📍 8500 W 31st St, Saint Louis Park, Hennepin County, 55426
Aquila Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Saint Louis Park, Hennepin County. The school has 526 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Louis Park Public School Dist. school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Aquila Elementary enrolls 526 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 26% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 230 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 135 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 12% |
| Asian | 27 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
266 of the school's 526 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 234 qualify for free lunch and 32 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.
Aquila Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 46.
Aquila Elementary is one of 12 schools in ST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST., based in SAINT LOUIS PARK, Minnesota. The district serves 4,446 students district-wide and employs 245 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 526 students, Aquila Elementary is larger than the district average of about 371 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small