NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY

NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY is a moderately sized elementary school in BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota, part of ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school works with 488 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 42% bigger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 10,821 students; NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY is among them.

On the student-mix side, NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is Black at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 8% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Hennepin County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hennepin County put median household income runs about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Hennepin County's 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

New Millennium Academy Charter is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 15.0%.

NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY has ticked down 25%, going from 647 students in 2018 to 488 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.