📍 2309 28th Ave South, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, 55406
Seward Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Minneapolis, Hennepin County. The school has 599 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 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Seward Elementary enrolls 599 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Black or African American, 37% White and 8.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 246 | 41% |
| White | 219 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 8.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 28 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
378 of the school's 599 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 351 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Seward 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 60.
Seward 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 599 students, Seward 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