Pillsbury Elementary

Pillsbury Elementary, a mid-tier K-5 school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, operated by Minneapolis Public School District, caters to 439 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 344.

Pillsbury Elementary is one of 86 schools operated by Minneapolis Public School District, a district that serves 29,928 students overall.

On demographics, Pillsbury Elementary shows that 35% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 27% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 72% of students at Pillsbury Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hennepin County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pillsbury Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Hennepin County) shows that median household earnings sit near $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which Pillsbury Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is YINGHUA ACADEMY, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pillsbury Elementary. On composite proficiency, Pillsbury Elementary comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.2%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pillsbury Elementary has rose 17%, going from 374 students in 2018 to 439 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 52% to 35% over that span.

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