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Whittier Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

315 West 26th St, Minneapolis, MN 55404 · (612) 668-4170 · Part of Minneapolis Public School District

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

Students
491
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Whittier Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 37 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.8% 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–5Whittier ElementaryYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
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).

315 West 26th St, Minneapolis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten91
Grade 176
Grade 282
Grade 390
Grade 477
Grade 574
Enrollment over time
447’20
350’21
361’22
403’23
491’24

Up 9.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 44%Black 30%White 12%Two or more races 9%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Whittier 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.