International Spanish Language Acad

International Spanish Language Acad, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in EDINA, Minnesota, part of International Spanish Language Acad, instructs 447 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 30% bigger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

International Spanish Language Acad sits inside International Spanish Language Acad, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, International Spanish Language Acad lists that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 36% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, International Spanish Language Acad has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, International Spanish Language Acad sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.0%; this one delivers 52.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hennepin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,653 per year, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hennepin County's 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), International Spanish Language Acad is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: School #532, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts International Spanish Language Acad at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 65.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. As a public charter, International Spanish Language Acad runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 36%: 329 students in 2018 compared to 447 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 61% to 50%.

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