Enrollment
230
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124004742
Howe Elementary
3733 43RD AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55406 · (612) 668-4640 · Hennepin County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
70 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 69 | 30% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 39% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 31% |
Student demographics
54%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
66.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
63.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
60.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Howe Elementary
Howe Elementary's state test result (60.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howe Elementary this school | 230 | 30.4% | 60.9% |
| St. Paul School of Northern Lights SAINT PAUL | 212 | 28.3% | 42.3% |
| Waite Park Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 266 | 29.3% | 64.3% |
| Hiawatha Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 201 | 34.8% | N/A |
| Lake Nokomis Wenonah Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 152 | 33.6% | N/A |
| Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 349 | 33.5% | 45.4% |
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 Howe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #122 of 844 | #39 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #202 of 844 | #50 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #91 of 844 | #33 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #758 of 1,130 | #161 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #272 of 769 | #56 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #337 of 796 | #107 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.4% | #680 of 942 | #129 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #154 of 244 | #30 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
230
+19 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 230 | 17.9 | 12.8:1 | 30% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 17.9 | 13.7:1 | 30% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 12.9 | 18.1:1 | 34% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 211 | 12 | 17.6:1 | 23% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 13.6 | 15.9:1 | 42% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 186 | 12 | 15.5:1 | 49% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (217 to 230); teachers up 31% (13.6 to 17.9).
About Howe Elementary
Howe Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. A total of 230 students attend the school, which covers grades 3 through 5. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344 students, so this school is 33% smaller than average.
The district for Howe Elementary is Minneapolis Public School District, with 86 schools and 29,928 students.
At Howe Elementary, White students make up 66% of the student body. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 9% multiracial. County-wide, about 66% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Howe Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.8:1. That is lower than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The lunch program counts 30% of students at Howe Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hennepin County is 43%.
Howe Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.9%, compared with a predicted 48.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Hennepin County, the median household income is $97,653, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Hennepin County is home to 496 public schools and about 177,509 public school students.
The shortest distance from Howe Elementary to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Sanford Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 45.7% proficiency; Howe Elementary posts 60.9%.
NCES describes the area around Howe Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Howe Elementary's enrollment grew 9%, to 230. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.6:1 to 12.8:1.
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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
Other Howe Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Howe Elementary. Howe Elementary is the 9th largest of the 10.
- Howe Elementary SchoolHowe, OK · 447 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 398 students
- HOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NY · 390 students
- Howe ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 350 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 341 students
Nearby schools
- Sanford Middle0.3 mi · 728
- Dowling Elementary0.4 mi · 399
- Hiawatha Elementary0.6 mi · 201
- Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm0.7 mi · 167
- Northrop Elementary1.0 mi · 381
- Roosevelt High - SWS1.0 mi · 91
Frequently asked questions
About Howe ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Howe Elementary?
Howe Elementary enrolls approximately 230 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Howe Elementary serve?
Howe Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Howe Elementary?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Howe Elementary.
How diverse is Howe Elementary?
Howe Elementary reports a student body of 66% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Howe Elementary?
Howe Elementary is overseen by Minneapolis Public School District in Hennepin County.
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