16	15.0	10.1%	122 (51.3%)	4 (1.7%)	23 (9.7%)	47 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (17.6%)	95.3	14^th of 869 public elementary schools	98.4%		94.2	22^nd of 872 public elementary schools	97.5%	8	71.1	72.5	91.7		76.5	61.5	61.5	92.3	79.5	84.0		85.4	$9,012
Alice Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Minnetonka Mills Rd	Hopkins	55343	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 988-4200	467	36	13.0	55.0%	142 (30.4%)	151 (32.3%)	116 (24.8%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.5%)	23.3	699^th of 869 public elementary schools	19.6%		22.2	696^th of 872 public elementary schools	20.2%	3	37.7	30.5	34.5		34.3	20.0	20.0	40.0	25.4	15.8		27.3	$15,052
L.H. Tanglen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10901 Hillside Ln	Minnetonka	55305	Hennepin County	Hopkins Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(952) 988-4900	521	45	11.5	47.6%	244 (46.8%)	146 (28.0%)	48 (9.2%)	30 (5.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.2%)	27.1	665^th of 869 public elementary schools	23.5%		30.4	643^rd of 872 public elementary schools	26.3%	22	35.1	37.8	40.5		37.8	19.2	19.2	39.2	38.8	10.1		29.9	$13,279
Susan Lindgren Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 W 41st St	Saint Louis Park	55416	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 928-6700	457	34	13.5	38.9%	224 (49.0%)	115 (25.2%)	58 (12.7%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	61.9	324^th of 869 public elementary schools	62.7%		64.1	334^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.7%	10	47.8	57.0	58.3		54.8	25.4	25.4	58.2	62.0	36.1		53.1	$15,927
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%)	63.4	310^th of 869 public elementary schools	64.3%		64	335^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.6%	25	57.1	53.6	56.9		55.9	29.7	29.7	62.5	62.2	31.8		51.6	$12,049

Frequently Asked Questions about Aquila Elementary

What district is Aquila Elementary in?

St. Louis Park Public School District

How many students attend Aquila Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Aquila Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Aquila Elementary attend?

Students who attend Aquila Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : St. Louis Park Middle School
High : St. Louis Park Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Aquila Elementary?

Students at Aquila Elementary are 43% White, 24% African American, 15% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Is Aquila Elementary a good school?

Aquila Elementary ranks 426^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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