📍 3900 W River Pkwy, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, 55406
Dowling Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Minneapolis, Hennepin County. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Minneapolis Public School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dowling Elementary enrolls 297 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 23% Black or African American and 8.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 165 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 67 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 8.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 7.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
115 of the school's 297 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 100 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Dowling Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-50, state senate district 63.
Dowling 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 297 students, Dowling 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