Summary:
ZIP code 55405 in Minneapolis is home to three elementary schools — Ella Baker Elementary (PK–8, 512 students), Bryn Mawr Elementary (PK–5, 431 students), and Kenwood Elementary (K–5, 388 students) — all part of the Minneapolis Public School District, which ranks 310 of 458 statewide (32nd percentile, 2 stars). Together they enroll 1,331 students, and outcomes differ sharply from school to school.
Kenwood Elementary is the clear standout. Its 2025–2026 all-grade proficiency is 50.3% in Math, 50.3% in Reading, and 42.5% in Science, making it the only school in this group above both district and state averages in every subject. It ranks 353 of 869 (59th percentile, 3 stars) and improved from 585 of 872 the year before, with gains of +4.9 points in Math, +12.66 in Reading, and +23.45 in Science. Bryn Mawr Elementary trails well behind at 22.2% Math, 20.3% Reading, and 4.9% Science (804 of 869, 7th percentile, 0 stars), slipping from 1 star and declining in all three subjects. Ella Baker Elementary is the lowest performing and largest, at 8.9% Math, 13.7% Reading, and 3.4% Science (848 of 869, 2nd percentile, 0 stars), with 0 stars in each of the last three years.
For families comparing options, the practical gap is large: Kenwood’s scores run roughly 28–41 percentage points higher than the other two schools. Science is the weakest subject across the group, with Bryn Mawr and Ella Baker both under 5%. Kenwood also has lower poverty indicators (52.32% free/reduced-price lunch versus about 83% at the other two) and a higher student/teacher ratio (13.7 versus 9.3 and 9.5), so neither smaller classes nor smaller enrollment lines up with stronger results here. Keep in mind this is a small three-school sample using percent-proficient scores, not student growth, with no controls for student characteristics — treat these patterns as descriptive, not causal.
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