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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Green Central Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
594
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124001879
Green Central Elementary
3416 4TH AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55408 · (612) 668-3730 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
326 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 | 52 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
48%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
35.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
37.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Green Central Elementary
Green Central Elementary's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Central Elementary this school | 594 | 54.9% | 33.2% |
| Emerson Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 491 | 57.4% | 25.8% |
| ST. JAMES NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SAINT JAMES | 502 | 59.0% | 31.8% |
| RICHFIELD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL RICHFIELD | 529 | 45.7% | 39.2% |
| MADELIA ELEMENTARY MADELIA | 352 | 55.4% | 33.3% |
| Intermediate School WORTHINGTON | 705 | 70.4% | 27.9% |
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 Green Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #634 of 844 | #97 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #614 of 844 | #95 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #641 of 844 | #102 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #170 of 1,130 | #48 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #333 of 769 | #67 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #392 of 796 | #115 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #275 of 942 | #73 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +64.1% | #9 of 244 | #2 of 50 |
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
594
+266 (+81%) vs 2020
-10% since 2000-01, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 594 | 44.8 | 13.3:1 | 55% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 45.3 | 12.2:1 | 50% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 39.8 | 14.8:1 | 59% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 31 | 10.6:1 | 83% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 33 | 11.0:1 | 94% (340) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 34 | 9.4:1 | 96% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 541 | 40 | 13.5:1 | 97% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 661 | 47 | 14.1:1 | 83% (546) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Central Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 64% (362 to 594); teachers up 36% (33 to 44.8).
About Green Central Elementary
Green Central Elementary is a public high-enrollment elementary school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 594 students. The school is 73% above the average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
The district for Green Central Elementary is Minneapolis Public School District, with 86 schools and 29,928 students.
The largest group at Green Central Elementary is Hispanic students, at 66%. Other students are 28% White and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hennepin County residents are about 8% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Green Central Elementary scores 48%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. The school has 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Federal data show 55% of students (326) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Green Central Elementary is 2.4 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.2% actual, 35.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
In the wider Hennepin County area, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Hennepin County, 496 public schools serve about 177,509 students.
Of the public schools around it, Green Central Elementary is closest to Cosmos Montessori, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Green Central Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Reported enrollment: 328 (2020-21) and 594 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 13.3:1, from 10.6:1.
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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
- 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 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
- Cosmos Montessori0.4 mi · 21
- Early Childhood Special Education0.5 mi · 573
- Early Childhood Assessment/Special0.5 mi · 3
- Heritage Academy High0.5 mi · 71
- MPS Metro DT0.5 mi · 26
- Lyndale Elementary0.6 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Green Central ElementaryHow large is Green Central Elementary?
Green Central Elementary enrolls approximately 594 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Green Central Elementary serve?
Green Central Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Green Central Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Green Central Elementary is approximately 13.3:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Green Central Elementary?
Student demographics at Green Central Elementary are roughly 28% White, 66% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Green Central Elementary in?
Green Central Elementary is part of Minneapolis Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.