Enrollment
149
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNESOTA TRANSITIONS CHARTER SCH·NCES 270011704989
Banaadir Elementary
1800 2ND ST NE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55418 · (612) 724-4680 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- FTest 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 Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
145 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Banaadir Elementary→Banaadir Academy
Based on grade levels within Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
11.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
15.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
10.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
12.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 Banaadir Elementary
Banaadir Elementary's state test result (10.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banaadir Elementary this school | 149 | 97.3% | 10.8% |
| Success Academy St. Cloud Elem SAINT CLOUD | 140 | 98.6% | 20.5% |
| STEP Academy Kg-5th - Burnsville BURNSVILLE | 171 | 98.8% | 21.9% |
| Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL | 128 | 100.0% | 24.5% |
| Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities RICHFIELD | 171 | 100.0% | 18.1% |
| Success Academy Bloomington Elem BLOOMINGTON | 117 | 92.3% | 20.4% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Banaadir Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #821 of 844 | #156 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #783 of 844 | #140 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #829 of 844 | #161 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 149 | #855 of 1,130 | #173 of 206 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #13 of 942 | #5 of 183 |
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
149
-30 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 149 | 17 | 8.8:1 | 97% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 19 | 6.7:1 | 97% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 128 | 20.8 | 6.1:1 | 98% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 17 | 10.5:1 | 98% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 114 | 6.5 | 17.5:1 | 99% (113) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Banaadir Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (114 to 149); teachers up 162% (6.5 to 17).
About Banaadir Elementary
Banaadir Elementary is a small elementary school in Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch, located in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. School enrollment was 149 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 57% smaller than that.
Banaadir Elementary is run by Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch, whose 10 schools enroll 5,721 students.
The student body at Banaadir Elementary is 95% Black. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 13%. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 17 full-time-equivalent teachers at Banaadir Elementary and a ratio of 8.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 97% of enrollment. That rate is above the 43% average among public schools in Hennepin County.
Banaadir Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 10% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Minnesota, Banaadir Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 10.8% actual against a predicted 12.8%.
Among Hennepin County residents, the median household income is $97,653, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Banaadir Elementary, Hennepin County has 495 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Banaadir Elementary to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Menlo Park Academy Extended. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 23.1%, higher than Banaadir Elementary's 10.8%.
Banaadir Elementary is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. As a charter school, Banaadir Elementary is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Enrollment dropped 17% from its 2020-21 level of 179. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.5:1 to 8.8:1 over the same years.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch
- Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12High · 3,536 students
- Minnesota Connections Academy K-6Elementary · 1,017 students
- MN Virtual Secondary SchoolHigh · 561 students
- MTS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 158 students
- Banaadir AcademyHigh · 125 students
- Minnesota Transitions Charter ElemElementary · 85 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
- Menlo Park Academy Extended0.1 mi · 3
- Menlo Park Academy0.1 mi · 45
- New City School0.4 mi · 351
- Las Estrellas Elementary0.5 mi · 401
- Spero Academy0.7 mi · 148
- Edison High0.8 mi · 865
Frequently asked questions
About Banaadir ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Banaadir Elementary?
Banaadir Elementary enrolls approximately 149 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Banaadir Elementary serve?
Banaadir Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Banaadir Elementary?
Approximately 8.8:1 students per teacher at Banaadir Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Banaadir Elementary?
At Banaadir Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 95% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Banaadir Elementary public or private?
Banaadir Elementary is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.