Lyndale Elementary

Located at 312 WEST 34TH ST, in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Lyndale Elementary is a medium-sized elementary campus that serves 466 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Minneapolis Public School District. That puts it 35% bigger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Across the 86 schools in Minneapolis Public School District (29,928 students total), Lyndale Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Lyndale Elementary reports that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Black, 19% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Lyndale Elementary lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hennepin County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lyndale Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.5%, the actual is 27.9%, a residual of +5.4 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hennepin County put median household income runs about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which Lyndale Elementary is one.

Venture Academy Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lyndale Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 16.0%.

Lyndale Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 5%: 490 students in 2018 compared to 466 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 12% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.