2009 Children’s Report Card

Find out how children in Minneapolis are doing as we review key indicators of health, safety and achievement.

Assessing the well-being of our youth

To keep our goals for Minneapolis youth on track, the YCB created the Call to Action Report Card. It assesses how Minneapolis children and youth are doing now, and outlines our objectives to improve their well-being for the future. Our hope is that each person who reads the Call to Action Report Card will engage in our mission.

By 2020, the YCB wants all Minneapolis youth to:

• Be connected to family, caring adults, peers and organizations in their community
• Be physically and psychologically healthy
• Be prepared for, take advantage of, and be transformed by learning opportunities in school and in the broader community
• Be fully prepared for and engaged in building their future

The YCB is committed to these goals for children and youth, but we can’t achieve them alone. We need community-wide support—everyone from policymakers to parents. The first step is to learn more about the overall condition of Minneapolis youth.

Poverty 
In 2008-09, 63.8% of Minneapolis Public School students received a free or reduced-price lunch. This indicates the large number of students living in poverty.

Language proficiency
In 2007-08, only 22.7% of Minneapolis Public School students were classified as English-proficient.