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Enrollment
438
Middle
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIAWATHA ACADEMIES·NCES 270028805141
Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop
4640 17TH AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55407 · (612) 455-4044 · Hennepin County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Minnesota public middle schools
- FTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
400 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 48%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 101 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 114 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 26% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop→Hiawatha Collegiate High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HIAWATHA ACADEMIES. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
14.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
10.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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
11.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop
Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop's state test result (11.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop this school | 438 | 91.3% | 11.1% |
| Academia Cesar Chavez Middle School SAINT PAUL | 149 | 90.6% | N/A |
| AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL MINNEAPOLIS | 180 | 83.3% | 11.9% |
| Round Lake-Brewster Middle School BREWSTER | 118 | 70.3% | 26.2% |
| Columbia Academy COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 719 | 78.7% | 15.7% |
| WORTHINGTON MIDDLE WORTHINGTON | 664 | 69.7% | 28.2% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #237 of 245 | #41 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.4% | #234 of 245 | #40 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #238 of 245 | #42 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #164 of 306 | #33 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #176 of 210 | #33 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.2% | #202 of 216 | #41 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #5 of 252 | #4 of 47 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
438
+196 (+81%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 438 | 22.6 | 19.4:1 | 91% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 31.5 | 13.0:1 | 94% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 18.9 | 19.4:1 | 96% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 242 | 11 | 22.0:1 | 88% (213) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop.
About Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop
Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop is a middle school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, reachable at (612) 455-4044. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 438 students.
Besides Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop, HIAWATHA ACADEMIES runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,660 students.
Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop enrolls a student body that is 92% Hispanic. It is also 5% Black. For comparison, the population of Hennepin County is roughly 8% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop comes in at 14%.
Staffing totals 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. That ratio is over the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop is 91%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hennepin County is 43%.
Measured against Minnesota public middle schools, Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop's lunch-eligibility share in Minnesota is predicted to score 16.0%. Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop scores 11.1%, 4.8 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Hennepin County, median household income is about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop is among the 496 public schools in Hennepin County.
Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop is the public school closest to Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop ranks 5th of 6 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop is a public charter school.
The school counted 242 students in 2020-21 and 438 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.0:1 to 19.4:1 over the same years.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 HIAWATHA ACADEMIES
- Hiawatha Collegiate High SchoolHigh · 744 students
- Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-NorthropElementary · 404 students
- Hiawatha College Prep - KingfieldMiddle · 74 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
- Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop0.1 mi · 404
- Hennepin Schools Lower Campus0.4 mi · 240
- Hennepin Schools Upper Campus0.4 mi · 207
- EL COLEGIO CHARTER SCHOOL0.7 mi · 96
- El Colegio High School0.7 mi · 83
- Hale Elementary0.9 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Hiawatha College Prep - NorthropWhat is the total enrollment at Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop?
Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop enrolls approximately 438 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop serve?
Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop.
How diverse is Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop?
Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop reports a student body of 0% White, 92% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop public or private?
Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by HIAWATHA ACADEMIES.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.