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Seward Elementary Primary School
2309 28th Ave South
Minneapolis MN, 55406, Hennepin County
Phone: 612-668-4950
Ranking:
(791 out of 1,269, bottom 38%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Minneapolis Public School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 44 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 849 | 887 | 865 | 857 | 872 | 863 | 870 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 95 | 11.2% | 101 | 11.4% | 107 | 12.4% | 105 | 12.3% | 98 | 11.2% | 91 | 10.5% | 100 | 11.5% |
Grade 1: | 96 | 11.3% | 105 | 11.8% | 112 | 12.9% | 99 | 11.6% | 101 | 11.6% | 94 | 10.9% | 108 | 12.4% |
Grade 2: | 100 | 11.8% | 106 | 12.0% | 92 | 10.6% | 103 | 12.0% | 91 | 10.4% | 103 | 11.9% | 98 | 11.3% |
Grade 3: | 100 | 11.8% | 92 | 10.4% | 92 | 10.6% | 94 | 11.0% | 99 | 11.4% | 103 | 11.9% | 99 | 11.4% |
Grade 4: | 91 | 10.7% | 97 | 10.9% | 96 | 11.1% | 93 | 10.9% | 95 | 10.9% | 101 | 11.7% | 86 | 9.9% |
Grade 5: | 94 | 11.1% | 99 | 11.2% | 98 | 11.3% | 94 | 11.0% | 92 | 10.6% | 82 | 9.5% | 92 | 10.6% |
Grade 6: | 91 | 10.7% | 95 | 10.7% | 94 | 10.9% | 95 | 11.1% | 91 | 10.4% | 92 | 10.7% | 103 | 11.8% |
Grade 7: | 87 | 10.2% | 99 | 11.2% | 92 | 10.6% | 88 | 10.3% | 91 | 10.4% | 96 | 11.1% | 81 | 9.3% |
Grade 8: | 95 | 11.2% | 93 | 10.5% | 82 | 9.5% | 86 | 10.0% | 89 | 10.2% | 83 | 9.6% | 85 | 9.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 403 | 47.5% | 446 | 50.3% | 427 | 49.4% | 430 | 50.2% | 436 | 50.0% | 425 | 49.2% | 424 | 48.7% |
Female: | 446 | 52.5% | 441 | 49.7% | 438 | 50.6% | 427 | 49.8% | 428 | 49.1% | 430 | 49.8% | 442 | 50.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 29 | 3.4% | 27 | 3.0% | 33 | 3.8% | 39 | 4.6% | 37 | 4.2% | 42 | 4.9% | 40 | 4.6% |
Asian: | 42 | 4.9% | 55 | 6.2% | 65 | 7.5% | 77 | 9.0% | 92 | 10.6% | 97 | 11.2% | 105 | 12.1% |
Hispanic: | 44 | 5.2% | 37 | 4.2% | 44 | 5.1% | 49 | 5.7% | 47 | 5.4% | 46 | 5.3% | 38 | 4.4% |
Black: | 354 | 41.7% | 354 | 39.9% | 302 | 34.9% | 270 | 31.5% | 251 | 28.8% | 224 | 26.0% | 233 | 26.8% |
White: | 360 | 42.4% | 399 | 45.0% | 409 | 47.3% | 412 | 48.1% | 445 | 51.0% | 454 | 52.6% | 454 | 52.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 18 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 399 | 47.0% | 406 | 45.8% | 363 | 42.0% | 351 | 41.0% | 326 | 37.4% | 299 | 34.6% | 324 | 37.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 55 | 6.5% | 67 | 7.6% | 67 | 7.7% | 74 | 8.6% | 60 | 6.9% | 70 | 8.1% | 44 | 5.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.45 | 20.40 | 19.80 | 21.06 | 20.08 | 21.30 | 22.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCA-II | ||||||
2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 50.5% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 49.3% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 56.7% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 57.4% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 60.3% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 63.3% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 68.5% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 64.8% | 82.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 46% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 49.6% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 55.8% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 64.6% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 59.2% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 53.4% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 58.5% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 53.8% | 76.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 57.9% | 78.5% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 63.8% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 48.1% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 53.4% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 52.6% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 55.3% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 54.9% | 77% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 59.5% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 49.4% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 49.3% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 51.4% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 52.5% | 72.5% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 55.7% | 75.2% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 53.9% | 75.3% |
2003 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 49% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 50.2% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 59.8% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 38% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 48.2% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 47.2% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 50.3% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 45.7% | 68.6% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 48.5% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 48.9% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 56.2% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 55.1% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 51.7% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 50.4% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 50.5% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 53.5% | 76.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 61% | 80.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 59.5% | 79.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 25.3% | 46% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 28.6% | 46% |
2003 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 45.7% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 55.9% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 60.1% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 37.3% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 44.3% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 46.9% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 40.6% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 46.6% | 68.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 56.8% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 46.9% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 49% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 47.9% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 49.5% | 71.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 52.4% | 75.1% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 57% | 76.2% |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 40.6% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 50.2% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 34.4% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 45.3% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 45.4% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 46.4% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 47.6% | 64.4% |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 42.6% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 49.9% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 46.8% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 43.8% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 45.3% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 45% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 46.1% | 66.1% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 54.4% | 69.6% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 52.6% | 71.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.9% | 34.1% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 41% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 41.5% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 44.9% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 41.4% | 58.5% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 53.3% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 43.6% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 45.6% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 45.7% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 49.7% | 68.1% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 53.5% | 68.1% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 55.7% | 72.4% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 30.8% | 47.9% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 28.6% | 44.4% |
MCA-III | ||||||
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 49.1% | 70.1% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 51.8% | 75.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 52.4% | 71.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 42% | 57.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 42.2% | 67.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 44.8% | 73.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 49.9% | 71.2% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 38.9% | 54% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 31.5% | 53.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 36.1% | 62.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 40.4% | 60% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 43.8% | 63.9% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 36.9% | 59.7% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 28.9% | 50.3% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 37.8% | 59.8% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 37.6% | 57% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 41% | 59.3% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 32.4% | 51.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 34.8% | 58.6% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 39.8% | 56.1% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 39.6% | 54% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 34.8% | 53.2% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 39% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 39.4% | 58.8% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 37.9% | 54.1% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 28.2% | 43.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 15.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 84.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 0.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 100.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $63,826.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $63,826.0 |
* Seward Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.