Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270579000218
INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY
9801 11TH AVE S, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420 · (952) 681-6000 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
293 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
22.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
17.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY
INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY this school | 388 | 75.5% | 17.5% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT | 391 | 75.2% | 21.1% |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT | 389 | 82.5% | 17.4% |
| North Park School for Innovation FRIDLEY | 433 | 80.8% | 17.5% |
| Vista View Elementary BURNSVILLE | 311 | 66.6% | 25.0% |
| Lyndale Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 466 | 79.2% | 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 INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #781 of 844 | #138 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #772 of 844 | #136 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #766 of 844 | #132 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #508 of 1,130 | #113 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #209 of 769 | #45 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #41 of 796 | #15 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.5% | #122 of 942 | #48 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #91 of 244 | #18 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
388
+96 (+33%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 388 | 31.7 | 12.3:1 | 76% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 33.2 | 10.7:1 | 80% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 31.5 | 12.1:1 | 80% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 28 | 10.4:1 | 64% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 28.2 | 12.1:1 | 67% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 67% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 57% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 21 | 18.2:1 | 25% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 16 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (341 to 388); teachers up 12% (28.2 to 31.7).
About INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY
INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school for students in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 388 students.
The 22 schools in Bloomington Public Schools enroll 10,442 students altogether, INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY among them.
The most common group at INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY is Hispanic students, at 35%. Other groups include 29% Black, 17% White, 12% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The county population is about 8% Hispanic. INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 75%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 12.3 students per teacher and 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Hennepin County average 43%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY is 7.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 17.5%. Predicted: 24.5%.
Hennepin County has about 1,269,496 residents, and the median household income is $97,653, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Hennepin County has 496 public schools and roughly 177,509 students.
Beacon ALP is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY at 5th of 6.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 96 more students in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.3:1) than in 2020-21 (10.4:1).
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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 Bloomington Public Schools
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 647 students
- OLSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 524 students
Other schools in BLOOMINGTON
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 647 students
- BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 634 students
Nearby schools
- Beacon ALP0.9 mi · 183
- Kennedy High School0.9 mi · 1,578
- New Code Academy Middle School1.3 mi · 71
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE1.3 mi · 647
- VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 487
- Compass Academy Secondary1.8 mi · 47
Frequently asked questions
About INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARYHow large is INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY?
INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 388 students in grades PK-05.
Is INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY is approximately 12.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY?
At INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 17% White, 35% Hispanic, 29% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY?
INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY is overseen by Bloomington Public Schools in Hennepin County.
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