Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273178001337
SONNESYN ELEMENTARY
3421 BOONE AVE N, NEW HOPE, MN 55427 · (763) 504-7600 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
234 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 23 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
70%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
30.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
17.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
21.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 SONNESYN ELEMENTARY
SONNESYN ELEMENTARY's state test result (21.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SONNESYN ELEMENTARY this school | 313 | 74.8% | 21.6% |
| NEILL ELEMENTARY CRYSTAL | 359 | 73.0% | 32.0% |
| LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY ROBBINSDALE | 318 | 78.3% | 18.6% |
| NOBLE ELEMENTARY GOLDEN VALLEY | 262 | 69.8% | 17.4% |
| Loring Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 321 | 68.5% | 26.4% |
| Highland Park Elementary SAINT PAUL | 406 | 72.4% | 21.6% |
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 SONNESYN ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #746 of 844 | #125 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #773 of 844 | #137 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #698 of 844 | #114 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #618 of 1,130 | #133 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #213 of 769 | #47 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #118 of 796 | #41 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #127 of 942 | #50 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.0% | #41 of 499 | #17 of 99 |
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
313
-59 (-16%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 704
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 313 | 25.5 | 12.3:1 | 75% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 28.7 | 10.4:1 | 74% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 25.9 | 13.7:1 | 69% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 55% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 36.3 | 13.5:1 | 55% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 58% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 46% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 562 | 31 | 18.1:1 | 17% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 704 | 31 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SONNESYN ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (489 to 313); teachers down 30% (36.3 to 25.5).
About SONNESYN ELEMENTARY
SONNESYN ELEMENTARY, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in NEW HOPE, Minnesota. Enrolled students number 313 students, in pre-K through 5.
The district, ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 10,821 students enrolled across 25 schools.
Enrollment at SONNESYN ELEMENTARY is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 44%. It is also 24% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Hennepin County is roughly 13% Black. By the diversity index, SONNESYN ELEMENTARY comes in at 70%.
SONNESYN ELEMENTARY's 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.3:1. That ratio is under the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 75%. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County, the school's rate is higher.
SONNESYN ELEMENTARY's average proficiency rate on state tests of 21.6% is 3.2 points below the 24.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the county around the school, Hennepin County, median household income is about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SONNESYN ELEMENTARY is among the 496 public schools in Hennepin County.
Of nearby public schools, Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 40.1% proficiency; SONNESYN ELEMENTARY posts 21.6%.
NCES assigns SONNESYN ELEMENTARY the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
SONNESYN ELEMENTARY saw enrollment fall 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 13.8 to 12.3 over 4 years.
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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 Spanish Immersion El.Elementary · 733 students
- ROBBINSDALE MIDDLEMiddle · 567 students
- MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
Other schools in NEW HOPE
- ROBBINSDALE COOPER SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,396 students
- Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.Elementary · 733 students
- MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATIONElementary · 271 students
- Escuela ExitosElementary · 231 students
- North Education Center AcademyHigh · 37 students
Nearby schools
- Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.0.7 mi · 733
- PLYMOUTH MIDDLE0.8 mi · 749
- FAIR School Pilgrim Lane1.0 mi · 403
- BEACON ACADEMY1.0 mi · 524
- Robbinsdale Shared Time Program1.1 mi · 6
- ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH1.3 mi · 1,840
Frequently asked questions
About SONNESYN ELEMENTARYHow large is SONNESYN ELEMENTARY?
SONNESYN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 313 students in grades PK-05.
Is SONNESYN ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SONNESYN ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SONNESYN ELEMENTARY have?
SONNESYN ELEMENTARY employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is SONNESYN ELEMENTARY?
SONNESYN ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 24% White, 18% Hispanic, 44% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is SONNESYN ELEMENTARY in?
SONNESYN ELEMENTARY is part of ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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