Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 270579000640
WASHBURN ELEMENTARY
8401 XERXES AVE S, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431 · (952) 681-5500 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
198 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
This year's 1st grade class (53) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
37.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
30.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 WASHBURN ELEMENTARY
WASHBURN ELEMENTARY's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WASHBURN ELEMENTARY this school | 298 | 66.4% | 31.6% |
| MORELAND ART/HEALTH SCIENCE MAGNET WEST SAINT PAUL | 369 | 64.5% | 43.1% |
| Vista View Elementary BURNSVILLE | 311 | 66.6% | 25.0% |
| Edward Neill Elementary BURNSVILLE | 377 | 59.7% | 31.7% |
| Neveln Elementary AUSTIN | 381 | 63.0% | 35.3% |
| Sumner Elementary AUSTIN | 387 | 72.1% | 19.8% |
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 WASHBURN ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #659 of 844 | #101 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #675 of 844 | #106 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #616 of 844 | #99 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #645 of 1,130 | #138 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #34 of 769 | #11 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #48 of 796 | #19 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #184 of 942 | #65 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.1% | #39 of 499 | #15 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
298
-408 (-58%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 298 | 30 | 9.9:1 | 66% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 28.9 | 12.2:1 | 70% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 27.4 | 12.8:1 | 71% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 47 | 15.0:1 | 44% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 35.8 | 13.0:1 | 67% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 65% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 58% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 26% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WASHBURN ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (466 to 298); teachers down 16% (35.8 to 30).
About WASHBURN ELEMENTARY
WASHBURN ELEMENTARY is a public elementary school run by Bloomington Public Schools in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 298 students on the rolls.
WASHBURN ELEMENTARY belongs to Bloomington Public Schools, a district of 22 schools and 10,442 students.
Of every 100 students at WASHBURN ELEMENTARY, about 37 are Hispanic, the largest group. Smaller groups are 28% White, 16% Black, 10% multiracial, and 7% Asian. For comparison, the population of Hennepin County is roughly 8% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
WASHBURN ELEMENTARY reported 30 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 9.9:1. The school's 9.9:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Minnesota. Roughly 66% of students at WASHBURN ELEMENTARY can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County is 23 points.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, WASHBURN ELEMENTARY would be expected to post about 29.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.6%.
In Hennepin County, home to about 1,269,496 people, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. WASHBURN ELEMENTARY shares Hennepin County with 495 other public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates WASHBURN ELEMENTARY from the closest public school, New Code Academy Elementary. The five-mile area around WASHBURN ELEMENTARY holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts for WASHBURN ELEMENTARY: 706 students in 2020-21, 298 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.0 to 9.9 over 4 years.
The discussion board for WASHBURN ELEMENTARY is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Bloomington Public Schools
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 647 students
- OLSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 524 students
Other schools in BLOOMINGTON
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,684 students
- Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- OLSON MIDDLEMiddle · 762 students
- OAK GROVE MIDDLEMiddle · 711 students
- VALLEY VIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 647 students
- BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 634 students
Other Washburn Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Washburn Elementary. WASHBURN ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 3.
- Washburn ElementaryWashburn, WI · 285 students
- WASHBURN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWashburn, ND · 234 students
Nearby schools
- New Code Academy Elementary0.0 mi · 85
- BLOOMINGTON TRANSITION CENTER0.6 mi · 80
- Choice Academy0.6 mi · 121
- HILLCREST ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 373
- POPLAR BRIDGE ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 475
- SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION1.2 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About WASHBURN ELEMENTARYHow large is WASHBURN ELEMENTARY?
WASHBURN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 298 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WASHBURN ELEMENTARY serve?
WASHBURN ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at WASHBURN ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at WASHBURN ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at WASHBURN ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at WASHBURN ELEMENTARY are roughly 28% White, 37% Hispanic, 16% Black, 7% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees WASHBURN ELEMENTARY?
WASHBURN ELEMENTARY is overseen by Bloomington Public Schools in Hennepin County.
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