ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY

ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in HOPKINS, Minnesota, operated by HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 467 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 36% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Within HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 14 schools and 7,129 students, ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is Black at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 30% White, 25% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Hennepin County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hennepin County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $97,653 per year, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hennepin County's 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: School #527, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.7%.

ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 5%: 494 students in 2018 compared to 467 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 40% to 30% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, members of the ALICE SMITH ELEMENTARY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.