Folwell Elementary

Set in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Folwell Elementary is a mid-sized K-5 school, overseen by Minneapolis Public School District. It hosts 450 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 31% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Minneapolis Public School District runs 86 schools in total, collectively educating 29,928 students. Folwell Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Folwell Elementary reports that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 23% Black, 11% Native American, 10% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Folwell Elementary logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Folwell Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 16.8%, the actual is 10.0%, a residual of -6.8 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hennepin County put median household income runs about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Folwell Elementary is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

The closest other public school is Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Folwell Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 36.1%.

Folwell Elementary operates from a downtown location.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.