📍 919 Emerson Ave N, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, 55411
Bethune Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Minneapolis, Hennepin County. The school has 276 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Minneapolis Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bethune Elementary enrolls 276 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 11% White and 6.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 199 | 72% |
| White | 30 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
247 of the school's 276 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 238 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bethune Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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-50, state senate district 59.
Bethune Elementary is one of 97 schools in Minneapolis Public School District, based in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. The district serves 29,928 students district-wide and employs 1,902 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 276 students, Bethune Elementary is close to the district average of about 309 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large