Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124001920
Loring Elementary
2600 44TH AVE N, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55412 · (612) 668-2060 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
220 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
75%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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
31.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
24.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 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 Loring Elementary
Loring Elementary's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loring Elementary this school | 321 | 68.5% | 26.4% |
| NOBLE ELEMENTARY GOLDEN VALLEY | 262 | 69.8% | 17.4% |
| NEILL ELEMENTARY CRYSTAL | 359 | 73.0% | 32.0% |
| SONNESYN ELEMENTARY NEW HOPE | 313 | 74.8% | 21.6% |
| Highland Park Elementary SAINT PAUL | 406 | 72.4% | 21.6% |
| FOREST ELEMENTARY CRYSTAL | 464 | 67.9% | 25.4% |
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 Loring Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #704 of 844 | #111 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #728 of 844 | #123 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #687 of 844 | #111 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #606 of 1,130 | #130 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #64 of 769 | #19 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.8% | #38 of 796 | #14 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #169 of 942 | #62 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #141 of 499 | #31 of 99 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
321
-68 (-17%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 321 | 30.8 | 10.4:1 | 69% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 23.2 | 12.1:1 | 68% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 23.8 | 12.3:1 | 69% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 58% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 27 | 15.1:1 | 65% (267) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 68% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 70% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 69% (298) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 23 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loring Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (408 to 321); teachers up 14% (27 to 30.8).
About Loring Elementary
Loring Elementary is a public elementary school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. Enrollment is 321 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
The 86 schools of Minneapolis Public School District, including Loring Elementary, enroll 29,928 students.
Black students are the largest group at Loring Elementary, with 39% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 23% White, 15% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 7% Asian. Hennepin County's residents are about 13% Black, 26 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Loring Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 75%.
Its 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.4:1. That ratio is under the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 69%. That rate is above the 43% average among public schools in Hennepin County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Loring Elementary would score about 28.2%. It scores 26.4%, 1.8 points below that figure.
Within Hennepin County, median household income is about $97,653, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Hennepin County number 496 and enroll about 177,509.
The shortest distance from Loring Elementary to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Camden High. The five-mile area around Loring Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 26.4% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Loring Elementary is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Loring Elementary had 389 students in 2020-21 and 321 in 2024-25, a 17% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.6:1 in 2020-21, and 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Camden High0.4 mi · 783
- KIPP North Star Academy0.8 mi · 107
- KIPP North Star Primary0.8 mi · 124
- Olson Middle0.9 mi · 329
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 318
- New Millennium Academy Charter1.0 mi · 845
Frequently asked questions
About Loring ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Loring Elementary?
Loring Elementary enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Loring Elementary serve?
Loring Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Loring Elementary?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Loring Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Loring Elementary?
Student demographics at Loring Elementary are roughly 23% White, 13% Hispanic, 39% Black, 7% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Loring Elementary public or private?
Loring Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Minneapolis Public School District.
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