Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124000938
Armatage Elementary
2501 W 56TH STREET, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55410 · (612) 668-3180 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
76 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 16% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 60% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
77.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
74.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Armatage Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #30 of 844 | #18 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #71 of 844 | #29 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #15 of 844 | #12 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #529 of 1,130 | #118 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #607 of 769 | #121 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.0% | #376 of 796 | #113 of 165 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.2% | #26 of 499 | #8 of 99 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
377
-233 (-38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 17.9:1
% White
69%
was 66%
% Hispanic
6%
was 5%
% Black
7%
was 19%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 377 | 24.1 | 15.6:1 | 20% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 21.1 | 17.8:1 | 22% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 19% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 34.1 | 17.9:1 | 26% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Armatage Elementary.
About Armatage Elementary
Located in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Armatage Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 377 students covers pre-K through 5.
Armatage Elementary falls under Minneapolis Public School District, which has 86 schools enrolling 29,928 students.
A majority of students at Armatage Elementary, 69%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 14% multiracial, 7% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. That is close to the 66% White share among all Hennepin County residents. By the diversity index, Armatage Elementary comes in at 50%.
Armatage Elementary operates with 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. About 20% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. On average, public schools in Hennepin County report 43%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Armatage Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Minnesota schools. It scores 71.3%; the prediction is 54.2%.
Hennepin County has about 1,269,496 residents, and median household income is about $97,653, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 496 public schools in Hennepin County, with a combined enrollment of about 177,509.
Anthony Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Armatage Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Armatage Elementary's location as City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 610 in 2017-18 and 377 in 2024-25, a 38% decrease. The percentage of Black students decreased from 19% to 7% between 2017-18 and 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.6:1) than in 2017-18 (17.9:1).
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Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Minneapolis Public School District
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Other schools in MINNEAPOLIS
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Nearby schools
- Anthony Middle0.6 mi · 727
- Kenny Elementary0.8 mi · 295
- Burroughs Elementary0.9 mi · 481
- Lake Harriet Upper Elementary0.9 mi · 284
- SHERIDAN HILLS ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 406
- Agamim Classical Academy1.0 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Armatage ElementaryHow large is Armatage Elementary?
Armatage Elementary enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Armatage Elementary serve?
Armatage Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Armatage Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Armatage Elementary is approximately 15.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Armatage Elementary?
At Armatage Elementary, the student body is approximately 69% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Armatage Elementary public or private?
Armatage Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Minneapolis Public School District.
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