Legacy of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes

Legacy of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes operates as a rural-scale primary school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, one of the schools within Legacy of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes. Current enrollment sits at 53 students spanning grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 85% below the state mean of about 344.

Operationally, Legacy of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes answers to Legacy of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Legacy of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes logs that the largest single group is Black, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 15% multiracial, 6% White. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Legacy of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Hennepin County's rate of about 43%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hennepin County put 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), Legacy of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jenny Lind Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Legacy of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. As a public charter, Legacy of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 6 years. Legacy of Dr Josie R Johnson Montes's enrollment has decreased 70% since 2018, when it stood at 179 (now 53). White enrollment moved from 37% to 6% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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