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Hennepin Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 132 students in Hennepin Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Hennepin School School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
2 Schools
991 Schools
# Students
387 Students
275,585 Students
# Teachers
41 Teachers
16,669 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
Hennepin Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 527 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#385 out of 527 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
41%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.23
0.58
# American Indian Students
1 Student
6,117 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
2 Students
19,175 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
41 Students
29,133 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
11%
# Black Students
338 Students
32,309 Students
% Black Students
87%
12%
# White Students
5 Students
172,253 Students
% White Students
1%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
299 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
16,351 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,053
# Students in K Grade:
44
2,796
# Students in 1st Grade:
45
3,065
# Students in 2nd Grade:
38
3,080
# Students in 3rd Grade:
43
3,268
# Students in 4th Grade:
44
3,539
# Students in 5th Grade:
41
11,575
# Students in 6th Grade:
44
51,735
# Students in 7th Grade:
51
64,303
# Students in 8th Grade:
37
65,703
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
16,191
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
15,775
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
15,828
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
17,674
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,039 is higher than the state median of $17,860. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,142 is higher than the state median of $18,586. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,039
$17,860
Spending / Student
$19,142
$18,586
Best Hennepin Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hennepin Schools Upper Campus
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1001 East 46th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
(612) 843-5050
Minneapolis, MN 55407
(612) 843-5050
Grades: 6-8
| 132 students
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