📍 1700 2nd St Ne, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, 55413
Menlo Park Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Minneapolis, Hennepin County. The school has 54 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Minneapolis Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Menlo Park Academy enrolls 54 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 22% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 25 | 46% |
| White | 12 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 9.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
44 of the school's 54 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 40 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Menlo Park Academy 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 60.
Menlo Park Academy 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 54 students, Menlo Park Academy is smaller than the district average of about 309 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large