Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124002476
Lucy Laney Elementary
3333 PENN AVE N, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55412 · (612) 668-2200 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
340 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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
60%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
17.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
10.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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
12.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Lucy Laney Elementary
Lucy Laney Elementary's state test result (12.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Laney Elementary this school | 386 | 88.1% | 12.8% |
| Maxfield Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 331 | 88.5% | 13.3% |
| MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARY NEW HOPE | 488 | 82.8% | 17.8% |
| Sojourner Truth Academy MINNEAPOLIS | 383 | 91.9% | 7.8% |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD | 328 | 81.1% | 12.1% |
| Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud SAINT CLOUD | 260 | 85.4% | 17.6% |
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 Lucy Laney Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #806 of 844 | #147 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #816 of 844 | #154 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #801 of 844 | #146 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #514 of 1,130 | #115 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #48 of 769 | #14 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #275 of 796 | #89 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.1% | #53 of 942 | #24 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #321 of 499 | #61 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
386
-73 (-16%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 386 | 37.9 | 10.2:1 | 88% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 32.4 | 11.3:1 | 89% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 31.2 | 10.8:1 | 89% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 39 | 11.8:1 | 87% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 42.9 | 10.0:1 | 86% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 97% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 42 | 13.9:1 | 98% (572) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 85% (392) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lucy Laney Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (429 to 386); teachers down 12% (42.9 to 37.9).
About Lucy Laney Elementary
Lucy Laney Elementary runs as a medium-sized elementary school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 386 students.
Minneapolis Public School District runs Lucy Laney Elementary along with 85 other schools, enrolling 29,928 students in total.
A majority of students at Lucy Laney Elementary, 58%, are Black. Next come 16% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 8% White, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 13% Black. Lucy Laney Elementary has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 37.9 full-time equivalents, or about 10.2 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. About 88% of students, or 340, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Hennepin County, the average is 43%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lucy Laney Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 12.8% actual against 17.7% predicted.
Hennepin County has these Census figures: median household income is about $97,653, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Lucy Laney Elementary is among the 496 public schools in Hennepin County.
The school nearest to Lucy Laney Elementary is Hmong International Elementary, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lucy Laney Elementary is 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Lucy Laney Elementary the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students declined from 459 to 386 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.2:1, from 11.8:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lucy Laney Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
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- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
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- 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
- Hmong International Elementary0.6 mi · 258
- Exploration High School0.7 mi · 136
- Sojourner Truth Academy0.9 mi · 383
- MNIC Online Program1.0 mi · 134
- Unity Campus1.0 mi · 103
- Plymouth Youth Center1.0 mi · 96
Frequently asked questions
About Lucy Laney ElementaryHow many students attend Lucy Laney Elementary?
Lucy Laney Elementary enrolls approximately 386 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lucy Laney Elementary serve?
Lucy Laney Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lucy Laney Elementary have?
Lucy Laney Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Lucy Laney Elementary?
Student demographics at Lucy Laney Elementary are roughly 8% White, 16% Hispanic, 58% Black, 2% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Lucy Laney Elementary public or private?
Lucy Laney Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Minneapolis Public School District.
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