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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270579000225
NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY
9501 TOLEDO AVE S, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55437 · (952) 806-7000 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
213 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
3
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 | 27 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 13% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
45.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
48.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #490 of 844 | #80 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #465 of 844 | #81 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #482 of 844 | #81 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #405 of 1,130 | #93 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #535 of 769 | #103 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #148 of 796 | #55 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #350 of 942 | #83 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #375 of 499 | #70 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
440
+49 (+13%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 440 | 29.4 | 15.0:1 | 48% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 32.9 | 13.4:1 | 46% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 30.1 | 13.2:1 | 46% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 34 | 11.5:1 | 40% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 32.8 | 14.4:1 | 37% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 41% (205) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 22% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 25 | 18.8:1 | 10% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 19 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY.
About NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY
As a medium-sized elementary school, NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY serves students in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 440 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 28% higher.
The district, Bloomington Public Schools, has 10,442 students enrolled across 22 schools.
At NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY, the largest share of students is White, at 47%. After that, the student body is 21% Hispanic, 19% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Census figures show Hennepin County is about 66% White. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY employs 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 48%.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.0%. NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY scores 41.8%.
Census estimates describe Hennepin County this way: the median household income is $97,653, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Hennepin County has 496 public schools and roughly 177,509 students.
The shortest distance from NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 46.7%, higher than NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY's 41.8%.
NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Enrollment has grown by 49 students since 2020-21, to 440. The school's ratio rose from 11.5:1 to 15.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Bloomington Public Schools
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 647 students
- OLSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 524 students
Other schools in BLOOMINGTON
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 647 students
- BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 634 students
Nearby schools
- RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 390
- OLSON ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 524
- OLSON MIDDLE1.1 mi · 762
- Jefferson High School1.2 mi · 1,684
- POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 475
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARYHow many students attend NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY?
NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 440 students in grades PK-05.
Is NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY are roughly 47% White, 21% Hispanic, 19% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY public or private?
NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bloomington Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.