Enrollment
383
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOJOURNER TRUTH ACADEMY·NCES 270015902954
Sojourner Truth Academy
3820 EMERSON AVE N, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55412 · (612) 588-3599 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- FTest 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
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
352 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 19% larger than its 8th grade class (32).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
11.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
5.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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
7.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Sojourner Truth Academy
Sojourner Truth Academy's state test result (7.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sojourner Truth Academy this school | 383 | 91.9% | 7.8% |
| Lucy Laney Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 386 | 88.1% | 12.8% |
| Prodeo Columbia Heights Elementary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 227 | 90.7% | 24.0% |
| Prodeo Columbia Heights Primary COLUMBIA HEIGHTS | 218 | 88.1% | N/A |
| Hennepin Schools Lower Campus MINNEAPOLIS | 240 | 95.4% | 26.1% |
| Cityview Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 239 | 90.0% | 10.3% |
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 Sojourner Truth Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #831 of 844 | #163 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.8% | #837 of 844 | #168 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #828 of 844 | #160 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #518 of 1,130 | #116 of 206 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #432 of 796 | #125 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #31 of 942 | #14 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #220 of 244 | #47 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
383
+54 (+16%) vs 2020
+75% since 2000-01, when it was 219
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 | 383 | N/A | N/A | 92% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 22.7 | 15.6:1 | 93% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 26.7 | 11.0:1 | 90% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 91% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 96% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 93% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 26 | 13.0:1 | 99% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 219 | 2 | 109.5:1 | 90% (197) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sojourner Truth Academy.
About Sojourner Truth Academy
Located in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sojourner Truth Academy is a medium-sized elementary school. It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 383 students.
In federal data, the district for Sojourner Truth Academy is the school itself.
At 71%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Sojourner Truth Academy combined. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Hennepin County, the Black share is about 13%. Sojourner Truth Academy has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 92% of enrollment. That is higher than the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County.
allk12 grades Sojourner Truth Academy an F. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Sojourner Truth Academy scores 7.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 15.7%.
Within Hennepin County, median household income is about $97,653, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 496 public schools in Hennepin County, with a combined enrollment of about 177,509.
The nearest other public school, Cityview Elementary, is about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sojourner Truth Academy. On state test proficiency, Sojourner Truth Academy ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Sojourner Truth Academy is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Sojourner Truth Academy is a public charter school.
The number of students climbed from 329 to 383 over 4 years.
The Sojourner Truth Academy community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
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Nearby schools
- Cityview Elementary0.8 mi · 239
- Camden High0.9 mi · 783
- Lucy Laney Elementary0.9 mi · 386
- Hmong International Elementary1.0 mi · 258
- Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary1.2 mi · 304
- Loring Elementary1.2 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Sojourner Truth AcademyHow many students attend Sojourner Truth Academy?
Sojourner Truth Academy enrolls approximately 383 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Sojourner Truth Academy serve?
Sojourner Truth Academy serves grades PK-08.
What is the student diversity at Sojourner Truth Academy?
Student demographics at Sojourner Truth Academy are roughly 2% White, 24% Hispanic, 71% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sojourner Truth Academy?
Sojourner Truth Academy is overseen by Sojourner Truth Academy in Hennepin County.
What county does Sojourner Truth Academy serve?
Sojourner Truth Academy serves Hennepin County in MN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.