Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273178001327
NEILL ELEMENTARY
6600 MEDICINE LAKE RD, CRYSTAL, MN 55427 · (763) 504-7400 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
262 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 32 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
40.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
33.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 NEILL ELEMENTARY
NEILL ELEMENTARY's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEILL ELEMENTARY this school | 359 | 73.0% | 32.0% |
| SONNESYN ELEMENTARY NEW HOPE | 313 | 74.8% | 21.6% |
| Loring Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 321 | 68.5% | 26.4% |
| Highland Park Elementary SAINT PAUL | 406 | 72.4% | 21.6% |
| LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY ROBBINSDALE | 318 | 78.3% | 18.6% |
| Gage Elementary School ROCHESTER | 412 | 73.3% | 15.3% |
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 NEILL ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #649 of 844 | #99 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #654 of 844 | #103 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #578 of 844 | #90 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #557 of 1,130 | #123 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #177 of 769 | #40 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.5% | #80 of 796 | #26 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #139 of 942 | #54 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #140 of 499 | #30 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
359
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 359 | 30.2 | 11.9:1 | 73% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 32.2 | 11.1:1 | 77% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 32.2 | 11.2:1 | 76% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 29 | 12.6:1 | 62% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 32.5 | 14.1:1 | 64% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 39 | 13.2:1 | 64% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 573 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 50% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 28 | 18.3:1 | 22% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | 29 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEILL ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (457 to 359); teachers down 7% (32.5 to 30.2).
About NEILL ELEMENTARY
NEILL ELEMENTARY operates as a mid-sized elementary school in CRYSTAL, Minnesota. Total enrollment is 359 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
NEILL ELEMENTARY is run by ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 25 schools enroll 10,821 students.
The student body at NEILL ELEMENTARY has no majority group. Black students lead at 42%. Enrollment also includes 22% White, 16% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's Black share is 29 points above the 13% share among Hennepin County residents. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at NEILL ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
There are about 11.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at NEILL ELEMENTARY, which has 30.2. Elementary schools in Minnesota have an average ratio of 13.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 73%. For comparison, public schools in Hennepin County average 43%.
In Minnesota, NEILL ELEMENTARY is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 32.0% actual against a predicted 25.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Hennepin County show that the median household earns about $97,653 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Hennepin County, 496 public schools serve about 177,509 students.
Of the public schools around it, NEILL ELEMENTARY is closest to Sandburg Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 37.4%; NEILL ELEMENTARY's is 32.0%, ranking 4th of 6.
NCES describes the area around NEILL ELEMENTARY as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 359, starting from 364.
This page collects posts and questions about NEILL ELEMENTARY, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,840 students
- ROBBINSDALE COOPER SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,396 students
- PLYMOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 749 students
- Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.Elementary · 733 students
- ROBBINSDALE MIDDLEMiddle · 567 students
- MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
Other schools in CRYSTAL
- BEACON ACADEMYElementary · 524 students
- FOREST ELEMENTARYElementary · 464 students
- The FAIR School - CrystalMiddle · 439 students
- ROBBINSDALE TRANSITION CENTERHigh · 49 students
- ADULT ACADEMICSHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Sandburg Middle School0.3 mi · 341
- Robbinsdale Virtual Academy0.3 mi · 170
- Robbinsdale Virtual Academy K-50.3 mi · 11
- HIGHVIEW ALC0.3 mi · 277
- BEACON ACADEMY0.8 mi · 524
- SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING-ARTS AT OLSON0.8 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About NEILL ELEMENTARYHow large is NEILL ELEMENTARY?
NEILL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-05.
Is NEILL ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
NEILL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does NEILL ELEMENTARY have?
NEILL ELEMENTARY employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at NEILL ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at NEILL ELEMENTARY are roughly 22% White, 16% Hispanic, 42% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is NEILL ELEMENTARY public or private?
NEILL ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.