Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.

Set in NEW HOPE, Minnesota, Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. is a high-enrollment elementary school, run under ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 733 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 113% above 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; Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. is among them.

On demographics, Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. lists that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 34% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

Looking at school resources, Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. records 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Hennepin County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hennepin County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,653, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. is one.

The closest other public school is SONNESYN ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 32.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.'s enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 728 (now 733). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 63% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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