Public schools in New Hope, MN
New Hope has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,469 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Robbinsdale Area Public Schools runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run New Hope's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in New Hope | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbinsdale Area Public Schools | 5 | 11,010 | $17,779 |
| Escuela Exitos Charter School | 1 | 135 | $12,244 |
| Intermediate District 287 | 1 | 853 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in New Hope, 1,433 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbinsdale Cooper Senior High | 1,396 | 17.7 | 57.8% | Robbinsdale Area Public Schools |
| North Education Center Academy | 37 | 7.0 | 62.2% | Intermediate District 287 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in New Hope, 2,036 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El. | 733 | 18.2 | 26.3% | Robbinsdale Area Public Schools |
| Meadow Lake Elementary | 488 | 13.1 | 75.4% | Robbinsdale Area Public Schools |
| Sonnesyn Elementary | 313 | 12.3 | 64.2% | Robbinsdale Area Public Schools |
| Early Childhood Special Education | 271 | 12.3 | 45.0% | Robbinsdale Area Public Schools |
| Escuela Exitos | 231 | 12.7 | 52.4% | Escuela Exitos Charter School |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How New Hope's public schools compare with Minnesota's
The median New Hope school has 12.7 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Minnesota median of 13.7. 43% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 20% across the state. Its median school enrolls 313 students (state 275).
| New Hope | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 12.7 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 313 | 275 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 43% | 20% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 57% | 22% |
| Charter schools | 14% | 12% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 New Hope schools and the 2,321 Minnesota schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in New Hope
- Robbinsdale Area Public SchoolsRuns 5 of New Hope's 7 public schools and spent $17,779 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,779
- Robbinsdale Cooper Senior High, the largest high school in New Hope1,396 students in 2024-25, 17.7 per teacher.1,396
- Compare Robbinsdale Area Public Schools with Escuela Exitos Charter SchoolNew Hope's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaMinnesota's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a New Hope addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in New Hope
How many public schools are in New Hope, MN?
7 public schools with an address in New Hope were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,469 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in New Hope?
Robbinsdale Cooper Senior High, with 1,396 students in 2024-25 (Robbinsdale Area Public Schools).Which districts run New Hope's schools?
Robbinsdale Area Public Schools (5 schools), Escuela Exitos Charter School (1 school), Intermediate District 287 (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25