Anoka Times

There were 6,054 Hispanic students enrolled in Anoka County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.1% 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, Hispanic students comprised 10.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 83 schools in the county, Columbia Heights Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 516.

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 Hispanic Students	% of Hispanic Students	Total School Enrollment
Valley View Elementary School	362	62.1%	583
Columbia Academy	352	49.2%	715
Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion	268	48.3%	555
Columbia Heights Senior High School	516	47.2%	1,094
Highland Elementary School	221	43.2%	512
North Park School for Innovation	150	37.4%	401
Fridley Moore Lake Area Learning Center	35	31%	113
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Elementary	59	28.9%	204
Metro Heights Academy	50	26.3%	190
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Middle	67	24.4%	275
Anoka-Hennepin Technical High School	34	22.1%	154
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Primary	41	20.6%	199
Westwood Intermediate and Middle School	332	19.7%	1,682
Fridley Middle School	124	19.6%	632
Voluntary Prekindergarten School	26	19.4%	134
Park Terrace Elementary School	97	18.5%	525
Spring Lake Park Senior High School	349	17.8%	1,965
Eisenhower Elementary School	80	16.6%	483
Fridley Senior High School	132	16.5%	799
Stevenson Elementary School	67	15%	446
Hayes Elementary School	62	14.4%	431
Paladin Career and Technical High School	33	14.2%	233
Centennial Area Learning Center	11	13.1%	84
Centerview Elementary School	76	11.9%	640
Golden Lake Elementary School	43	11.2%	385
Madison Elementary School	47	11.1%	424
Compass-Bell Center	3	11.1%	27
Elementary Lighthouse	4	10.8%	37
Coon Rapids Middle School	140	10.4%	1,353
Anoka-Hennepin Regional High School	21	10.3%	203
Hamilton Elementary School	38	10.1%	378
Northwest Passage High School	15	10.1%	149
University Avenue Elementary - Aerospace, Children's Engineering and Science	58	9.4%	615
Northdale Middle School	88	8.6%	1,029
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts	36	8.5%	426
Adams Elementary School	42	8.5%	493
Hoover Elementary - Biomedical, Health Sciences and Engineering	38	8.4%	455
Coon Rapids High School	168	7.8%	2,147
Jefferson Elementary School	50	7.7%	648
Mississippi Elementary School	34	7.4%	461
Blaine High School	227	7.3%	3,103
Saints Academy	12	7.2%	167
Sand Creek Elementary School	41	7.2%	573
Ramsey Elementary School	63	6.7%	946
Secondary Lighthouse	2	6.5%	31
Lino Lakes Elementary School	31	6.5%	475
Morris Bye Elementary School	28	6.4%	440
Centennial High School	124	6.2%	1,997
Anoka High School	140	6%	2,353
Anoka Middle School for the Arts	95	5.9%	1,604
Cedar Creek Elementary School	38	5.7%	663
Centennial Middle School	87	5.6%	1,544
Johnsville Elementary School	36	5.5%	656
East Bethel Elementary School	24	5%	478
Roosevelt Middle School	51	5%	1,012
Wilson Elementary School	28	4.9%	569
Linwood Elementary School	19	4.9%	388
Crooked Lake Elementary School	22	4.8%	459
Rum River Elementary School	41	4.8%	851
Centerville Elementary School	27	4.8%	569
Andover High School	82	4.6%	1,796
Oak View Middle School	59	4.6%	1,272
Andover Elementary School	53	4.4%	1,203
St. Francis High School	50	4.4%	1,136
St. Francis Elementary School	27	4.3%	635
Centennial Elementary School	22	4.3%	507
Brookside Elementary School	33	4.3%	770
St. Francis Middle School	38	4.2%	896
Rice Lake Elementary School	28	4.1%	684
PACT Charter Secondary School	23	4%	576
PACT Charter Elementary School	17	3.4%	505
DaVinci Academy	31	3.1%	987
Blue Heron Elementary School	22	3%	732
Columbus Elementary School	11	2.6%	426
McKinley Elementary School	17	2.6%	653
Northpoint Elementary School	13	2.5%	515
Sunrise Elementary School	23	2.3%	996
Bultum Academy	0	0%	232
Innovation Science and Technology Academy Elementary	0	0%	64
Star of the North Academy Charter School	0	0%	180
Anoka-Hennepin Specialty Program	0	0%	2
Innovation Science and Technology Academy Middle School	0	0%	14
Fridley Middle Area Learning Center	0	0%	36