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About Northrop

Northrop is a K-5 community school that teaches students to love nature and learning.

Located just minutes away from Lake Nokomis, Lake Hiawatha, Minnehaha Creek and Minnehaha Falls, Northrop Community School is located in the Standish-Ericsson neighborhood of Minneapolis. Families can expect rigor in literacy, writing and math, as well as individual plans to provide acceleration or support based on a student’s need. Northrop’s focus on STEM and environmental education encourages students to understand and be conscious caretakers of the world around them.  Learn more below and also by visiting other tabs in this section.

 

4315 31st Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Main Office: 612-668-4520
Attendance: 612-668-4524


Grades: K-5
Principal: Andrew Uhler Andrew.Uhler@mpls.k12.mn.us

School Day for Students: 9:10 a.m. - 3:50 p.m.
(Doors open at 8:55 a.m.)
Main Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

 

At a Glance

  • Reading Partners literacy program for all students who need support.
  • Reading Corps and Math Corps intervention programs for students who need support. 
  • Advanced instruction, including Advanced Learner instruction for identified students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade and Telescope Math for 5th graders. 
  • Midwest Food Connection program for all students.  Participation in the Midwest Food Connection allows students to plant and maintain an all school garden as well as harvesting and making recipes with the fruits and vegetables produced.
  • Environmental education and STEM are emphasized as part of the comprehensive teaching and learning offered.
  • Two outdoor classrooms.
  • EL (English Language) programming for students learning English.
  • On-site after-school activities through MPS Community Education.
  • Minneapolis Kids school-age care available on-site before and after school.
  • Site-based Special Education services.

ATTENDANCE AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL: Sanford Community Middle School
ATTENDANCE AREA HIGH SCHOOL: Roosevelt High School