Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY·NCES 270024003340
Prairie Seeds El School Academy
6200 W BROADWAY AVE, BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55428 · (763) 450-1388 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- DTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
251 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Prairie Seeds El School Academy→Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy→Prairie Seeds High School Academy
Based on grade levels within PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
23.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
27.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Prairie Seeds El School Academy
Prairie Seeds El School Academy's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Seeds El School Academy this school | 359 | 69.9% | 21.2% |
| Noble Academy Elementary BROOKLYN PARK | 395 | 68.9% | 31.7% |
| Txuj Ci HMong Language & Culture Lo SAINT PAUL | 638 | 78.1% | 24.2% |
| Sejong Academy Lower School MAPLEWOOD | 196 | 85.2% | 27.7% |
| HOPE Community Academy Elementary SAINT PAUL | 434 | 89.2% | 15.6% |
| New Millennium Academy Charter BROOKLYN CENTER | 845 | 81.9% | 21.7% |
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 Prairie Seeds El School Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #749 of 844 | #127 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #709 of 844 | #117 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #759 of 844 | #130 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #554 of 1,130 | #122 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #411 of 769 | #75 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #718 of 796 | #154 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #158 of 942 | #58 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #179 of 244 | #36 of 50 |
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
359
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-49% since 2010-11, when it was 705
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 359 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 70% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 25.3 | 14.1:1 | 72% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 25 | 14.3:1 | 78% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 24 | 15.6:1 | 70% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 78% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 336 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 78% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 705 | 16 | 44.1:1 | 75% (529) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Seeds El School Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (345 to 359); teachers up 24% (21 to 26).
About Prairie Seeds El School Academy
Prairie Seeds El School Academy is a medium-sized elementary school located in BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota. The school's 359 students are in kindergarten through 5.
PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY is the district for Prairie Seeds El School Academy. It has 3 schools and 860 students.
Prairie Seeds El School Academy's enrollment is 92% Asian. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 3% Black. That is higher than the 7% Asian share among all Hennepin County residents. The school's diversity index is 15%, meaning two students picked at random have a 15% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 26 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.8:1. That is close to the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 70%. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Prairie Seeds El School Academy is D. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Prairie Seeds El School Academy is 6.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
In the county around the school, Hennepin County, the median household income is $97,653, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Hennepin County is home to 496 public schools and about 177,509 public school students.
The shortest distance from Prairie Seeds El School Academy to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Prairie Seeds High School Academy. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Prairie Seeds El School Academy ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Prairie Seeds El School Academy falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Prairie Seeds El School Academy is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 16 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 15.6:1 to 13.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Prairie Seeds El School Academy covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY
- Prairie Seeds High School AcademyHigh · 282 students
- Prairie Seeds Middle School AcademyMiddle · 219 students
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- WOODLAND ELEMENTARYElementary · 609 students
- Monroe Elementary School - MSEElementary · 553 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie Seeds High School Academy0.0 mi · 282
- Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy0.0 mi · 219
- MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 488
- ADULT ACADEMICS1.0 mi · 1
- ROBBINSDALE TRANSITION CENTER1.0 mi · 49
- North Education Center Academy1.0 mi · 37
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Seeds El School AcademyHow large is Prairie Seeds El School Academy?
Prairie Seeds El School Academy enrolls approximately 359 students in grades KG-05.
Is Prairie Seeds El School Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prairie Seeds El School Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Prairie Seeds El School Academy have?
Prairie Seeds El School Academy employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Prairie Seeds El School Academy?
Prairie Seeds El School Academy reports a student body of 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 92% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Prairie Seeds El School Academy in?
Prairie Seeds El School Academy is part of PRAIRIE SEEDS ACADEMY.
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