Enrollment
149
Minnesota · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Minneapolis, MN
Loveworks Academy for Arts
Federal NCES profile for Loveworks Academy for Arts, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 270027303575Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 26
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 70
📋 Attendance 21
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Loveworks Academy for Arts earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 78% of Minnesota schools.
- #25 of 42
- elementary schools in Minneapolis · Resource Index
- 37
- Resource Index · Typical
- 18.6:1
- large classes for Minnesota
- 67.1%
- free-lunch eligible
Loveworks Academy for Arts has class sizes larger than 78% of Minnesota schools. Computed live against every Minnesota school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Loveworks Academy for Arts ranks #25 of 42 elementary schools in Minneapolis, MN.
School address
District: Loveworks Academy for Arts · Minnesota
NCES ID 270027303575 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
18.6:1
vs 15.8:1 Minnesota avg
+18% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
67.1%
vs 42.8% Minnesota avg
+57% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Loveworks Academy for Arts compares with Minnesota and U.S. medians
What stands out at Loveworks Academy for Arts
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Loveworks Academy for Arts is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among Minnesota schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Loveworks Academy for Arts falls within the wide middle of the Minnesota distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Loveworks Academy for Arts's 31.5% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Loveworks Academy for Arts is a higher-need, mid-sized charter elementary school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, enrolling 149 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 18.6:1 puts it in the larger third of Minnesota schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 67.1% of students eligible for free meals.
With 149 students, its enrollment sits close to the Minnesota median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,334 scored Minnesota schools.
Against 97 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #57.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 149 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 31.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Loveworks Academy for Arts spends $20,493 per pupil, 34% above the Minnesota average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 22.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Loveworks Academy for Arts is a single-school charter district, so Loveworks Academy for Arts operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Loveworks Academy for Arts compares
Loveworks Academy for Arts on the metrics families compare, against Minnesota and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Minnesota | Minnesota avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 18.6:1 | ▲ 18% | 15.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 67.1% | ▲ 57% | 42.8% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 149 | top 62% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
18.6:1
Leaner classes than 22% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
149
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
67.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 57% above the Minnesota average of 42.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
18.6:1
students per teacher
- 18% above state mean
Top 78% in Minnesota - lower ratio than 22% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
31.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$20,493
per pupil, district-wide
- above Minnesota avg of $15,270
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 149 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
13
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Loveworks Academy for Arts, which includes Loveworks Academy for Arts.
$20,493
Per student
+34%
vs Minnesota
Avg $15,270
+24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 0.3%
State 77.6%
Federal 22.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Minnesota, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~149 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~18.6:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Loveworks Academy for Arts
How many students attend Loveworks Academy for Arts?
Loveworks Academy for Arts has 149 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Minneapolis, MN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Loveworks Academy for Arts?
The student-teacher ratio at Loveworks Academy for Arts is 18.6:1, which is 18% higher than the Minnesota average of 15.8:1 and 18% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Loveworks Academy for Arts?
67.1% of students at Loveworks Academy for Arts are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Minnesota average of 42.8%.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Loveworks Academy for Arts?
Loveworks Academy for Arts has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Loveworks Academy for Arts rank among elementary schools in Minneapolis?
By Resource Investment Index, Loveworks Academy for Arts ranks #25 of 42 elementary schools in Minneapolis, MN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Minneapolis on the city page.
What other schools are in Loveworks Academy for Arts?
None; Loveworks Academy for Arts is a single-school charter district, and Loveworks Academy for Arts is its only campus.
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