Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124005513
Lake Harriet Upper Elementary
4912 VINCENT AVE SOUTH, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55410 · (612) 668-3310 · Hennepin County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
39 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 | 105 | 37% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 33% |
Student demographics
33%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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
79.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
80.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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 Lake Harriet Upper Elementary
Lake Harriet Upper Elementary's state test result (76.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Harriet Upper Elementary this school | 284 | 13.7% | 76.4% |
| Lake Harriet Lower Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 309 | 12.6% | N/A |
| Kenny Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 295 | 11.5% | 78.4% |
| Field Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 287 | 17.4% | 72.7% |
| Hale Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 326 | 17.2% | N/A |
| Scandia Elementary SCANDIA | 311 | 18.6% | 59.1% |
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 Lake Harriet Upper Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #8 of 844 | #6 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #25 of 844 | #15 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #9 of 844 | #7 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #666 of 1,130 | #142 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #691 of 769 | #144 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #541 of 796 | #144 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.7% | #901 of 942 | #164 of 183 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 284 | 16.9 | 16.8:1 | 14% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 17.9 | 15.2:1 | 12% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 16.2 | 17.7:1 | 8% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Harriet Upper Elementary.
About Lake Harriet Upper Elementary
Lake Harriet Upper Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. Enrollment totals 284 students across grades 3 through 5.
Across its 86 schools, Minneapolis Public School District enrolls 29,928 students. Lake Harriet Upper Elementary is one of those schools.
Lake Harriet Upper Elementary is 81% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Hennepin County's population at about 66%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lake Harriet Upper Elementary scores 33%.
With 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.8:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1, 3.1 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 14% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Hennepin County averages 43%, higher than here.
Lake Harriet Upper Elementary holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 98% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Lake Harriet Upper Elementary ranks in the top 10% in Minnesota. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.4%, against a prediction of 57.7%.
Census data for Hennepin County show the median household earns about $97,653 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 496 public schools in the county, enrolling about 177,509, Lake Harriet Upper Elementary among them.
Southwest High is the nearest public school to Lake Harriet Upper Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Lake Harriet Upper Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Lake Harriet Upper Elementary comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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
Nearby schools
- Southwest High0.5 mi · 1,195
- Southwest High - SWS0.5 mi · 1
- Agamim Classical Academy0.8 mi · 266
- Burroughs Elementary0.8 mi · 481
- Armatage Elementary0.9 mi · 377
- Lake Harriet Lower Elementary1.2 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Harriet Upper ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Harriet Upper Elementary?
Lake Harriet Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 284 students in grades 03-05.
Is Lake Harriet Upper Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Harriet Upper Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Harriet Upper Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Harriet Upper Elementary is approximately 16.8:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Harriet Upper Elementary?
At Lake Harriet Upper Elementary, the student body is approximately 81% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Lake Harriet Upper Elementary public or private?
Lake Harriet Upper Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Minneapolis Public School District.
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