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Minneapolis Public School District Schools
Minneapolis Public School District is a public school district in Minnesota, based in Hennepin County (Minneapolis). SchoolGrade grades 81 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Minneapolis Public School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Minneapolis Public School District
60 of 81 schools in Minneapolis Public School District carry a SchoolGrade (21 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 13B: 6C: 4D: 16F: 21
Best schools in Minneapolis Public School District
Statewide rankings: all 439 high schools in Minnesota · all 246 middle schools in Minnesota · all 890 elementary schools in Minnesota
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Burroughs Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Kenny Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Lake Harriet Upper Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Field Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Armatage Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Southwest High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Anthony Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A Northrop Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Waite Park Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A River Bend Educational Center (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Minneapolis Public School District
High schools (15)
- C- Edison High, Minneapolis
- B- Fair High, Minneapolis
- D Henry High, Minneapolis
- Heritage Academy High, Minneapolis
- Longfellow Alternative High, Minneapolis
- Loring Nicollet High, Minneapolis
- D- North High, Minneapolis
- B Roosevelt High, Minneapolis
- Roosevelt High Sws, Minneapolis
- D+ South High, Minneapolis
- A+ Southwest High, Minneapolis
- Voa High, Minneapolis
- A- Washburn High, Minneapolis
- F Wellstone International High, Minneapolis
- Wellstone International High Sws, Minneapolis
Middle and junior high schools (8)
- D Andersen Middle, Minneapolis
- A+ Anthony Middle, Minneapolis
- F Anwatin Middle, Minneapolis
- F Franklin Middle, Minneapolis
- B+ Justice Page Middle, Minneapolis
- D- Northeast Middle, Minneapolis
- F Olson Middle, Minneapolis
- B+ Sanford Middle, Minneapolis
Elementary and primary schools (41)
- F Anishinabe Academy Elementary, Minneapolis
- A+ Armatage Elementary, Minneapolis
- C Bancroft Elementary, Minneapolis
- A- Barton Elementary, Minneapolis
- F Bethune Elementary, Minneapolis
- D- Bryn Mawr Elementary, Minneapolis
- A+ Burroughs Elementary, Minneapolis
- F Cityview Elementary, Minneapolis
- B+ Dowling Elementary, Minneapolis
- F Ella Baker Elementary, Minneapolis
- D Emerson Elementary, Minneapolis
- A+ Field Elementary, Minneapolis
- F Folwell Elementary, Minneapolis
- D+ Green Central Elementary, Minneapolis
- Hale Elementary, Minneapolis
- F Hall Academy Elementary, Minneapolis
- Hiawatha Elementary, Minneapolis
- F Hmong International Elementary, Minneapolis
- A- Howe Elementary, Minneapolis
- F Jenny Lind Elementary, Minneapolis
- A+ Kenny Elementary, Minneapolis
- C- Kenwood Elementary, Minneapolis
- Lake Harriet Lower Elementary, Minneapolis
- A+ Lake Harriet Upper Elementary, Minneapolis
- C+ Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary, Minneapolis
- Lake Nokomis Wenonah Elementary, Minneapolis
- F Las Estrellas Elementary, Minneapolis
- D Loring Elementary, Minneapolis
- F Lucy Laney Elementary, Minneapolis
- D Lyndale Elementary, Minneapolis
- D- Marcy Elementary, Minneapolis
- F Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary, Minneapolis
- A Northrop Elementary, Minneapolis
- D- Pillsbury Elementary, Minneapolis
- D+ Pratt Elementary, Minneapolis
- D+ Seward Elementary, Minneapolis
- F Sullivan Elementary, Minneapolis
- A Waite Park Elementary, Minneapolis
- F Webster Elementary, Minneapolis
- F Whittier Elementary, Minneapolis
- B+ Windom Elementary, Minneapolis
Other schools and academies (17)
- Center School, Minneapolis
- Harrison Education Center, Minneapolis
- F Menlo Park Academy, Minneapolis
- Merc, Minneapolis
- Minneapolis Academy And Career Center, Minneapolis
- Mps Metro C, Minneapolis
- D Mps Metro Dt, Minneapolis
- Mps Metro Ha, Minneapolis
- D- Mps Online 6 12, Minneapolis
- F Mps Online K 5, Minneapolis
- F Plymouth Youth Center, Minneapolis
- Prekindergarten North, Minneapolis
- Prekindergarten South, Minneapolis
- A River Bend Educational Center, Minneapolis
- Ronald Mcdonald House, Minneapolis
- Takoda Prep, Minneapolis
- Transition Plus Services, Minneapolis
Where Minneapolis Public School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Minneapolis (81)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Minnesota
- County: Hennepin County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 29,063 students with 2,194 full-time-equivalent teachers and 5,256 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2721240
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- St. Louis Park Public School Dist. (9 schools, 5 mi)
- St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools (3 schools, 5 mi)
- Richfield Public School District (10 schools, 6 mi)
- Columbia Heights Public School Dist (9 schools, 6 mi)
- Edina Public School District (11 schools, 7 mi)
- Robbinsdale Public School District (22 schools, 7 mi)
- Hopkins Public School District (12 schools, 7 mi)
- Brooklyn Center Community Schools (7 schools, 7 mi)
Questions about Minneapolis Public School District
How many schools are in Minneapolis Public School District?
SchoolGrade grades 81 public schools in Minneapolis Public School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Minneapolis Public School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Minneapolis.
How good are the schools in Minneapolis Public School District?
Across the 60 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 27.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 32.6%. 88% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Minneapolis Public School District?
29,063 students were enrolled in Minneapolis Public School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Minneapolis Public School District?
Minneapolis Public School District is in Minnesota, based in Hennepin County, with its district office in Minneapolis. Its boundary covers about 54.1 sq mi.