Anoka Times

There were 1,489 American Indian students enrolled in Anoka County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.1% less 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, American Indian students comprised 2.7% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 83 schools in the county, Anoka High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 90.

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 American Indian Students	% of American Indian Students	Total School Enrollment
Anoka-Hennepin Specialty Program	1	50%	2
Saints Academy	15	9%	167
Stevenson Elementary School	37	8.3%	446
Centennial Area Learning Center	7	8.3%	84
Compass-Bell Center	2	7.4%	27
Anoka-Hennepin Regional High School	14	6.9%	203
Mississippi Elementary School	27	5.9%	461
Hoover Elementary - Biomedical, Health Sciences and Engineering	25	5.5%	455
Coon Rapids Middle School	63	4.7%	1,353
Eisenhower Elementary School	22	4.6%	483
Hamilton Elementary School	17	4.5%	378
Fridley Moore Lake Area Learning Center	5	4.4%	113
Fridley Middle School	28	4.4%	632
Madison Elementary School	18	4.3%	424
University Avenue Elementary - Aerospace, Children's Engineering and Science	26	4.2%	615
Sand Creek Elementary School	23	4%	573
Hayes Elementary School	17	3.9%	431
Northdale Middle School	40	3.9%	1,029
Anoka High School	90	3.8%	2,353
Coon Rapids High School	79	3.7%	2,147
Anoka Middle School for the Arts	60	3.7%	1,604
Wilson Elementary School	21	3.7%	569
Golden Lake Elementary School	14	3.6%	385
Johnsville Elementary School	22	3.4%	656
Park Terrace Elementary School	18	3.4%	525
Anoka-Hennepin Technical High School	5	3.3%	154
Morris Bye Elementary School	14	3.2%	440
Jefferson Elementary School	20	3.1%	648
Fridley Senior High School	24	3%	799
North Park School for Innovation	12	3%	401
St. Francis High School	34	3%	1,136
St. Francis Middle School	26	2.9%	896
Fridley Middle Area Learning Center	1	2.8%	36
Centennial Elementary School	14	2.8%	507
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts	12	2.8%	426
Northwest Passage High School	4	2.7%	149
Elementary Lighthouse	1	2.7%	37
Roosevelt Middle School	27	2.7%	1,012
Blaine High School	85	2.7%	3,103
Centerview Elementary School	16	2.5%	640
Cedar Creek Elementary School	16	2.4%	663
Adams Elementary School	12	2.4%	493
Oak View Middle School	31	2.4%	1,272
Brookside Elementary School	18	2.3%	770
Highland Elementary School	12	2.3%	512
Linwood Elementary School	9	2.3%	388
Rum River Elementary School	19	2.2%	851
Paladin Career and Technical High School	5	2.2%	233
Voluntary Prekindergarten School	3	2.2%	134
Andover High School	40	2.2%	1,796
Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion	12	2.2%	555
McKinley Elementary School	14	2.1%	653
Lino Lakes Elementary School	10	2.1%	475
Andover Elementary School	25	2.1%	1,203
Ramsey Elementary School	19	2%	946
Spring Lake Park Senior High School	38	1.9%	1,965
Centennial High School	38	1.9%	1,997
Westwood Intermediate and Middle School	31	1.8%	1,682
Sunrise Elementary School	18	1.8%	996
Columbia Heights Senior High School	20	1.8%	1,094
St. Francis Elementary School	11	1.7%	635
Blue Heron Elementary School	12	1.6%	732
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Primary	3	1.5%	199
Valley View Elementary School	9	1.5%	583
Columbia Academy	11	1.5%	715
Centennial Middle School	23	1.5%	1,544
Crooked Lake Elementary School	7	1.5%	459
East Bethel Elementary School	6	1.3%	478
Rice Lake Elementary School	8	1.2%	684
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Elementary	2	1%	204
Northpoint Elementary School	4	0.8%	515
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Middle	2	0.7%	275
Columbus Elementary School	3	0.7%	426
DaVinci Academy	6	0.6%	987
Centerville Elementary School	3	0.5%	569
Metro Heights Academy	1	0.5%	190
PACT Charter Secondary School	2	0.4%	576
Innovation Science and Technology Academy Elementary	0	0%	64
Innovation Science and Technology Academy Middle School	0	0%	14
PACT Charter Elementary School	0	0%	505
Star of the North Academy Charter School	0	0%	180
Bultum Academy	0	0%	232
Secondary Lighthouse	0	0%	31