Anishinabe Academy Elementary

www.mpls.k12.mn.us/

236 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Anishinabe Academy, located in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis, is a unique K-8 public school within the Minneapolis Public Schools district. It is specifically designed to provide an academically rigorous curriculum that is deeply rooted in American Indian culture, language, and traditions. The school serves as a cultural hub, welcoming students from diverse backgrounds who are interested in an educational environment that honors Indigenous history and perspectives through a lens of equity and community-based learning.

The school's mission emphasizes the holistic development of the student, blending standard academic benchmarks with the Ojibwe language, traditional arts, and values-based education. By integrating cultural teachings into the daily classroom experience, Anishinabe Academy fosters a strong sense of identity and belonging among its students. Their approach aims to close achievement gaps by creating a supportive, culturally responsive environment that prepares students for success in high school and beyond while maintaining a strong connection to their heritage.

236

Total Students

19.2

Full-Time Teachers

12.3

Student/Teacher Ratio

70.8%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Anishinabe Academy Elementary
Demographic	Student Count
White	7
Hispanic	7
Black	21
Asian	1
Two or More	44
American Indian	156

American Indian
156 (66.1 %)
Two or More
44 (18.6 %)
Black
21 (8.9 %)
White
7 (3.0 %)
Hispanic
7 (3.0 %)
Asian
1 (0.4 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Minneapolis Public School District
Phone:	(612)668-0880
Website:	http://www.mpls.k12.mn.us/
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	236
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	19.2
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.3
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	162
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	5

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 28

Kindergarten 29

Grade 1 41

Grade 2 25

Grade 3 43

Grade 4 38

Grade 5 32