Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Minneapolis

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D−

Ella Baker Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1200 W 26th St, Minneapolis, MN 55405 · (612) 668-2720 · Part of Minneapolis Public School District

Minneapolis’ School Grade C better than 27% of Minnesota school districts

Students
512
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Ella Baker Elementary

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 42 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 27% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Minneapolis kids: 10 middle schools

On the path

Where Minneapolis kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Ella Baker ElementaryYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1200 W 26th St, Minneapolis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten56
Grade 151
Grade 255
Grade 363
Grade 438
Grade 546
Grade 660
Grade 773
Grade 869
Enrollment over time
403’20
703’21
602’22
575’23
512’24

Up 27% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%Black 34%White 10%Two or more races 9%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ella Baker Elementary from Minneapolis families.

Other schools in Minneapolis Public School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Minneapolis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.