ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY

ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier elementary school in PLYMOUTH, Minnesota, run under ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 428 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 24% above typical.

Within ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 25 schools and 10,821 students, ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 20% Black, 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hennepin County shows median household earnings sit near $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is FAIR School Pilgrim Lane, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY. On composite proficiency, ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 29.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 21%: 545 students in 2018 compared to 428 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 69% to 59%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.