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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270579000232
POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY
8401 PALMER RD, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55437 · (952) 681-5400 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- BTest 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
13.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
155 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
61%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
54.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
51.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY
POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY this school | 475 | 32.6% | 50.3% |
| AKIN ROAD ELEMENTARY FARMINGTON | 479 | 30.3% | 35.7% |
| DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY EAGAN | 528 | 29.4% | 51.9% |
| Barton Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 508 | 31.7% | 58.2% |
| CLEARVIEW ELEMENTARY CLEAR LAKE | 401 | 33.9% | 44.4% |
| ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE | 565 | 33.1% | 50.5% |
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 POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #336 of 844 | #66 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #420 of 844 | #75 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #311 of 844 | #64 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #336 of 1,130 | #81 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #426 of 769 | #79 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #267 of 796 | #87 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.6% | #640 of 942 | #121 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #461 of 499 | #86 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
475
+59 (+14%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 475 | 34.2 | 13.9:1 | 33% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 33.9 | 14.1:1 | 33% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 30.9 | 15.4:1 | 32% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 26% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 33.5 | 14.5:1 | 33% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 32 | 15.5:1 | 33% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 24% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 25 | 16.7:1 | 9% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 597 | 24 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (485 to 475); teachers up 2% (33.5 to 34.2).
About POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY
POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school located in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 475 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is about 344 students, so this school is 38% larger than average.
Bloomington Public Schools has 22 schools and 10,442 students, and POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
At POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY, White students make up 59% of the student body. It is also 16% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% multiracial, and 6% Asian. POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY and a ratio of 13.9:1. That matches the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota fairly closely. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 33% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Hennepin County average 43%.
allk12 grades POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY a B. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY are 2.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (50.3% actual, 47.5% predicted).
Census estimates describe Hennepin County this way: the median household income is $97,653, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY, Hennepin County has 495 other public schools.
School #532 is the public school closest to POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 50.3% compares with 48.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Enrollment at POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY climbed 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 416 to 475 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 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
- School #5320.9 mi · 15
- New Code Academy Elementary1.1 mi · 85
- WASHBURN ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 298
- International Spanish Language Acad1.2 mi · 447
- NORMANDALE HILLS ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 440
- BLOOMINGTON TRANSITION CENTER1.5 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY?
POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 475 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY serve?
POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY is approximately 13.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY are roughly 59% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY in?
POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY is part of Bloomington Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.