Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary

Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, run under Minneapolis Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 349 students spanning grades 2 through 5.

Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary is one of 86 schools operated by Minneapolis Public School District, a district that caters to 29,928 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Black, 3% Native American.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 34% of students at Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.4%.

Around the school, census data for Hennepin County shows median household earnings sit near $97,653, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Hennepin County's 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is AUGSBURG FAIRVIEW ACADEMY, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.0%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

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