Lake Harriet Lower Elementary

Lake Harriet Lower Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. The school serves kindergarten through 2. Enrollment is 309 students.

Minneapolis Public School District runs 86 schools with a combined 29,928 students. Lake Harriet Lower Elementary is one of them.

A large majority of enrollment at Lake Harriet Lower Elementary is White, at 80%. The rest of enrollment is 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Hennepin County, the White share is about 66%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.

The school has 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 19.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Minnesota have an average ratio of 13.7:1. The school reported 13% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Hennepin County averages 43%, higher than here.

American Community Survey estimates for Hennepin County show that median household income comes to about $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 counts 496 public schools with about 177,509 students.

SUSAN LINDGREN ELEMENTARY is the nearest public school to Lake Harriet Lower Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Lake Harriet Lower Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.

Enrollment fell by 32% across 4 years, from 455 in 2020-21 to 309 in 2024-25.

The allk12 page for Lake Harriet Lower Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.