Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124000943
Bethune Elementary
919 EMERSON AVE N, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55411 · (612) 668-2550 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
188 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
44%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
9.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
3.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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
7.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Bethune Elementary
Bethune Elementary's state test result (7.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune Elementary this school | 213 | 88.3% | 7.0% |
| Prodeo Columbia Heights Primary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 218 | 88.1% | N/A |
| Hennepin Schools Lower Campus MINNEAPOLIS | 240 | 95.4% | 26.1% |
| Benjamin E Mays IB World School SAINT PAUL | 336 | 92.6% | 4.1% |
| The Journey School SAINT PAUL | 125 | 84.0% | 9.1% |
| Maxfield Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 331 | 88.5% | 13.3% |
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 Bethune Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #838 of 844 | #168 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.9% | #842 of 844 | #169 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.7% | #832 of 844 | #163 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #778 of 1,130 | #163 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.8:1 | #9 of 769 | #2 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #438 of 796 | #127 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #51 of 942 | #23 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.2% | #28 of 499 | #10 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. 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
213
-85 (-29%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 213 | 27.5 | 7.8:1 | 88% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 233 | 23 | 10.1:1 | 84% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 29 | 9.5:1 | 89% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 31 | 9.6:1 | 85% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 31 | 10.9:1 | 95% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 32 | 10.0:1 | 97% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 29 | 11.7:1 | 94% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 44 | 12.4:1 | 93% (507) |
| 1990-91 | 317 | 24 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethune Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (339 to 213); teachers down 11% (31 to 27.5).
About Bethune Elementary
Bethune Elementary is a small elementary school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. Enrolled students number 213 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 38% lower than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.
District-wide, Minneapolis Public School District has 86 schools and 29,928 students.
Bethune Elementary is 73% Black by enrollment. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Hennepin County, the Black share is about 13%. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 7.8 students per teacher and 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 5.9 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 88%. The rate at public schools in Hennepin County averages 43%, lower than here.
Bethune Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (7.0%) and its predicted rate (17.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
Census estimates describe Hennepin County this way: the median household income is $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Bethune Elementary, Hennepin County has 495 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Best Academy is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Bethune Elementary. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Bethune Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Bethune Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 85 students since 2020-21, to 213. The school's ratio fell from 9.6:1 to 7.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Other Bethune Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bethune Elementary. Bethune Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bethune Elementary SchoolCollege Park, GA · 608 students
Nearby schools
- Best Academy0.2 mi · 508
- Wakanda Virtual Academy0.2 mi · 282
- Banaadir Academy0.3 mi · 39
- Banaadir Academy0.3 mi · 125
- Harrison Education Center0.4 mi · 50
- SET Academy Middle0.4 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Bethune ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bethune Elementary?
Bethune Elementary enrolls approximately 213 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bethune Elementary serve?
Bethune Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bethune Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bethune Elementary is approximately 7.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bethune Elementary?
Student demographics at Bethune Elementary are roughly 7% White, 11% Hispanic, 73% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bethune Elementary public or private?
Bethune Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Minneapolis Public School District.
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