Enrollment
136
High
STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EXPLORATION HIGH SCHOOL·NCES 270046205233
Exploration High School
2620 RUSSELL AVE N, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55411 · (612) 787-2540 · Hennepin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL136 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Minnesota public high schools
- C-Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
9 FTE teachers
STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
65 students
STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 29 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 39 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 33% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
40.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
7.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Exploration High School
Exploration High School's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exploration High School this school | 136 | 47.8% | 26.8% |
| WATERSHED HIGH SCHOOL RICHFIELD | 57 | 47.4% | N/A |
| PELICAN RAPIDS SECONDARY PELICAN RAPIDS | 374 | 58.3% | 44.6% |
| FIT Academy High School APPLE VALLEY | 194 | 43.3% | 32.1% |
| FAIR High MINNEAPOLIS | 337 | 59.6% | 38.7% |
| RENVILLE COUNTY WEST SENIOR HIGH RENVILLE | 219 | 43.8% | 35.8% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 Exploration High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #330 of 397 | #30 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.1% | #386 of 401 | #42 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #272 of 397 | #29 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 136 | #402 of 764 | #47 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #135 of 444 | #28 of 51 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 136 | 9 | 15.1:1 | 48% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 104 | 8 | 13.0:1 | 75% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 6 | 12.3:1 | 72% (53) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Exploration High School.
About Exploration High School
In MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, part of Hennepin County, Exploration High School is a high school. The school enrolls 136 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Minnesota enroll around 371, and this school is 63% below that mark.
Exploration High School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
About 30% of students at Exploration High School are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 29% Hispanic, 29% Black, and 10% multiracial. Among all residents of Hennepin County, the White share is about 66%. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Exploration High School are from different groups.
Exploration High School reported 9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.1:1. The gap from the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is 1.2 students per teacher. Roughly 48% of students at Exploration High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Exploration High School lands at C-, ahead of 16% of Minnesota public high schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Exploration High School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Minnesota. Predicted: 39.4%. Actual: 26.8%.
The school is in Hennepin County, where median household income comes to about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Hennepin County's 496 public schools enroll about 177,509 students and include Exploration High School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Plymouth Youth Center Extended, is about 0.4 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Exploration High School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Exploration High School operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Exploration High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- 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
- Plymouth Youth Center Extended0.4 mi · 2
- Plymouth Youth Center0.4 mi · 96
- Hmong International Elementary0.7 mi · 258
- Lucy Laney Elementary0.7 mi · 386
- Prekindergarten North0.7 mi · 10
- Unity Campus0.7 mi · 103
Frequently asked questions
About Exploration High SchoolHow large is Exploration High School?
Exploration High School enrolls approximately 136 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Exploration High School serve?
Exploration High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Exploration High School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Exploration High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Exploration High School?
At Exploration High School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 29% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Exploration High School?
Exploration High School is overseen by Exploration High School in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.