Seward Elementary

Set in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Seward Elementary is a substantial primary school, overseen by Minneapolis Public School District. It caters to 576 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Seward Elementary sits 67% larger than that benchmark.

Minneapolis Public School District comprises 86 schools with combined enrollment of 29,928 students; Seward Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Seward Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% Black, 13% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 5% Native American. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Seward Elementary has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Seward Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.4%, the actual is 35.0%, a residual of -4.4 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hennepin County shows median household income runs about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Seward Elementary is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

The closest other public school is Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Seward Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 11.0%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

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