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Pillsbury Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2250 Garfield St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418 · (612) 668-1530 · Part of Minneapolis Public School District

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

Students
439
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pillsbury Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 74.2% 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–5Pillsbury ElementaryYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts22%
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).

2250 Garfield St NE, Minneapolis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K11
Kindergarten74
Grade 176
Grade 277
Grade 366
Grade 468
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
252’20
378’21
373’22
359’23
439’24

Up 74.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 35%White 27%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 10%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pillsbury 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.