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What's the biggest difference between Lyndale Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124000999
Lyndale Elementary
312 WEST 34TH ST, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55408 · (612) 668-4000 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
369 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
4
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 | 48 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
Student demographics
68%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
32.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
28.6%
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 29 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 →
Where Lyndale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #689 of 844 | #110 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #695 of 844 | #110 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #684 of 844 | #110 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #356 of 1,130 | #83 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #116 of 769 | #28 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #167 of 796 | #61 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #104 of 942 | #39 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #413 of 499 | #77 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
466
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 688
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 466 | 41.3 | 11.3:1 | 79% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 36.2 | 11.2:1 | 73% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 28.7 | 12.6:1 | 74% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 42% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 37.9 | 12.9:1 | 63% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 42 | 13.1:1 | 70% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 77% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 40 | 11.3:1 | 91% (410) |
| 1990-91 | 688 | 43 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lyndale Elementary.
About Lyndale Elementary
Lyndale Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. Its 466 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344 students.
Lyndale Elementary is part of a district of 86 schools: Minneapolis Public School District, with 29,928 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Lyndale Elementary, with 45% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 28% Black, 19% White, and 5% multiracial. Hennepin County's residents are about 8% Hispanic, 37 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Lyndale Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Federal staffing data show 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lyndale Elementary and a ratio of 11.3:1. That ratio is under the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 79% of students. That rate is above the 43% average among public schools in Hennepin County.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 22.5%. Lyndale Elementary scores 27.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hennepin County show that median household income is about $97,653, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Lyndale Elementary is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County, which together enroll about 177,509 students.
Venture Academy Middle School is the public school closest to Lyndale Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Lyndale Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Lyndale Elementary's average proficiency of 27.9% compares with 16.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Lyndale Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 471 in 2020-21 and 466 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.3:1, from 14.3:1.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. 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
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
- Venture Academy Middle School0.6 mi · 90
- Hiawatha College Prep - Kingfield0.6 mi · 74
- Green Central Elementary0.6 mi · 594
- Cosmos Montessori0.8 mi · 21
- Whittier Elementary0.9 mi · 491
- MERC1.0 mi · 60
Frequently asked questions
About Lyndale ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lyndale Elementary?
Lyndale Elementary enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lyndale Elementary serve?
Lyndale Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lyndale Elementary have?
Lyndale Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is Lyndale Elementary?
Lyndale Elementary reports a student body of 19% White, 45% Hispanic, 28% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Lyndale Elementary in?
Lyndale Elementary is part of Minneapolis Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.