Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH OTTAWA COUNTY·NCES 200957000161
Minneapolis Elementary
317 Argyle Ave, Minneapolis, KS 67467 · (785) 392-2111 · Ottawa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
149 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Minneapolis Elementary→Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within North Ottawa County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
43.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 31.8% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Minneapolis Elementary
Minneapolis Elementary's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Elementary this school | 298 | 50.0% | 38.9% |
| Circle Oil Hill Elementary El Dorado | 274 | 48.9% | 37.0% |
| Circle Towanda Elementary Towanda | 278 | 51.4% | 32.4% |
| Lyndon Elem Lyndon | 294 | 46.9% | 38.8% |
| Lincoln Elem Clay Center | 341 | 49.6% | 50.3% |
| Burlington Elementary School Burlington | 322 | 47.5% | 51.7% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Minneapolis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #378 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #302 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #423 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #380 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #13 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #491 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #373 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #216 of 377 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
298
-18 (-6%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 298 | 29.1 | 10.2:1 | 50% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 27.3 | 11.5:1 | 53% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 25.8 | 12.7:1 | 51% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 46% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 24.3 | 13.9:1 | 48% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 42% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 46% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 221 | 16 | 13.8:1 | 41% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 15 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Minneapolis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (337 to 298); teachers up 20% (24.3 to 29.1).
About Minneapolis Elementary
Minneapolis Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Minneapolis, Kansas, administered by North Ottawa County. The school enrolls 298 students in pre-K through 6.
North Ottawa County is made up of 2 schools with 598 students in all.
White students are 89% of those enrolled at Minneapolis Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Minneapolis Elementary has a ratio of 10.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Kansas, 13.2:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Ottawa County average a similar 47%.
On the allk12 Grade, Minneapolis Elementary lands at C, ahead of 33% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Minneapolis Elementary is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (38.9% versus 38.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kansas.
In Ottawa County, home to about 5,819 people, the median household earns about $74,018 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Minneapolis Elementary shares Ottawa County with 5 other public schools.
About 0.3 miles separate Minneapolis Elementary from the closest public school, Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School. The ten-mile area around Minneapolis Elementary holds 3 other public schools. Nearby schools average 35.6% on proficiency, and Minneapolis Elementary is above that at 38.9%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 298, down from 316 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 12.6 to 10.2 over 4 years.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Minneapolis Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,819
Census ACS
Median income
$74,018
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,193 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Ottawa County
- Minneapolis Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School0.3 mi · 300
- Bennington Junior High/High School8.5 mi · 219
- Bennington Elem8.5 mi · 235
- Tescott Junior High/High School12.2 mi · 72
- Tescott Elem12.2 mi · 69
- Ell-Saline Elementary17.6 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Minneapolis ElementaryHow many students attend Minneapolis Elementary?
Minneapolis Elementary enrolls approximately 298 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Minneapolis Elementary serve?
Minneapolis Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Minneapolis Elementary have?
Minneapolis Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Minneapolis Elementary?
Student demographics at Minneapolis Elementary are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Minneapolis Elementary?
Minneapolis Elementary is overseen by North Ottawa County in Ottawa County.
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