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Whittier International Primary School
315 West 26th St
Minneapolis MN, 55404, Hennepin County
Phone: 612-668-4170
Ranking:
(1,214 out of 1,269, bottom 4%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 41 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 650 | 647 | 638 | 596 | 515 | 488 | 459 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.3% |
Kindergarten: | 109 | 16.8% | 115 | 17.8% | 136 | 21.3% | 112 | 18.8% | 105 | 20.4% | 104 | 21.3% | 107 | 23.3% |
Grade 1: | 110 | 16.9% | 125 | 19.3% | 109 | 17.1% | 118 | 19.8% | 108 | 21.0% | 102 | 20.9% | 106 | 23.1% |
Grade 2: | 128 | 19.7% | 115 | 17.8% | 104 | 16.3% | 108 | 18.1% | 93 | 18.1% | 99 | 20.3% | 68 | 14.8% |
Grade 3: | 112 | 17.2% | 108 | 16.7% | 102 | 16.0% | 97 | 16.3% | 97 | 18.8% | 68 | 13.9% | 61 | 13.3% |
Grade 4: | 104 | 16.0% | 93 | 14.4% | 97 | 15.2% | 94 | 15.8% | 59 | 11.5% | 62 | 12.7% | 63 | 13.7% |
Grade 5: | 87 | 13.4% | 91 | 14.1% | 90 | 14.1% | 63 | 10.6% | 49 | 9.5% | 50 | 10.2% | 48 | 10.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 331 | 50.9% | 328 | 50.7% | 318 | 49.8% | 308 | 51.7% | 267 | 51.8% | 240 | 49.2% | 237 | 51.6% |
Female: | 319 | 49.1% | 319 | 49.3% | 320 | 50.2% | 288 | 48.3% | 240 | 46.6% | 240 | 49.2% | 218 | 47.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 1.2% | 13 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.5% |
Asian: | 25 | 3.8% | 29 | 4.5% | 25 | 3.9% | 20 | 3.4% | 22 | 4.3% | 15 | 3.1% | 10 | 2.2% |
Hispanic: | 186 | 28.6% | 138 | 21.3% | 177 | 27.7% | 172 | 28.9% | 183 | 35.5% | 166 | 34.0% | 156 | 34.0% |
Black: | 243 | 37.4% | 236 | 36.5% | 221 | 34.6% | 222 | 37.2% | 139 | 27.0% | 171 | 35.0% | 189 | 41.2% |
White: | 181 | 27.8% | 227 | 35.1% | 199 | 31.2% | 169 | 28.4% | 162 | 31.5% | 128 | 26.2% | 97 | 21.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 392 | 60.3% | 391 | 60.4% | 371 | 58.2% | 340 | 57.0% | 285 | 55.3% | 300 | 61.5% | 295 | 64.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 6.6% | 43 | 6.6% | 36 | 5.6% | 35 | 5.9% | 32 | 6.2% | 30 | 6.1% | 37 | 8.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.05 | 15.31 | 17.26 | 16.46 | 14.76 | 16.30 | 17.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCA-II | ||||||
2003 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 50.5% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 49.3% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 56.7% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 57.4% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 60.3% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 63.3% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 68.5% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.8% | 82.8% |
2003 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 46% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 49.6% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 55.8% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 64.6% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 59.2% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 53.4% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 58.5% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 53.8% | 76.3% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 57.9% | 78.5% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 63.8% | 80.4% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 48.1% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 53.4% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 52.6% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 55.3% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 54.9% | 77% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 59.5% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 49.4% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 49.3% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 51.4% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 52.5% | 72.5% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 55.7% | 75.2% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 53.9% | 75.3% |
2003 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 49% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 50.2% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 59.8% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 38% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 48.2% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 47.2% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 50.3% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 45.7% | 68.6% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 48.5% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.6% | 48.9% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 56.2% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 55.1% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 51.7% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 50.4% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 50.5% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 53.5% | 76.4% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 61% | 80.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 59.5% | 79.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.5% | 25.3% | 46% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 28.6% | 46% |
2003 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.2% | 45.7% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.9% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 60.1% | N/A |
MCA-III | ||||||
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 49.1% | 70.1% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 51.8% | 75.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 52.4% | 71.5% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 42% | 57.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 42.2% | 67.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 44.8% | 73.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 49.9% | 71.2% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 38.9% | 54% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.1% | 31.5% | 53.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 36.1% | 62.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 40.4% | 60% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 43.8% | 63.9% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 36.9% | 59.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 26.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 73.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 91.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $57,892.0 |
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: | $59,763.0 |
* Whittier International Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.