29 Minneapolis Public Schools Added To State 'Accountability' List

MINNEAPOLIS — Following a statewide decline in student test scores, a total of 371 public schools in Minnesota have been identified as needing additional support, the state's Department of Education announced Thursday.

Among those schools are these 29 in Minneapolis:

• Bethune Elementary
• Howe Elementary
• Loring Elementary
• Jenny Lind Elementary
• Pillsbury Elementary
• Pratt Elementary
• Sheridan Elementary
• Windom Elementary
• Jefferson Elementary
• Webster Elementary
• Anishinabe Academy Elementary
• Bryn Mawr Elementary
• Green Central Elementary
• Lucy Laney Elementary
• Hall Academy Elementary
• Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary
• Whittier Elementary
• Cityview Elementary
• Northeast Middle
• Sanford Middle
• Franklin Middle
• Loring-Nicollet High
• Longfellow Alternative High
• Plymouth Youth Center
• Wellstone International High
• North High
• VOA High
• Loring-Nicollet High Extended
• Plymouth Youth Center Extended

The schools added to the accountability list were chosen based on low graduation rates and test scores, among other measures.

In an effort to improve student achievement, these schools will receive coordinated support and training from the state over the next three years, as a part of Minnesota's "North Star accountability system."

"These statewide assessment results reinforce what we already know – our students, families, school communities and educators need us to continue to meet this moment," said Education Commissioner Dr. Heather Mueller in a news release.

"As education colleagues, MDE remains committed to providing support, through COMPASS, to every school in Minnesota as they strive to meet the academic, social-emotional and mental health needs of each and every one of their students."

As students work to regain normalcy after the pandemic and shutdown-related disruptions, test scores are down across the state.

The number of Minnesota students who meet the standards in math, reading, and science over time has declined since the pandemic, according to state data.