Minneapolis Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

MINNEAPOLIS — Several elementary and middle schools in Minneapolis have been ranked among the best in Minnesota, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

Here are where Minneapolis elementary schools rank statewide:

• 5th statewide— Lake Harriet Upper School
• 6th statewide — Lake Harriet Lower Elementary
• 17th statewide — Armatage Elementary
• 22nd statewide — Hale Elementary
• 80th statewide — Burroughs Elementary
• 93rd statewide — Howe Elementary
• 109th statewide — Northrop Elementary
• 164th statewide — Kenny Elementary
• 216th statewide— Waite Park Elementary
• 249th statewide — Dowling Elementary
• 261st statewide — Lake Nokomis Comm-Keewaydin Campus
• 359th statewide — Barton Open Elementary
• 461st statewide — Windom School
• 486th statewide — Kenwood Elementary
• 586th statewide — Lyndale Elementary
• 606th statewide — Pillsbury Elementary

Here are where Minneapolis middles schools rank statewide:

• 23rd statewide — Field Community
• 44th statewide — Lake Harriet Upper School
• 67th statewide — Justice Page Middle School
• 144th statewide — Anthony Middle School
• 235th statewide — Barton Open Elementary
• 275th statewide — Marcy Open Elementary
• 300 statewide — Sanford Middle
• 302 statewide — Lake Nokomis Comm-Keewaydin Campus
• 321st statewide — Seward Elementary

Tied 331-441

• Anwatin Middle Com & Spanish D I
• Andersen Community
• Folwell Arts Magnet
• Olson Middle
• Franklin Middle School
• Hmong International Academy
• Jefferson Elementary
• Northeast Middle
• Sullivan Elementary

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Schools were also ranked by the district. Here’s how public elementary and middle schools in Minneapolis measured up with each other:

Elementary:

1. Lake Harriet Lower Elementary
2. Armatage Elementary
3. Hale Elementary
4. Burroughs Elementary
5. Howe Elementary
6. Northrop Elementary
7. Kenny Elementary
8. Waite Park Elementary
9. Dowling Elementary
10. Lake Nokomis Comm-Keewaydin Campus
11. Barton Open Elementary
12. Windom School
13. Kenwood Elementary
14. Lyndale Elementary
15. Pillsbury Elementary

Middle Schools

1. Field Community
2. Lake Harriet Upper School
3. Justice Page Middle School
4. Anthony Middle School
5. Barton Open Elementary
6. Marcy Open Elementary
7. Sanford Middle
8. Lake Nokomis Comm-Keewaydin Campus
9. Seward Elementary
10. Anwatin Middle Com & Spanish D I
11. Andersen Community
12. Folwell Arts Magnet
13. Olson Middle

Tied for 14th:

• Franklin Middle School
• Hmong International Academy
• Jefferson Elementary
• Northeast Middle
• Sullivan Elementary

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.