Burroughs Elementary

Burroughs Elementary is a mid-tier primary school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, operated by Minneapolis Public School District. The school hosts 481 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Burroughs Elementary sits 40% larger than that benchmark.

Minneapolis Public School District comprises 86 schools with combined enrollment of 29,928 students; Burroughs Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Burroughs Elementary lists that nearly all students (80%) are White; the rest comes out to 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Burroughs Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 59.8%; this one delivers 83.7%, a residual of +23.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hennepin County) reports that median household income runs about $97,653, 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), Burroughs Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lake Harriet Upper Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Burroughs Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 56.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 37%: 766 students in 2018 compared to 481 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 10% to 3%. Class-load math has fell: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Burroughs Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.