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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at North High this year?
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Enrollment
591
High
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124004557
North High
1500 JAMES AVE N, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55411 · (612) 668-1700 · Hennepin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL591 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Minnesota public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
447 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 150 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 153 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 153 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 135 | 23% |
Student demographics
53%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
14.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
1.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 1 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 24% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 North High
North High's state test result (8.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North High this school | 591 | 75.6% | 8.3% |
| Fridley Senior High FRIDLEY | 796 | 70.0% | 26.1% |
| Brooklyn Center High School BROOKLYN CENTER | 539 | 79.0% | 13.0% |
| Edison High MINNEAPOLIS | 865 | 70.3% | 29.9% |
| Camden High MINNEAPOLIS | 783 | 72.4% | 14.7% |
| ROBBINSDALE COOPER SENIOR HIGH NEW HOPE | 1,396 | 70.4% | 25.3% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 North High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #395 of 397 | #44 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 1.4% | #396 of 401 | #45 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #392 of 397 | #42 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #147 of 764 | #28 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #14 of 332 | #4 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #93 of 338 | #26 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #37 of 444 | #13 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.6% | #20 of 181 | #4 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high 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
591
+189 (+47%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 591 | 53.6 | 11.0:1 | 76% (447) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 45.8 | 11.1:1 | 79% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 33.9 | 14.4:1 | 83% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 40 | 10.1:1 | 67% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 71.2 | 6.1:1 | 81% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 33 | 8.8:1 | 87% (251) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North High.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (436 to 591); teachers down 25% (71.2 to 53.6).
About North High
North High runs as a high-enrollment high school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. Enrolled students number 591 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 59% higher than the average for high schools in Minnesota, which is about 371.
Minneapolis Public School District counts 29,928 students in its 86 schools, and North High is one of them.
Black students account for 66% of enrollment at North High. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% White, and 5% Asian. Hennepin County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at North High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
North High counts 53.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.0 students for each one. Among high schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 16.3:1. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 43% for public schools in Hennepin County.
allk12 grades North High an F. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, North High is in the bottom 10% of Minnesota schools: 8.3% actual against 24.4% predicted.
In the county around the school, Hennepin County, median household income is about $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%. A total of 496 public schools operate in Hennepin County, serving about 177,509 students.
The nearest other public school, Minneapolis Academy & Career Center, is about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, North High is 4th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Reported enrollment: 402 (2020-21) and 591 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades.
Posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater are welcome on this page. 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
Other North High schools
21 other US public schools in 14 states are named North High. North High is the 22nd largest of the 22.
- North High SchoolEdmond, OK · 2,532 students
- North HighBakersfield, CA · 2,135 students
- North HighWichita, KS · 2,041 students
- North High SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 1,837 students
- North HighTorrance, CA · 1,812 students
Nearby schools
- Minneapolis Academy & Career Center0.4 mi · 76
- MPS Online 6-120.4 mi · 358
- MPS Online K-50.4 mi · 67
- Banaadir Academy0.5 mi · 125
- Banaadir Academy0.5 mi · 39
- Franklin Middle0.5 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About North HighHow large is North High?
North High enrolls approximately 591 students in grades 09-12.
Is North High an elementary, middle, or high school?
North High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does North High have?
North High employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North High?
At North High, the student body is approximately 5% White, 16% Hispanic, 66% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees North High?
North High is overseen by Minneapolis Public School District in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.