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Peter Hobart Elementary

Q: Is Peter Hobart Elementary a good school?

Peter Hobart Elementary ranks 452 nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Peter Hobart Elementary is a public elementary school located in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, serving 449 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the St. Louis Park Public School District, which is ranked 122 out of 446 districts in the state.

While the St. Louis Park district is generally well-regarded, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, Peter Hobart Elementary has consistently ranked in the lower half of Minnesota elementary schools over the past decade. The school's performance on state assessments in math and reading has been below the district and state averages, particularly for certain student subgroups. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 50.62% in math and 47.3% in reading, compared to the district's 47.76% in math and 53.3% in reading, and the state's 45.21% in math and 49.59% in reading.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the St. Louis Park district, such as Park Spanish Immersion Elementary and Susan Lindgren Elementary, consistently outperform Peter Hobart Elementary on these assessments, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points higher. However, when compared to schools in the Minneapolis Public School District, which is ranked lower than St. Louis Park, Peter Hobart Elementary generally outperforms the Minneapolis schools, particularly in math.

435

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,262

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6500 W 26th St
Saint Louis Park, MN 55426-8888

(952) 928-6600

District: St. Louis Park Public School District

Students who attend Peter Hobart Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

African American:

20.2%

Hispanic:

15.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

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 (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg51%

Minnesota avg47%

452^nd of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

122^nd of 446St. 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
2025	52.4	452 of 872	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	389 of 881	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	565 of 845	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	573 of 858	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	575 of 869	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	581 of 870	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	581 of 847	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.2	496 of 853	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.3	372 of 848	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.7	553 of 840	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.3	467 of 826	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.1	508 of 824	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.9	550 of 820	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.7	610 of 814	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	168 of 298	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	169 of 310	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	213 of 279	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	200 of 282	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	170 of 227	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	248 of 283	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	226 of 266	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	227 of 303	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	181 of 239	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	127 of 242	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	441 of 799	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	350 of 809	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.7	531 of 787	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	547 of 799	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	577 of 783	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	506 of 787	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	474 of 774	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	113 of 238	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.8	159 of 209	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	140 of 219	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	145 of 220	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	547 of 764	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	519 of 793	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	618 of 774	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	493 of 663	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	568 of 683	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	661 of 740	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	662 of 728	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	427 of 812	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	401 of 826	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	544 of 799	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	550 of 808	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	499 of 784	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	563 of 798	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	588 of 779	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	27.5	62 of 81	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	56 of 77	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	63 of 87	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	66 of 96	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	46 of 98	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	298 of 562	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.2	130 of 572	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	40.9	321 of 524	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	252 of 500	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.1	103 of 417	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	24.6	417 of 515	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	325 of 463	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	178 of 714	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	149 of 730	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	49.3	370 of 712	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.9	253 of 725	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	319 of 710	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	176 of 722	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	129 of 712	81.9%	★★★★☆

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)75th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)45th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)23rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math51%+5 vs state

Reading47%~ state avg

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Schools Near Peter Hobart Elementary

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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 All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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%)	52.4	452^nd of 872 public elementary schools	48.2%		58.8	389^th of 881 public elementary schools	55.8%	63	46.7	66.7	43.0	50.6	38.7	44.8	55.6	47.3	$15,262
Park Virtual - Elementary	Public	K-5	6425 W 33rd St	Saint Louis Park	55426	Hennepin County	St. Louis Park Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(952) 928-6000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
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%)	55	423^rd of 872 public elementary schools	51.5%		59.2	383^rd of 881 public elementary schools	56.5%	40	57.8	43.2	58.5	53.8	36.9	44.6	59.6	47.6	$15,303
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)
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
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%)	90	47^th of 872 public elementary schools	94.6%		87.6	67^th of 881 public elementary schools	92.4%	20	85.6	70.4	72.8	76.6	64.4	66.7	81.5	70.6	$13,336
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%)	64.1	334^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.7%		62.4	349^th of 881 public elementary schools	60.4%	15	56.0	61.1	50.6	55.8	49.5	49.3	63.3	53.9	$15,927
Bryn Mawr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	252 Upton Ave S	Minneapolis	55405	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-2500	431	45	9.5	83.1%	52 (12.1%)	210 (48.7%)	66 (15.3%)	44 (10.2%)	15 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.0%)	11.1	782^nd of 872 public elementary schools	10.3%		7.4	815^th of 881 public elementary schools	7.5%	33	30.7	27.9	17.2	25.4	20.6	19.4	25.9	21.9	$18,390
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Peter Hobart Elementary

What district is Peter Hobart Elementary in?

St. Louis Park Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Peter Hobart Elementary?

Students at Peter Hobart Elementary are 46% White, 20% African American, 16% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Peter Hobart Elementary attend?

Students who attend Peter Hobart Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Peter Hobart Elementary a good school?

Peter Hobart Elementary ranks 452^nd of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Peter Hobart Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Peter Hobart Elementary.

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