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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124000986
Ella Baker Elementary
1200 W 26TH ST, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55405 · (612) 668-2720 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
423 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (69).
Student demographics
71%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
13.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
9.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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
11.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Ella Baker Elementary
Ella Baker Elementary's state test result (11.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ella Baker Elementary this school | 512 | 82.6% | 11.0% |
| Whittier Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 491 | 85.3% | 11.0% |
| Lyndale Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 466 | 79.2% | 27.9% |
| North Park School for Innovation FRIDLEY | 433 | 80.8% | 17.5% |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT | 389 | 82.5% | 17.4% |
| VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON | 487 | 83.4% | 11.8% |
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 Ella Baker Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #818 of 844 | #154 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.6% | #819 of 844 | #157 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #818 of 844 | #154 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #278 of 1,130 | #67 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #25 of 769 | #6 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #116 of 796 | #40 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.6% | #88 of 942 | #35 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #485 of 499 | #94 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
512
+109 (+27%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 863
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 512 | 54.7 | 9.4:1 | 83% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 45.9 | 12.5:1 | 84% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 54.4 | 11.1:1 | 91% (545) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 39 | 10.3:1 | 86% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 50.6 | 10.2:1 | 91% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 685 | 61 | 11.2:1 | 94% (643) |
| 2010-11 | 632 | 51 | 12.4:1 | 91% (578) |
| 2000-01 | 621 | 50 | 12.4:1 | 83% (515) |
| 1990-91 | 863 | 45 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ella Baker Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (517 to 512); teachers up 8% (50.6 to 54.7).
About Ella Baker Elementary
Ella Baker Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. It teaches 512 students in pre-K through 8. It has 49% more students than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota (about 344).
Ella Baker Elementary falls under Minneapolis Public School District, which has 86 schools enrolling 29,928 students.
At Ella Baker Elementary, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 40%. Enrollment also includes 34% Black, 10% White, 9% multiracial, and 5% Native American. Among people living in Hennepin County, the Hispanic share is about 8%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Ella Baker Elementary, there are about 9.4 students; the school has 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 83%. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County, the school's rate is higher.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ella Baker Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 11.0% actual against 20.6% predicted.
Hennepin County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Ella Baker Elementary shares Hennepin County with 495 other public schools.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Whittier Elementary, is the closest to Ella Baker Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Ella Baker Elementary ranks 5th on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Ella Baker Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
A 27% rise took enrollment from 403 in 2020-21 to 512 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Ella Baker Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
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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 Ella Baker Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ella Baker Elementary. Ella Baker Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Ella Baker Elementary SchoolRedmond, WA · 401 students
Nearby schools
- Whittier Elementary0.5 mi · 491
- MERC0.6 mi · 60
- MERC Extended0.6 mi · 7
- Kenwood Elementary0.8 mi · 388
- Downtown Campus0.8 mi · 87
- Emerson Elementary1.1 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Ella Baker ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ella Baker Elementary?
Ella Baker Elementary enrolls approximately 512 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Ella Baker Elementary serve?
Ella Baker Elementary serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ella Baker Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ella Baker Elementary is approximately 9.4:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ella Baker Elementary?
At Ella Baker Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 40% Hispanic, 34% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Ella Baker Elementary public or private?
Ella Baker Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Minneapolis Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.