Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem

Set in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem is a very small elementary-level community, run under Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch. It enrolls 85 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 75% smaller than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Within Minnesota Transitions Charter Sch, which oversees 10 schools and 5,721 students, Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem logs that the largest single group is Black, at 64% of enrollment; the rest reads as 15% Hispanic, 11% White, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 13.8%; this one delivers 7.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Hennepin County) records that median household earnings sit near $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

Nearest neighbor: Skyline Math & Science Academy OLL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 18.0%.

The school occupies a city-core site. As a public charter, Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem has expanded 5%, going from 81 students in 2018 to 85 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment expanded from 59% to 64% over that span.

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