The top reported proficiency rate is 20% in English language arts. The lowest is 13% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Noble Elementary
Noble Elementary is a regular public school in the Robbinsdale Area Schools district, serving students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The school sits in the Golden Valley neighborhood of the same name, a first-ring suburb of Minneapolis that is bisected by multiple major highways and has a residential character shaped by mid-century homes, corporate campuses—General Mills is headquartered there—and an extensive park system covering a substantial share of the city’s land. Golden Valley’s population has been in a modest decline in recent years, and its public school students are divided between the Robbinsdale and Hopkins districts rather than attending a centralized city school. Noble Elementary is one of the Robbinsdale district’s elementary schools, located on a residential street in a part of the city that is predominantly single-family homes.
The school’s student body is diverse. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is an indicator of the economic context families bring. The racial and ethnic composition is mixed, with Black students forming the largest single group, followed by White students, students of two or more races, Hispanic students, and Asian students. Information on the share of students who receive special education services or are identified as English learners was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about these supports.
State testing results for the 2024-25 school year show that overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades was below the midpoint relative to other schools in Hennepin County. In math, proficiency rates varied by grade, with third graders at a rate that was higher than fourth and fifth graders, but all were below a level most families would consider strong. In reading, the pattern was similar, with a higher proficiency rate in fifth grade than in third and fourth, but again the overall numbers were low. In science, the proficiency rate among fifth graders, the only grade tested in that subject, was also low. These results are a single year’s snapshot and do not yet have a multi-year trend to compare against, since the assessment has undergone recent changes that make direct year-over-year comparisons uncertain. A parent exploring this school will likely want to discuss academic supports and intervention strategies with the principal or classroom teachers.
The school is a neighborhood elementary, which means it draws its students from the surrounding attendance area. It has no magnet or charter designation, and its Title I status was not listed in the data. The grade span is pre-K through fifth, so there is no graduation rate to report, and no data on chronic absenteeism or discipline was available for this profile.
The housing market in the immediate area, measured by the zip code that includes the school, is close to both state and national benchmarks for home values. Rents have been rising at a rate that is faster than home values, and the estimated monthly cost of renting is modestly lower than the estimated monthly cost of owning, which matters to families deciding whether to buy or rent. Golden Valley’s employment base is robust, anchored by large corporate employers that bring a daytime workforce larger than the city’s resident population.
For a family considering Noble Elementary, the picture is one of a diverse, neighborhood-focused school in an established suburb with ample parks and highway access, but with academic proficiency numbers that are below the county median and that families will want to investigate further. The school’s small size and full grade span from pre-K through fifth means a child can attend this one school for the entirety of elementary school before moving on to a Robbinsdale middle school. The district itself, in a search for recent changes or initiatives, returned little that is specific to share here, so a parent may also want to attend a school board meeting or review the district’s website for current priorities.
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