Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary

A small elementary school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary is part of Friendship Academy of the Arts. A federal count lists 44 students at the school, in kindergarten through 1. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.

Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary belongs to Friendship Academy of the Arts, a district of 2 schools and 211 students.

At Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary, Black students make up 98% of the student body. After that, the student body is 2% Hispanic. Among all residents of Hennepin County, the Black share is about 13%.

Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary's 0.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 88.0:1. That ratio is over the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 89%. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County is 46 points.

Federal survey data for Hennepin County show that median household income is about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary is among the 496 public schools in Hennepin County.

The closest other public school is Roosevelt High, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.

Enrollment was 62 in 2020-21 and 44 in 2024-25, a decrease of 18 students. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 5.6:1 in 2020-21 to 88.0:1 in 2024-25.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.