📍 315 West 26th St, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, 55404
Whittier Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Minneapolis, Hennepin County. The school has 361 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 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whittier Elementary enrolls 361 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 189 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 25% |
| White | 36 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 6.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
317 of the school's 361 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Whittier 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 62.
Whittier 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 361 students, Whittier Elementary is larger than the district average of about 309 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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