KIPP North Star Primary

Set in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, KIPP North Star Primary is a rural-scale elementary campus, overseen by KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL. It hosts 124 students across grades K through 4. That puts it 64% smaller than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

KIPP MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 231 students. KIPP North Star Primary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, KIPP North Star Primary logs that nearly all students (89%) are Black. The remainder looks like 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, KIPP North Star Primary lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KIPP North Star Primary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 16.1%; this one delivers 7.2%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hennepin County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,653 per year, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. KIPP North Star Primary is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

The closest other public school is KIPP North Star Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KIPP North Star Primary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 16.8%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. KIPP North Star Primary is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KIPP North Star Primary has ticked down 24%, going from 164 students in 2018 to 124 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 96% to 89%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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