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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273178005078
FAIR School Pilgrim Lane
3725 PILGRIM LANE N, PLYMOUTH, MN 55441 · (763) 504-8401 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
16.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
165 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
58.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
54.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 FAIR School Pilgrim Lane
FAIR School Pilgrim Lane's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIR School Pilgrim Lane this school | 403 | 40.9% | 52.4% |
| Dowling Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 399 | 39.3% | 54.5% |
| ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 428 | 39.5% | 56.3% |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY MANKATO | 376 | 40.2% | 53.5% |
| SUSAN LINDGREN ELEMENTARY SAINT LOUIS PARK | 457 | 38.9% | 51.0% |
| JJ Hill Montessori SAINT PAUL | 360 | 35.0% | 33.7% |
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 FAIR School Pilgrim Lane ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #285 of 844 | #60 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #362 of 844 | #66 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #234 of 844 | #60 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #476 of 1,130 | #107 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #657 of 769 | #138 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #246 of 796 | #81 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #472 of 942 | #99 of 183 |
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
403
+36 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 403 | 24.6 | 16.4:1 | 41% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 24.3 | 16.4:1 | 49% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 22.7 | 17.5:1 | 44% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 41% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 139 | 9.1 | 15.3:1 | 46% (64) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FAIR School Pilgrim Lane.
Since 2017-18: students up 190% (139 to 403); teachers up 170% (9.1 to 24.6).
About FAIR School Pilgrim Lane
Federal records list FAIR School Pilgrim Lane as an elementary school in PLYMOUTH, Minnesota. Enrolled students number 403 students, in kindergarten through 5.
The district, ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 10,821 students enrolled across 25 schools.
White students are the majority at FAIR School Pilgrim Lane, with 55% of enrollment. It is also 20% Black, 12% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. Hennepin County's residents are about 66% White, 11 points above the school's share. FAIR School Pilgrim Lane's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.4:1. That is higher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Eligible students account for 41% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County.
FAIR School Pilgrim Lane is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, FAIR School Pilgrim Lane's results are 9.3 points above predicted: 52.4% against 43.1%.
Across Hennepin County, the median household income is $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hennepin County is home to 496 public schools and about 177,509 public school students.
The closest public school to FAIR School Pilgrim Lane is PLYMOUTH MIDDLE, about 0.3 miles away. FAIR School Pilgrim Lane is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. FAIR School Pilgrim Lane comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 403, a 10% rise from 367 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.4:1 in 2020-21, and 16.4:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,840 students
- ROBBINSDALE COOPER SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,396 students
- PLYMOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 749 students
- Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.Elementary · 733 students
- ROBBINSDALE MIDDLEMiddle · 567 students
- MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
Other schools in PLYMOUTH
- WAYZATA HIGHHigh · 3,781 students
- ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,840 students
- WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,342 students
- WAYZATA EAST MIDDLEMiddle · 817 students
- North Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 775 students
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 762 students
Nearby schools
- PLYMOUTH MIDDLE0.3 mi · 749
- ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH0.5 mi · 1,840
- ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 428
- SONNESYN ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 313
- Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.1.4 mi · 733
- Escuela Exitos1.4 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About FAIR School Pilgrim LaneWhat is the total enrollment at FAIR School Pilgrim Lane?
FAIR School Pilgrim Lane enrolls approximately 403 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does FAIR School Pilgrim Lane serve?
FAIR School Pilgrim Lane serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does FAIR School Pilgrim Lane have?
FAIR School Pilgrim Lane employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FAIR School Pilgrim Lane?
At FAIR School Pilgrim Lane, the student body is approximately 55% White, 10% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees FAIR School Pilgrim Lane?
FAIR School Pilgrim Lane is overseen by ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.