📍 8401 Palmer Rd, Bloomington, Hennepin County, 55437
Poplar Bridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bloomington, Hennepin County. The school has 475 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bloomington Public School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poplar Bridge Elementary enrolls 475 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 290 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 29 | 6.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
154 of the school's 475 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 128 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Poplar Bridge Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-30, state senate district 49.
Poplar Bridge Elementary is one of 24 schools in Bloomington Public Schools, based in BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota. The district serves 10,442 students district-wide and employs 594 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 475 students, Poplar Bridge Elementary is close to the district average of about 435 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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