Hiawatha Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hiawatha Elementary in Minneapolis, Minnesota enrolled 201 students in 2024-25 with 16.5 full-time teachers, 12.2 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; 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 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 27%
228 students in 2022-23, 212 students in 2023-24, 201 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.0 to 16.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 228 | 13.0 | 17.5 |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 17.0 | 12.5 |
| 2024-25 | 201 | 16.5 | 12.2 |
12.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hiawatha Elementary enrolled 235 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent21.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
63.7% of students were White, 11.9% Hispanic, 10.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White63.7%
- Hispanic11.9%
- Two or more races10.0%
- Black8.5%
- American Indian3.5%
- Asian2.0%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
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 Hiawatha Elementary
- Dowling ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 399 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Howe ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 230 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare Hiawatha Elementary with Dowling ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Minneapolis Public School District spends per student$21,839 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,839
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaHiawatha Elementary is the number 774 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#774 of 994
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.12.2:1
- 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 Hiawatha Elementary
How many students attend Hiawatha Elementary?
201 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 228 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Minneapolis, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Hiawatha Elementary?
12.2 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 Hiawatha Elementary a Title I school?
Hiawatha Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Hiawatha Elementary in?
Minneapolis Public School District, NCES district ID 2721240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 272124000978 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.