Demographics Home > Demographics Demographics For more information, see our Fast Facts About English Learners in Minneapolis (PDF) (PDF) Around 7,000 students are eligible for English Learner (EL) services in Minneapolis Public Schools as of the 2019-20 school year. That's about 20% of registered K-12 students.

are eligible for English Learner (EL) services in Minneapolis Public Schools as of the 2019-20 school year. That's about of registered K-12 students. 93% of all English Learners qualify for Free or Reduced Lunch

of all English Learners qualify for Free or Reduced Lunch 4% of all English Learners are considered homeless or highly mobile

of all English Learners are considered homeless or highly mobile 13.6% of all English Learners also qualify for Special Education services

of all English Learners also qualify for Special Education services 3% of all English Learners are also receiving Gifted and Talented services While some of our English Learners have only recently arrived in the US, others have been here for several years and many were born here. Of the 7,800 students who qualify for English Learner services: ​Around 6% are newcomers who have been in the US for less than one year

are newcomers who have been in the US for less than one year Around 25% have lived in the US for between one and five years

have lived in the US for between one and five years Around 69% have lived here for more than five years, or were born in the US

Languages in MPS 32% of Minneapolis Public School students call a language other than English their home language. The top four languages spoken, other than English, are Spanish, Somali, Hmong, and Oromo. All together, nearly 90 different languages are spoken in Minneapolis Public Schools. Home Languages of ELs

(click image to enlarge) Not all of our Spanish-speaking, Somali-speaking, Hmong-speaking, or Oromo-speaking students are English Learners. For example, around 80% of all Spanish speaking students in Minneapolis Public Schools are English Learners but the remaining 20% are not.