Anoka Times

There were 4,369 Asian students enrolled in Anoka County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6% more than the previous year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Data showed that Anoka County welcomed 55,974 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 7.8% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 83 schools in the county, Blaine High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 338.

According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Minnesota's fourth graders scored 241 in math, just above the national average of 237. Their reading score of 216 was on par with the U.S. average, but shows a slight decline over recent years. Eighth graders scored 284 in math and 264 in reading, both above the national averages. 

However, despite these results, both grade levels remain below pre-pandemic levels in math and reading.

As of 2024, according to Public School Review, the student-to-teacher ratio in Minnesota's public schools stands at 1:16, slightly worse than the national average of 1:15. This is part of a larger framework within Minnesota's educational system, which is the 10th largest in the United States, accommodating over 869,000 students across 2,709 public schools.

School Name	No. of Asian Students	% of Asian Students	Total School Enrollment
Innovation Science and Technology Academy Middle School	4	28.6%	14
Star of the North Academy Charter School	34	18.9%	180
Jefferson Elementary School	99	15.3%	648
Madison Elementary School	65	15.3%	424
Adams Elementary School	75	15.2%	493
Morris Bye Elementary School	65	14.8%	440
Centerview Elementary School	95	14.8%	640
Columbus Elementary School	60	14.1%	426
Hamilton Elementary School	52	13.8%	378
Elementary Lighthouse	5	13.5%	37
Centerville Elementary School	71	12.5%	569
Anoka-Hennepin Technical High School	19	12.3%	154
Mississippi Elementary School	55	11.9%	461
Northdale Middle School	120	11.7%	1,029
Hoover Elementary - Biomedical, Health Sciences and Engineering	53	11.7%	455
Golden Lake Elementary School	44	11.4%	385
Voluntary Prekindergarten School	15	11.2%	134
Coon Rapids Middle School	151	11.2%	1,353
Park Terrace Elementary School	58	11.1%	525
Blaine High School	338	10.9%	3,103
Sand Creek Elementary School	61	10.7%	573
Lino Lakes Elementary School	50	10.5%	475
Coon Rapids High School	225	10.5%	2,147
DaVinci Academy	101	10.2%	987
Wilson Elementary School	56	9.8%	569
Eisenhower Elementary School	47	9.7%	483
Stevenson Elementary School	43	9.6%	446
Centennial Elementary School	48	9.5%	507
Spring Lake Park Senior High School	179	9.1%	1,965
Northpoint Elementary School	47	9.1%	515
Blue Heron Elementary School	66	9%	732
East Bethel Elementary School	42	8.8%	478
University Avenue Elementary - Aerospace, Children's Engineering and Science	54	8.8%	615
Sunrise Elementary School	87	8.7%	996
Roosevelt Middle School	84	8.3%	1,012
Cedar Creek Elementary School	55	8.3%	663
Westwood Intermediate and Middle School	138	8.2%	1,682
Fridley Middle School	50	7.9%	632
Brookside Elementary School	61	7.9%	770
Innovation Science and Technology Academy Elementary	5	7.8%	64
Ramsey Elementary School	74	7.8%	946
St. Francis High School	86	7.6%	1,136
Johnsville Elementary School	50	7.6%	656
McKinley Elementary School	46	7%	653
Hayes Elementary School	30	7%	431
Centennial High School	132	6.6%	1,997
Fridley Senior High School	53	6.6%	799
Secondary Lighthouse	2	6.5%	31
Centennial Middle School	99	6.4%	1,544
Anoka High School	150	6.4%	2,353
Anoka Middle School for the Arts	102	6.4%	1,604
St. Francis Middle School	55	6.1%	896
Andover Elementary School	67	5.6%	1,203
Anoka-Hennepin Regional High School	11	5.4%	203
Rum River Elementary School	45	5.3%	851
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts	22	5.2%	426
Oak View Middle School	64	5%	1,272
St. Francis Elementary School	31	4.9%	635
Highland Elementary School	24	4.7%	512
Crooked Lake Elementary School	21	4.6%	459
Andover High School	75	4.2%	1,796
Metro Heights Academy	8	4.2%	190
North Park School for Innovation	16	4%	401
Rice Lake Elementary School	26	3.8%	684
Compass-Bell Center	1	3.7%	27
Saints Academy	6	3.6%	167
Columbia Heights Senior High School	32	2.9%	1,094
Fridley Middle Area Learning Center	1	2.8%	36
Linwood Elementary School	11	2.8%	388
Columbia Academy	19	2.7%	715
Northwest Passage High School	4	2.7%	149
Valley View Elementary School	9	1.5%	583
Paladin Career and Technical High School	3	1.3%	233
Centennial Area Learning Center	1	1.2%	84
Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion	6	1.1%	555
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Primary	2	1%	199
Fridley Moore Lake Area Learning Center	1	0.9%	113
PACT Charter Secondary School	4	0.7%	576
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Middle	1	0.4%	275
PACT Charter Elementary School	2	0.4%	505
Bultum Academy	0	0%	232
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Elementary	0	0%	204
Anoka-Hennepin Specialty Program	0	0%	2