Anoka Times

There were 46 Hawaiian Pacific Islander students enrolled in Anoka County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 12.2% 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, Hawaiian Pacific Islander students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 83 schools in the county, Spring Lake Park Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with five.

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 Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students	% of Hawaiian Pacific Islander Students	Total School Enrollment
Centennial Area Learning Center	1	1.2%	84
Fridley Moore Lake Area Learning Center	1	0.9%	113
Park Terrace Elementary School	3	0.6%	525
Saints Academy	1	0.6%	167
Metro Heights Academy	1	0.5%	190
Anoka-Hennepin Regional High School	1	0.5%	203
PACT Charter Secondary School	2	0.4%	576
Spring Lake Park Senior High School	5	0.3%	1,965
Northpoint Elementary School	1	0.2%	515
PACT Charter Elementary School	1	0.2%	505
Cedar Creek Elementary School	1	0.2%	663
Ramsey Elementary School	2	0.2%	946
Rice Lake Elementary School	1	0.2%	684
Northdale Middle School	2	0.2%	1,029
DaVinci Academy	2	0.2%	987
Sand Creek Elementary School	1	0.2%	573
Lino Lakes Elementary School	1	0.2%	475
St. Francis Middle School	2	0.2%	896
Mississippi Elementary School	1	0.2%	461
Blue Heron Elementary School	1	0.1%	732
Sunrise Elementary School	1	0.1%	996
Coon Rapids Middle School	1	0.1%	1,353
Columbia Heights Senior High School	1	0.1%	1,094
Centennial High School	2	0.1%	1,997
Andover High School	1	0.1%	1,796
Westwood Intermediate and Middle School	2	0.1%	1,682
Centennial Middle School	2	0.1%	1,544
Coon Rapids High School	3	0.1%	2,147
Compass-Bell Center	0	0%	27
Columbus Elementary School	0	0%	426
Crooked Lake Elementary School	0	0%	459
East Bethel Elementary School	0	0%	478
Eisenhower Elementary School	0	0%	483
Elementary Lighthouse	0	0%	37
Fridley Middle Area Learning Center	0	0%	36
Fridley Middle School	0	0%	632
Fridley Senior High School	0	0%	799
Columbia Academy	0	0%	715
Centerville Elementary School	0	0%	569
Centerview Elementary School	0	0%	640
Centennial Elementary School	0	0%	507
Bultum Academy	0	0%	232
Brookside Elementary School	0	0%	770
Blaine High School	1	0%	3,103
Anoka-Hennepin Technical High School	0	0%	154
Anoka-Hennepin Specialty Program	0	0%	2
Anoka Middle School for the Arts	0	0%	1,604
Anoka High School	1	0%	2,353
Andover Elementary School	0	0%	1,203
Oak View Middle School	0	0%	1,272
Paladin Career and Technical High School	0	0%	233
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Elementary	0	0%	204
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Middle	0	0%	275
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Primary	0	0%	199
Roosevelt Middle School	0	0%	1,012
Rum River Elementary School	0	0%	851
Secondary Lighthouse	0	0%	31
St. Francis Elementary School	0	0%	635
St. Francis High School	0	0%	1,136
Star of the North Academy Charter School	0	0%	180
Stevenson Elementary School	0	0%	446
University Avenue Elementary - Aerospace, Children's Engineering and Science	0	0%	615
Valley View Elementary School	0	0%	583
Voluntary Prekindergarten School	0	0%	134
Wilson Elementary School	0	0%	569
Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion	0	0%	555
Adams Elementary School	0	0%	493
Golden Lake Elementary School	0	0%	385
Hamilton Elementary School	0	0%	378
Hayes Elementary School	0	0%	431
Highland Elementary School	0	0%	512
Hoover Elementary - Biomedical, Health Sciences and Engineering	0	0%	455
Innovation Science and Technology Academy Elementary	0	0%	64
Innovation Science and Technology Academy Middle School	0	0%	14
Jefferson Elementary School	0	0%	648
Johnsville Elementary School	0	0%	656
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts	0	0%	426
Linwood Elementary School	0	0%	388
Madison Elementary School	0	0%	424
McKinley Elementary School	0	0%	653
Morris Bye Elementary School	0	0%	440
North Park School for Innovation	0	0%	401
Northwest Passage High School	0	0%	149