📍 5910 Shingle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County, 55430
School #538 is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Brooklyn Center, Hennepin County. The school has 24 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Intermediate School District 287 school district. It serves grades 6–12. The school employs 4.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
School #538 enrolls 24 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 17% male and 83% female. A teaching staff of 4.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 8.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 13 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 8.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 8.3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 1 | 4.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
12 of the school's 24 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 10 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is Suburb, Large. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-5, state senate district 40.
School #538 is one of 50 schools in Intermediate School District 287, based in PLYMOUTH, Minnesota. The district serves 927 students district-wide and employs 230 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 24 students, School #538 is larger than the district average of about 19 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large