Anoka County Education: 8,851 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year

Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz

By Anoka Times

May 2, 2025

There were 8,851 Black students enrolled in Anoka County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.2% 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, Black students comprised 15.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 83 schools in the county, Coon Rapids High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 495.

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.

Ethnicities in Anoka County County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Anoka County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School Name	No. of Black Students	% of Black Students	Total School Enrollment
Bultum Academy	228	98.3%	232
Innovation Science and Technology Academy Elementary	50	78.1%	64
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Primary	140	70.4%	199
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Middle	187	68%	275
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Elementary	132	64.7%	204
Innovation Science and Technology Academy Middle School	9	64.3%	14
Fridley Middle Area Learning Center	21	58.3%	36
Anoka-Hennepin Specialty Program	1	50%	2
Star of the North Academy Charter School	86	47.8%	180
Fridley Senior High School	349	43.7%	799
Fridley Moore Lake Area Learning Center	49	43.4%	113
Compass-Bell Center	10	37%	27
Hayes Elementary School	156	36.2%	431
Stevenson Elementary School	158	35.4%	446
Fridley Middle School	223	35.3%	632
Columbia Heights Senior High School	359	32.8%	1,094
Metro Heights Academy	62	32.6%	190
Voluntary Prekindergarten School	42	31.3%	134
Anoka-Hennepin Regional High School	62	30.5%	203
Highland Elementary School	149	29.1%	512
Columbia Academy	206	28.8%	715
Anoka-Hennepin Technical High School	42	27.3%	154
Ramsey Elementary School	243	25.7%	946
Adams Elementary School	125	25.4%	493
North Park School for Innovation	101	25.2%	401
University Avenue Elementary - Aerospace, Children's Engineering and Science	152	24.7%	615
DaVinci Academy	242	24.5%	987
Coon Rapids High School	495	23.1%	2,147
Hamilton Elementary School	87	23%	378
Paladin Career and Technical High School	52	22.3%	233
Coon Rapids Middle School	301	22.3%	1,353
Centennial Elementary School	109	21.5%	507
Morris Bye Elementary School	91	20.7%	440
Park Terrace Elementary School	101	19.2%	525
Spring Lake Park Senior High School	339	17.3%	1,965
Wilson Elementary School	97	17.1%	569
Centennial Area Learning Center	14	16.7%	84
Sunrise Elementary School	166	16.7%	996
Jefferson Elementary School	107	16.5%	648
Johnsville Elementary School	108	16.5%	656
Valley View Elementary School	93	16%	583
Centerview Elementary School	102	15.9%	640
Blaine High School	491	15.8%	3,103
Sand Creek Elementary School	89	15.5%	573
Mississippi Elementary School	71	15.4%	461
Northpoint Elementary School	77	15%	515
Anoka Middle School for the Arts	235	14.7%	1,604
Northdale Middle School	147	14.3%	1,029
Westwood Intermediate and Middle School	233	13.9%	1,682
Anoka High School	318	13.5%	2,353
Hoover Elementary - Biomedical, Health Sciences and Engineering	57	12.5%	455
Roosevelt Middle School	124	12.3%	1,012
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts	52	12.2%	426
Madison Elementary School	46	10.9%	424
PACT Charter Elementary School	53	10.5%	505
Crooked Lake Elementary School	48	10.5%	459
Eisenhower Elementary School	50	10.4%	483
Lino Lakes Elementary School	45	9.5%	475
Golden Lake Elementary School	36	9.4%	385
PACT Charter Secondary School	50	8.7%	576
Centennial Middle School	126	8.2%	1,544
Northwest Passage High School	12	8.1%	149
Blue Heron Elementary School	59	8.1%	732
Centennial High School	140	7%	1,997
Andover High School	111	6.2%	1,796
Andover Elementary School	69	5.7%	1,203
Oak View Middle School	71	5.6%	1,272
Brookside Elementary School	43	5.6%	770
Elementary Lighthouse	2	5.4%	37
Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion	26	4.7%	555
Rum River Elementary School	34	4%	851
Rice Lake Elementary School	16	2.3%	684
East Bethel Elementary School	10	2.1%	478
St. Francis Elementary School	12	1.9%	635
Centerville Elementary School	10	1.8%	569
McKinley Elementary School	12	1.8%	653
St. Francis Middle School	11	1.2%	896
St. Francis High School	10	0.9%	1,136
Linwood Elementary School	3	0.8%	388
Columbus Elementary School	3	0.7%	426
Saints Academy	1	0.6%	167
Cedar Creek Elementary School	2	0.3%	663
Secondary Lighthouse	0	0%	31