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What's something Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
733
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273178000747
Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.
8808 MEDICINE LAKE RD, NEW HOPE, MN 55427 · (763) 504-4400 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL733 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- 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
18.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
242 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
65%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
46.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
41.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.
Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.'s state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. this school | 733 | 33.0% | 40.4% |
| Morris Area Elementary MORRIS | 557 | 29.3% | 50.5% |
| GREENLEAF ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY | 747 | 40.0% | 46.5% |
| International Spanish Language Acad EDINA | 447 | 26.2% | 52.4% |
| GREENVALE PARK ELEMENTARY NORTHFIELD | 488 | 33.4% | 57.2% |
| LA ACADEMIA CHASKA | 443 | 26.0% | 50.4% |
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 Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #525 of 844 | #84 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #562 of 844 | #91 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #456 of 844 | #79 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 733 | #61 of 1,130 | #19 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #741 of 769 | #155 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #222 of 796 | #76 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.0% | #635 of 942 | #120 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #233 of 244 | #49 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
733
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 733 | 40.3 | 18.2:1 | 33% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 748 | 38.6 | 19.4:1 | 34% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 700 | 35.1 | 19.9:1 | 34% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 35 | 20.7:1 | 28% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 728 | 36.4 | 20.0:1 | 24% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 751 | 36 | 20.9:1 | 24% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 696 | 33 | 21.1:1 | 11% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 29 | 21.8:1 | 8% (53) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El..
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (728 to 733); teachers up 11% (36.4 to 40.3).
About Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.
The public elementary school Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. is located in NEW HOPE, Minnesota. The school serves 733 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students.
Besides Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El., ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 24 other schools. The district enrolls 10,821 students.
White students are the largest group at Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El., with 47% of enrollment. Next come 34% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 7% Black. The county population is about 66% White. Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 18.2 students per teacher and 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 33%. That rate is below the 43% average among public schools in Hennepin County.
allk12 grades Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. a C-. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. is 6.9 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (40.4% versus 47.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
Among Hennepin County residents, median household income is about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 496 public schools in Hennepin County, with a combined enrollment of about 177,509.
The nearest other public school, SONNESYN ELEMENTARY, is about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.. On state test proficiency, Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. ranks 2nd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Federal data place Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. was 725 in 2020-21 and 733 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.7:1 to 18.2:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 MIDDLEMiddle · 567 students
- MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
- NORTHPORT ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
Other schools in NEW HOPE
- ROBBINSDALE COOPER SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,396 students
- MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
- SONNESYN ELEMENTARYElementary · 313 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATIONElementary · 271 students
- Escuela ExitosElementary · 231 students
- North Education Center AcademyHigh · 37 students
Nearby schools
- SONNESYN ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 313
- SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING-ARTS AT OLSON1.1 mi · 432
- PLYMOUTH MIDDLE1.1 mi · 749
- BEACON ACADEMY1.3 mi · 524
- HIGHVIEW ALC1.3 mi · 277
- Robbinsdale Virtual Academy1.3 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.How many students attend Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.?
Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. enrolls approximately 733 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. serve?
Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El..
How diverse is Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.?
Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. reports a student body of 47% White, 34% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.?
Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. is overseen by ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.