Tier One
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 12 | 25 | 100% |
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolWhere Tier One ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 25 | #57 of 137 | #8 of 14 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25 | 5.6 | 4.5:1 | 28% (7) |
| 2023-24 | 18 | 3.3 | 5.5:1 | 33% (6) |
| 2022-23 | 21 | 6.7 | 3.1:1 | 43% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 21 | 6 | 3.5:1 | 19% (4) |
About Tier One
Tier One, located in PLYMOUTH, Minnesota, is a low-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 12, with 25 students on the rolls. Combined schools in Minnesota average about 50 students, which makes this school 50% below average.
The district, Intermediate School District 287, has 927 students enrolled across 15 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Tier One is White, with 48% of students. Other groups make up 20% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 8% Asian. Hennepin County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school's share is lower.
The school's 5.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 4.5:1. Combined schools in Minnesota have an average ratio of 6.4:1. At Tier One, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Hennepin County average 43%.
American Community Survey estimates for Hennepin County show that the median household earns about $97,653 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Hennepin County has 496 public schools with about 177,509 students, including Tier One.
Tier Three is the nearest public school to Tier One, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Tier One, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Tier One enrolled 21 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 3.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 4.5:1.
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