Hiawatha Elementary

Hiawatha Elementary is one of the compact K-5 schools in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, one of the schools within Minneapolis Public School District, with 201 students on its rolls from grades K through 2. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Hiawatha Elementary sits 42% leaner than that benchmark.

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

Demographically, Hiawatha Elementary reports that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, 3% Native American. Compared to Hennepin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Hiawatha Elementary reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Hiawatha Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Hennepin County's rate of about 43%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hennepin County) logs that median household earnings sit near $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which Hiawatha Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Dowling Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hiawatha Elementary has fell 20%, going from 251 students in 2018 to 201 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 17% to 8%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.