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Lake Harriet Lower Elementary School

About Our School
Lake Harriet Lower
 
Lake Harriet Lower and Upper Community Schools guide and empower students to love learning.
 
Serving grades K-2, Lake Harriet Lower Community is located in the heart of the Fulton and Linden Hills neighborhoods of Southwest Minneapolis. Lake Harriet Lower offers an intimate setting ideally suited for young learners in kindergarten through grade 2, with its grades 3-5 counterpart, Lake Harriet Upper Community, less than two miles away. The school’s strong academic program, coupled with fun and engaging extracurricular activities, make Lake Harriet Lower an ideal neighborhood school. 
 
Staff include each child’s unique learning style and identity through AmazeWorks curriculum and differentiated teaching methods. All students--regardless of their background, zip code, and personal needs-- will receive an anti-racist, holistic education that builds essential knowledge to prepare students for future success. 
Grades
K-2
Hours
9:10 a.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Principal
Angie Ness
Phone
612-668-3210
Pathway
Anthony Middle School
Southwest High School
Why Families Choose Us
WE OFFER: 
  • New Outdoor Learning Space. Natural play area and learning experiences.
  • After-school activities including GEMS/GISE, Spanish, PE Adventures, and other many other opportunities for after school activities from Minneapolis Community Education programs 
  • Nonprofit partnership with OneLove Yoga offered to all students
  • Minneapolis Kids school-age care and Mpls Juniors 4 Year Old Preschool
  • Visual Arts, Music, Phy Ed classes and Media programs 
  • Advanced Learning Instruction 
  • Strong family and community engagement 
  • Special Education services with highly specialized developmental/cognitive programming 

SPECIAL EDUCATION SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING:

  • DCD (Developmental Cognitive Disabilities)
Student Snapshot
  • 1% Native American
  • 87% White American
  • 5% African American
  • 6% Asian American
  • 1% Hispanic American
School Contact Information
4030 Chowen Ave. S. 55410
612-668-3210
lakeharriet.mpschools.org
angie.ness@mpls.k12.mn.us