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What's something Seward Elementary does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124005515
Seward Elementary
2309 28TH AVE SOUTH, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55406 · (612) 668-4950 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
275 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 78% larger than its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
43.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
27.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 43 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Seward Elementary
Seward Elementary's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seward Elementary this school | 576 | 47.7% | 35.0% |
| BEACON ACADEMY CRYSTAL | 524 | 48.5% | 34.1% |
| AQUILA ELEMENTARY SAINT LOUIS PARK | 498 | 46.2% | 45.0% |
| L.H. TANGLEN ELEMENTARY MINNETONKA | 521 | 47.6% | 33.6% |
| EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY HOPKINS | 504 | 47.4% | 31.0% |
| OAK RIDGE LEADERSHIPENVIRON/HEALTH EAGAN | 583 | 46.5% | 35.9% |
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 Seward Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #606 of 844 | #93 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #705 of 844 | #115 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #527 of 844 | #84 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #187 of 1,130 | #50 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #197 of 769 | #43 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #69 of 796 | #22 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #362 of 942 | #86 of 183 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 576 | 47.5 | 12.1:1 | 48% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 43 | 13.0:1 | 57% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 599 | 39.8 | 15.0:1 | 63% (378) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seward Elementary.
About Seward Elementary
A large elementary school in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Seward Elementary is part of Minneapolis Public School District. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 576 students. The school is 67% larger than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Minneapolis Public School District counts 86 schools and 29,928 students, including Seward Elementary.
White students make up 39% of enrollment at Seward Elementary, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 28% Black, 13% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 5% Native American. That compares with about 66% White among all Hennepin County residents. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Seward Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.1:1. The school has 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 13.7:1. Federal data show 48% of students (275) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Seward Elementary is 4.4 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 35.0% actual, 39.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
The school's county is Hennepin County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Seward Elementary shares Hennepin County with 495 other public schools.
Seward Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Seward Elementary's average proficiency of 35.0% compares with 11.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Seward Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Minneapolis Public School District
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Other schools in MINNEAPOLIS
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Roosevelt HighHigh · 1,148 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
Other Seward Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Seward Elementary. Seward Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSEWARD, NE · 558 students
Nearby schools
- Minnesota Transitions Charter Elem0.3 mi · 85
- Skyline Math and Science Academy0.4 mi · 145
- Skyline Math & Science Academy OLL0.4 mi · 115
- Lincoln International High School0.5 mi · 158
- Sullivan Elementary0.6 mi · 640
- Anishinabe Academy Elementary0.6 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Seward ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Seward Elementary?
Seward Elementary enrolls approximately 576 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Seward Elementary serve?
Seward Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Seward Elementary?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Seward Elementary.
How diverse is Seward Elementary?
Seward Elementary reports a student body of 39% White, 13% Hispanic, 28% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Seward Elementary?
Seward Elementary is overseen by Minneapolis Public School District in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.