Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 1 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary in Minneapolis, Minnesota enrolled 44 students in 2024-25 with 0.5 full-time teachers, 88.0 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 62% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 94%
116 students in 2022-23, 101 students in 2023-24, 44 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 8.0 to 0.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 116 | 8.0 | 14.5 |
| 2023-24 | 101 | 4.0 | 25.3 |
| 2024-25 | 44 | 0.5 | 88.0 |
88.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 100 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools
Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 80 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary enrolled 80 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 80 of the 80 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent45.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
97.7% of students were Black, 2.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black97.7%
- Hispanic2.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Minneapolis
72 public elementary schools in Minneapolis report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yinghua Academy | 851 | 13.5 | 12.8% |
| Sullivan Elementary | 640 | 10.4 | 80.6% |
| Twin Cities International Schools | 595 | 15.1 | 97.1% |
| Green Central Elementary | 594 | 13.3 | 48.1% |
| Seward Elementary | 576 | 12.1 | 43.8% |
| Early Childhood Special Education | 573 | 11.1 | 48.5% |
| Ella Baker Elementary | 512 | 9.4 | 74.4% |
| Best Academy | 508 | 15.3 | 89.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary
- Folwell ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 450 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Northrop ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 381 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary with Folwell ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Friendship Academy of the Arts spends per student$16,416 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,416
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaFriendship Academy of Arts-Primary is the number 947 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#947 of 994
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher88.0 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.88.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary
How many students attend Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary?
44 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 116 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Minneapolis, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary?
88.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary a Title I school?
Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary in?
Friendship Academy of the Arts, NCES district ID 2700190. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270019003143 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.