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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY this year?
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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273178001330
NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY
5421 BROOKLYN BLVD, BROOKLYN CENTER, MN 55429 · (763) 504-7800 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
391 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 51 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
72%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
31.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
24.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY
NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY this school | 488 | 80.1% | 25.4% |
| Brooklyn Center Elementary School BROOKLYN CENTER | 708 | 79.9% | 7.8% |
| FAIR OAKS ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK | 396 | 72.7% | 29.8% |
| Zanewood Community School STEAM BROOKLYN PARK | 317 | 77.9% | 23.5% |
| INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON | 388 | 75.5% | 17.5% |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT | 389 | 82.5% | 17.4% |
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 NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #715 of 844 | #117 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #725 of 844 | #122 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #690 of 844 | #112 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #319 of 1,130 | #76 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #450 of 769 | #85 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #86 of 796 | #29 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.1% | #101 of 942 | #37 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #95 of 499 | #26 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
488
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 488 | 34.5 | 14.2:1 | 80% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 39 | 11.3:1 | 82% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 34.9 | 13.8:1 | 86% (415) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 71% (356) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 38 | 17.0:1 | 82% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 656 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 83% (545) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 83% (484) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 52% (296) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 31 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (647 to 488); teachers down 9% (38 to 34.5).
About NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY
NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in BROOKLYN CENTER, Minnesota. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 488 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll about 344 students on average.
NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY is part of a district of 25 schools: ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 10,821 students.
No group is above 50% at NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY; the largest is Black, at 38%. The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 8% White, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Hennepin County, the Black share is about 13%. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY has 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 13.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 80%. The rate at public schools in Hennepin County averages 43%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY lands at C, ahead of 26% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Test results at NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY are 3.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (25.4% actual, 22.0% predicted).
Hennepin County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY shares Hennepin County with 495 other public schools.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, New Millennium Academy Charter, is the closest to NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 15 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 15.2:1 in 2020-21 and 14.2:1 in 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 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 BROOKLYN CENTER
- New Millennium Academy CharterElementary · 845 students
- Brooklyn Center Elementary SchoolElementary · 708 students
- Brooklyn Center High SchoolHigh · 539 students
- INSIGHT SCHOOL OF MINNESOTAHigh · 509 students
- Evergreen Park Elementary-STEMElementary · 422 students
- Early Childhood Special EducationElementary · 404 students
Other Northport Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Northport Elementary. NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Northport Elementary SchoolNorthport, AL · 558 students
- Northport Elementary SchoolNorthport, WA · 105 students
Nearby schools
- New Millennium Academy Charter0.5 mi · 845
- Progeny Academy Charter School0.6 mi · 92
- Brooklyn Center Early College Acad0.9 mi · 60
- INSIGHT SCHOOL OF MINNESOTA0.9 mi · 509
- KIPP North Star Primary1.0 mi · 124
- KIPP North Star Academy1.0 mi · 107
Frequently asked questions
About NORTHPORT ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY?
NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 488 students in grades PK-05.
Is NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY?
NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 8% White, 31% Hispanic, 38% Black, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY public or private?
NORTHPORT 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.