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What's the most underrated thing about Bryn Mawr Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124001878
Bryn Mawr Elementary
252 UPTON AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405 · (612) 668-2500 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
9.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
358 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
4
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 | 10 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
70%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
21.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
25.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
20.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Bryn Mawr Elementary
Bryn Mawr Elementary's state test result (20.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn Mawr Elementary this school | 431 | 83.1% | 20.4% |
| MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARY NEW HOPE | 488 | 82.8% | 17.8% |
| Maxfield Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 331 | 88.5% | 13.3% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD | 328 | 81.1% | 12.1% |
| Lucy Laney Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 386 | 88.1% | 12.8% |
| LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY ROBBINSDALE | 318 | 78.3% | 18.6% |
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 Bryn Mawr Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #759 of 844 | #129 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #719 of 844 | #118 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #769 of 844 | #134 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #424 of 1,130 | #98 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #26 of 769 | #7 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #123 of 796 | #43 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #83 of 942 | #32 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #95 of 244 | #19 of 50 |
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
431
+140 (+48%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 431 | 45.3 | 9.5:1 | 83% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 37 | 10.3:1 | 78% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 33.8 | 10.8:1 | 86% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 71% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 30 | 12.7:1 | 86% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 445 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 85% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 78% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 533 | 46 | 11.6:1 | 77% (412) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bryn Mawr Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (380 to 431); teachers up 51% (30 to 45.3).
About Bryn Mawr Elementary
Bryn Mawr Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. The school's enrollment of 431 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 25% higher than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota, which is about 344.
Minneapolis Public School District is the local district for Bryn Mawr Elementary. It runs 86 schools with 29,928 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Bryn Mawr Elementary is Black (49%). Other groups make up 15% Hispanic, 12% White, 10% Asian, and 10% multiracial. Hennepin County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school's share is higher. Bryn Mawr Elementary has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Bryn Mawr Elementary employs 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.5:1. That ratio is under the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 83% in 2024-25. Public schools in Hennepin County average 43%.
Bryn Mawr Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 17% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Bryn Mawr Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 20.4% is within a point of the 20.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Hennepin County has about 1,269,496 residents, and median household income is about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Hennepin County number 496 and enroll about 177,509.
Anwatin Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Bryn Mawr Elementary ranks 2nd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 20.4% against a local average of 18.4%.
Bryn Mawr Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 291 to 431. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.2:1 to 9.5:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 Bryn Mawr Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bryn Mawr Elementary. Bryn Mawr Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Bryn Mawr ElementaryLoma Linda, CA · 622 students
- Bryn Mawr Elementary SchoolSeattle, WA · 415 students
Nearby schools
- Anwatin Middle0.1 mi · 334
- Kenwood Elementary0.9 mi · 388
- River Bend Educational Center1.0 mi · 65
- Harrison Education Center1.0 mi · 50
- Wakanda Virtual Academy1.2 mi · 282
- Best Academy1.2 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Bryn Mawr ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bryn Mawr Elementary?
Bryn Mawr Elementary enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bryn Mawr Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bryn Mawr Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bryn Mawr Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bryn Mawr Elementary is approximately 9.5:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bryn Mawr Elementary?
At Bryn Mawr Elementary, the student body is approximately 12% White, 15% Hispanic, 49% Black, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Bryn Mawr Elementary in?
Bryn Mawr Elementary is part of Minneapolis Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.