The following presentation gives the sixteen schools likely to be closed under at least one of the three plans revealed by the Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams administration at the Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education Work Session Meeting on Tuesday, 15 September 2026.
For each
school, student enrollment as a percentage of building capacity is provided,
with indication as to which school the students of the closed school are likely
to be shifted; enrollment as a
percentage of building capacity is also given for the school receiving students
for the closed school.
Readers
will see that in most cases the receiving school (typically with a larger building
capacity) easily accommodates students from the closed school (typically with a
smaller building capacity); in a few
cases, the shifts would seem to exceed building capacity in the school
receiving students from the closed school, so that students from the latter
school would ultimately need to be shifted to other nearby schools.
For the
schools likely to be closed, student academic proficiency rates as measured by
the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) are also given. Academic performance did not necessarily
guide the decisions as to school closures/repurposing; the pertinent data are provided so that
readers may see clearly examples of student academic proficiency rates in the
Minneapolis Public Schools, which in most cases indicates the seriousness of
the academic dilemma at the district and the need to make dramatic changes
(which I have discussed in many places on this blog) so as to provide
knowledge-intensive, skill-replete curriculum to students of all demographic
descriptor and the training of teachers capable of imparting that curriculum.
For
select schools, maintenance and cleaning costs are also given, so that readers may
observe the savings to be realized by not bearing such costs; even if until sold or rented to other
occupants these building require upkeep after closure, costs will not be as
great as when human heating and cooling needs must be met and as when human
traffic increases cleaning costs.
Perpend:
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Anwatin Middle School
Anwatin: Student
Enrollment as Percentage of Building Capacity
327 : 807
(41%)
Anwatin students are likely to
shift to Franklin Middle School, where the student enrollment as a percentage
of building capacity is as follows:
Franklin Middle School
255 : 655
(39%)
Maintenance and Cleaning
Costs for Anwatin Middle School
Anwatin
Middle
School
Cleaning >>>>> $224,944
Maintenance
>>>>> $521,037
Total >>>>>
$745,981
Anwatin: Percentage of Students Proficient as Measured
on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
Reading
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
28%
27% 24% 28%
30%
(567)
(532) (547) (510) (514)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
34% 27%
23% 19% 15%
(492)
(172) (296) (253) (38)
2025
11.3%
Math
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
32%
33% 24% 26%
32%
(568)
(536) (548) (515) (524)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
37% 14%
16% 10% 7%
(473) (170)
(303) (264) (17)
2025
8.4%
Science
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
17%
14% 7% 11%
5%
(125) (49)
(81) ----- (4)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
17%
14% 7% 11%
5%
(125) (49)
(81) ----- (4)
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Bethune Elementary
Bethune: Student Enrollment as Percentage of Building Capacity
240 : 519
(46%)
Bethune students are likely to
shift to Hall STEM Academy, where the student enrollment as a percentage of
building capacity is as follows:
Hall STEM Academy
237 : 489
(48%)
Maintenance and Cleaning
Costs for Bethune Elementary School
Bethune
Arts
Elementary
School
Cleaning >>>>> $182,674
Maintenance
>>>>> $263,433
Total >>>>>
$451,107
Bethune: Percentage of Students Proficient as
Measured on thMinnesota Comprehensive Assessments
Reading
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
10%
10% 9% 12%
12%
(153) (115) (137) (135) (130)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
17%
6% 9% 10%
12%
(115)
(63) (128) (113) (15)
2025
9.7%
Math
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
17%
13% 19% 16%
14%
(153)
(113) (135) (135) (126)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
11%
0% 6% 5%
8%
(115) (63)
(127) (115) (15)
2025
3.9%
Science
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
5%
10% 7% 7%
14%
(42) (29)
(43) (44) (44)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
0%
0% 3% 5%
7%
(115) (63)
(34) (39) (3)
9%
15%
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Cityview Elementary School
Cityview: Student Enrollment as Perecentage of Building
Capacity
234: 712
(33%)
Cityview students are likely to
shift to Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary, where the student enrollment as a
percentage of building capacity is as follows:
Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary
304 : 713
(43%)
Maintenance and Cleaning
Costs for Cityview Elementary School
Cityview
Middle
School
Cleaning >>>>> $221,373
Maintenance
>>>>> $431,687
Total >>>>>
$653,060
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Cityview: Percentage of Students Proficient as Measured
on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
Reading
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
-----
4% 9% 13%
13%
(---) (73)
(113) (128) (104)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
14%
3% 12% 12%
10%
(104) (61)
(76) (69) (8)
2025
13.8%
Math
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
----- 17%
8% 9% 6%
(---) (71)
(114) (127) (103)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
16% 3%
14% 10% 6%
(105) (59) (76) (71)
(5)
2025
8.6%
Science
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
-----
0% 4% 6%
14%
(21)
(21) (26) (36)
(37)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
11%
7% 4% 4%
7%
(28)
(14) (25) (25)
(2)
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FAIR High School
FAIR: Student Enrollment as Percentage of Building
Capacity
336 : 686
(49%)
FAIR students are likely to
shift to Horth High School, where the student enrollment as a percentage of
building capacity is as follows:
North High School
255 : 655
(39%)
FAIR: Percentage of Students Proficient as Measured
on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
Reading
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
-----
----- 52% 45%
41%
(---) (---)
(64) (44) (37)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
49%
73% 49% -----
53%
(35) (11)
(51) (----) (31)
2025
56.1%
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Field
Field: Student Enrolment as Percentage of Building Capacity
286 : 476
(61%)
(60%)
Field students are likely to
shift to Hale Elementary School, where the student enrollment as a percentage
of building capacity is as follows:
232 : 267
(87%)
Field: Percentage of Students Proficient as Measured
on the Minnesota Comprehesive
Assessments
Reading
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
77%
77% 73% 75%
76%
(506) (503)
(508) (512) (497)
2019 2021
2022 2023
76% 67%
73% 78%
501) (268)
(295) (284)
2025
77.5%
Math
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
77%
79% 77% 76%
76%
(500) (501)
(501) (513) (497)
2019 2021
2022 2023
75% 47%
67% 71%
(501) (266)
(291) (284)
2025
74.7%
Science
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
75%
78% 62% 69%
72%
(262) (254)
(246) (260) (230)
2019 2021
2022 2023
63%
52% 77% 78%
(257) (124) (86) (284)
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Heritage Academy
Heritage: Student
Enrollment as Percentage of Building Capacity
N/A
Heritage students are likely to
shift to Edison High School, where the student enrollment as a percentage of
building capacity is as follows:
Edison High School
860 : 1,395
(62%)
Heritage: Percentage of Students Proficient as Measured
on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
Reading
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
18%
21% 21% 19%
14%
(121) (148)
(107) (106) (92)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
15% -----
32% ----- 20%
(75) (---)
(22) ( ---) (4)
2025
N/A
Math
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
18%
18% 12% 3%
3%
(121) (147)
(105) (99) (91)
2025
N/A
Hiawatha
Hiawatha: Student Enrollment as Percentage of Capacity
202 : 284
(80%)
Hiawatha students are likely to
shift to Howe Elementary School, where the student enrollment as a percentage
of building capacity is as follows:
Howe Elementary School
232 : 267
(87%)
Hiawatha: Percentage of Students Proficient as Measured
on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
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Hmong International
Academy
Hmong Academy: Student Enrollment as Percentage of Building
Capacity
256 : 751
(31%)
Hmong International Academy
students are likely to shift to Jenny Lind Elementary School, where the student
enrollment as a percentage of building capacity is as follows:
North High School
250 : 535
(47%)
Maintenance and Cleaning
Costs for Hmong International Academy
Hmong
International
Academy
Cleaning >>>>> $220,322
Maintenance
>>>>> $437,690
Total >>>>>
$658,012
Hmong Academy: Percentage of Students Proficient as Measured
on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
Hmong International Academy
Reading
2014 2015 2016 2017
2018
16%
15% 18% 18%
18%
(274)
(319) (325) (326)
(318)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
20%
21% 8% 7%
6%
(312)
(140) (107) (101) (2)
2025
9.4%
Math
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
23% 23%
23% 18% 15%
(274)
(310) (324) (326)
(317)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
11% 4%
6% 9% 4%
(309) (140)
(105) (98) (4)
2025
8.7%
Science
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
12%
9% 20% 18%
6%
(92) (105) (96)
(114) (106)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
10% 4%
14% 8% 6%
(89) (46)
(36) (40) (2)
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Howe Elementary School
Howe: Student Enrollment as Percentage of Building
Capacity
232 : 267
(91%)
Howe students are likely to
shift to Dowling Magnet School, where the student enrollment as a percentage of
building capacity is as follows:
Dowling Magnet School
399 : 483
(83%)
Howe: Percentage of Students Proficient as Measured
on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
Reading
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
50%
62% 66% 71%
75%
(151)
(161) (171) (197)
(197)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
71%
68% 58% 62%
66%
(203)
(149) (58%) (227) (159)
Math
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
59%
61% 64% 67%
74%
(151)
(163) (168) (171)
(197)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
71%
68% 58% 55%
60%
(203)
(149) (217) (225) (144)
Science
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
43%
48% 61% 59%
67%
(44) (56)
(57) (46) (60)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
68%
53% 52% 50%
53%
(63) (47)
(61) (76) (44)
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Kenny
Kenny: Student Enrollment as Percentage of Building
Capacity
295 : 413
(76%)
Kenny students are likely to
shift to Kenwood Elementary School, where the student enrollment as a
percentage of building capacity is as follows:
Kenwood Elementary School
387 : 431
(90%)
Kenny: Percentage of Students
Proficient as Measured on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
Reading
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
63% 75%
73% 77% 72%
(230) (46)
(147) (145) (116)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
67% 74%
81% 84% 82%
(230) (46)
(147) (145) (116)
2025
81.5%
Math
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
74%
51% 82% 83%
81%
(176)
(193) (218) (239) (224)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
77% 70%
78% 84% 89%
(230) (148) (144) (145) (125)
2025
84.0%
Science
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
58%
59% 64% 83%
79%
(53)
(51) (66) (80)
(80)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
61%
76% 73% 69%
62%
(77)
(46) (41) (58)
(26)
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Lake Harriet Lower
Elementary
Lake Harriet Lower: Student Enrollment as Percentage of Builiding
Capacity
309 : 480
(62%)
Lake Harriet Lower Elementary students
are likely to shift to Lake Harriet upper Elementary, where the student
enrollment as a percentage of building capacity is as follows:
North High School
284 : 615
(39%)
Lake Harriet Lower: Percentage of Students Proficient as Measured
on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
Reading
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
72%
67% 81% 85%
90%
(129) (121)
(125) (126) (127)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
89%
69% 69% 69%
N/A
(108) (97)
(97) (97) N/A
2025
N/A
Math
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
82%
88% 93% 98%
95%
(129) (121)
(123) (126) (127)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
92%
84% 84% 84%
N/A
(108) (96)
(96) (96) N/A
2025
N/A
Science
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
----- -----
----- ----- -----
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
----- -----
----- ----- -----
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Lake Nokomis Wenonah
Lake Nokomis: Student Enrollment as Percentage of Building
Capacity
152 : 284
(64%)
Lake Nokomis Wenonah students
are likely to shift to Lake Nokomis Keewaydin, where the student enrollment as
a percentage of building capacity is as follows:
Lake Nokomis Keewaydin
347 : 561
(39%)
Percentage of Students
Proficient as Measured on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
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Longfellow
N/A
Loring Elementary
Loring: Student Enrollment as Percentage of Building
Capacity
333 : 373
(73%)
Loring students are likely to
shift to Jenny Lind Elementary, where the student enrollment as a percentage of
building capacity is as follows:
Jenny Lind Elementary
250 : 535
(47%)
Loring: Percentage of Students Proficient as Measured
on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
Loring
Community
Reading
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
41%
29% 13%
24% 28%
(183) (95)
(139) (145) (42)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
41% 29% 13%
24% 28%
(183) (95)
(139) (145) (42)
2025
31.8%
Math
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
54%
43% 43% 39%
37%
(201) (192)
(189) (180) (181)
2019 2021 2 022
2023 2024
41%
12% 10% 22%
28%
(183) (98) (139)
(144) (41)
2025
24.5%
Science
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
27%
37% 36% 32%
35%
(63)
(63) (189) (180)
(54)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
23%
18% 13% 20%
12%
(60)
(28) (55) (46)
(5)
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Pratt Elementary
Pratt: Student Enrollment as Percentage of Building
Capacity
210: 256
(79%)
Pratt students are likely to
shift to Richard Green Community School, where the student enrollment as a
percentage of building capacity is as follows:
Richard Green Community School
594 : 685
(87%)
Pratt: Percentage of Students Proficient as Measured
on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
Reading
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
34%
47% 50% 37%
43%
(90) (117) (128)
(125) (127)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
43%
45% 37% 41%
30%
129) (85) (84)
(91) (29)
2025
34.1%
Math
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
37%
54% 55% 57%
53%
(106) (116) (128)
(125) (127)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
43% 45%
36% 35% 27%
(129) (86) (85)
(89) (26)
2025
28.6%
Science
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
21%
46% 47% 39%
38%
(29) (26) (47)
(38) (37)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
18%
42% 43% 21%
19%
(40) (31) (28)
(28) (6)
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Webster
Webster: Student
Enrollment as Percentage of Buidling Capacity
290
: 467
(59%)
Webster students are likely to
shift to Las Estrellas Elementary, where the student enrollment as a percentage
of building capacity is as follows:
Las Estrellas Elementary School
439: 737
(39%)
Webster Community School
Reading
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
-----
----- ----- 33%
38%
(---) (---)
(---) (24) (53)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
48%
34% 34% 30%
18%
(90) (83) (87)
(105) (22)
2025
19.1%
Math
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
-----
----- ----- 42%
36%
(---) (---)
(---) (24) (53)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
38%
25% 23% 18%
23%
(89) (83) (87)
(104) (28)
2025
13.1%
Science
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
-----
----- ----- -----
-----
(---) (---) (---)
(---) (---)
2019 2021
2022 2023 2024
33% 29%
20% 17% 22%
(24) (28) (20)
(41) (7)
Wellstone International
Wellstone: Student Enrollment as Percentage of Building
Capacity
N/A
Wellstone International students
are likely to shift to South High School, where the student enrollment as a
percentage of building capacity is as follows:
North High School
1,245 : 2072
(60%)
Wellstone: Percentage of Students Proficient as Measured
on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
Reading
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
0%
0% 0% 0%
0%
(63) (51) (60)
(47) (60)
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
2019 2021
2022 2023
0%
0% ----- 0%
(34) (9)
(----) (37)
2025
N/A
Math
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
0%
0% 0% 0%
0%
(39) (58) (66)
(65) (48)
2019 2021
2022 2023
0%
0% 0% 0%
(69) (---) (16)
(35)
2025
N/A
Science
2014 2015
2016 2017 2018
0%
0% 0% 0%
0%
(---) (---) (---)
(---) (---)
2019 2021
2022 2023
0%
0% 0% 0%
I
(---) (---) (5)
(20)
