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Schools in Minneapolis · North Ottawa County Unified School District 239

Minneapolis’s public schools outscore 81% of Kansas districts

In Minneapolis, 39% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Kansas average (29%). The grade covers the public school district serving Minneapolis, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
35%
▲ 2 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▲ 10 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.4K
▲ 3% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.1
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
598 students on the public path
In brief

Minneapolis’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 35% and math 39% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,357 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Minneapolis’s grade

A− Test scores

A−: better than 81% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are above the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 81%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (753)Better than 83%
BAA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 350 test results could put Minneapolis anywhere from B to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Minneapolis’s students in the tested grades sat them (350 in math, 350 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Minneapolis, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Minneapolis ElementaryNorth Ottawa County Unified School District 239B
7–12Minneapolis Jr-Sr High SchoolNorth Ottawa County Unified School District 239B−

Minneapolis’s public schools are run by North Ottawa County Unified School District 239. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

North Ottawa County Unified School District 239Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 598 students · 10.1 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,357KS $14,966 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 32.5% · 350 students tested
Math39%
State average 29.4% · 350 students tested

Minneapolis vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Minneapolis’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MinneapolisA−North Ottawa County Unified School District 239
Concord—North Ottawa County Unified School District 239 PK–12 · Twin Valley Unified School District 240 PK–12
Center—North Ottawa County Unified School District 239 PK–12 · Twin Valley Unified School District 240 PK–12

All 2 neighbors share North Ottawa County Unified School District 239 with Minneapolis, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Minneapolis

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Minneapolisby address
Minneapolis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
298 students10:1Rate it →
Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
300 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Minneapolis’s schools

Are Minneapolis’s schools good?

By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Minneapolis children attend outscore 81% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 83%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Minneapolis in?

North Ottawa County Unified School District 239, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 598 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Minneapolis spend per student?

$15,357 in North Ottawa County Unified School District 239 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.