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Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIAWATHA ACADEMIES·NCES 270028804669
Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop
1611 E 46TH ST, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55407 · (612) 455-4004 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
363 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 14% smaller than its 4th grade class (85).
Student demographics
16%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
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
8.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
14.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
10.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Leadership Acdy-Northrop
Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop's state test result (10.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop this school | 404 | 89.9% | 10.7% |
| PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY INC. RICHFIELD | 515 | 87.0% | 24.5% |
| Academia Cesar Chavez Elementary SAINT PAUL | 336 | 88.7% | 4.0% |
| Las Estrellas Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 401 | 78.6% | 12.7% |
| AURORA CHARTER SCHOOL MINNEAPOLIS | 239 | 73.6% | 11.6% |
| Round Lake-Brewster Elementary BREWSTER | 377 | 73.2% | 34.2% |
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 Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #822 of 844 | #157 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #792 of 844 | #144 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #837 of 844 | #165 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #473 of 1,130 | #105 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #416 of 769 | #77 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #713 of 796 | #152 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #40 of 942 | #19 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #124 of 244 | #22 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
404
+140 (+53%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 404 | 29.2 | 13.8:1 | 90% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 43.7 | 9.4:1 | 91% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 31.6 | 12.9:1 | 94% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 23 | 11.5:1 | 91% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 89% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 228 | 15 | 15.2:1 | 81% (184) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (373 to 404); teachers up 12% (26 to 29.2).
About Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop
Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop, located in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, is a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 4, and the school has 404 students.
The district, HIAWATHA ACADEMIES, operates 4 schools serving 1,660 students.
The student body at Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop is 92% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 7% Black. Hennepin County's residents are about 8% Hispanic, 84 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop operates with 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop reports 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 47 points above the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County.
Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop would be expected to post about 16.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 10.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hennepin County, the median household income is $97,653, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop is one of 496 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Hiawatha College Prep - Northrop, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop ranks 6th on proficiency.
Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop had 264 students in 2020-21 and 404 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 13.8:1, from 11.5:1.
The Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 College Prep - NorthropMiddle · 438 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 College Prep - Northrop0.1 mi · 438
- Hennepin Schools Upper Campus0.4 mi · 207
- Hennepin Schools Lower Campus0.4 mi · 240
- El Colegio High School0.6 mi · 83
- EL COLEGIO CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 96
- Field Elementary0.9 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-NorthropWhat is the total enrollment at Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop?
Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop enrolls approximately 404 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop serve?
Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop.
What is the student diversity at Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop?
Student demographics at Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop are roughly 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop in?
Hiawatha Leadership Acdy-Northrop is part of HIAWATHA ACADEMIES.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.