Anoka Times

There were 3,309 multiracial students enrolled in Anoka County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.8% 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, multiracial students comprised 5.9% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 83 schools in the county, Blaine High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 167.

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 Multiracial Students	% of Multiracial Students	Total School Enrollment
Elementary Lighthouse	5	13.5%	37
Metro Heights Academy	25	13.2%	190
Park Terrace Elementary School	62	11.8%	525
Sand Creek Elementary School	64	11.2%	573
Compass-Bell Center	3	11.1%	27
Fridley Middle Area Learning Center	4	11.1%	36
North Park School for Innovation	40	10%	401
Stevenson Elementary School	44	9.9%	446
Secondary Lighthouse	3	9.7%	31
Hamilton Elementary School	36	9.5%	378
Adams Elementary School	47	9.5%	493
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts	40	9.4%	426
Centerview Elementary School	60	9.4%	640
Hoover Elementary - Biomedical, Health Sciences and Engineering	42	9.2%	455
Northpoint Elementary School	46	8.9%	515
Morris Bye Elementary School	38	8.6%	440
Westwood Intermediate and Middle School	143	8.5%	1,682
Wilson Elementary School	47	8.3%	569
Paladin Career and Technical High School	19	8.2%	233
Johnsville Elementary School	54	8.2%	656
Lino Lakes Elementary School	38	8%	475
Eisenhower Elementary School	38	7.9%	483
Fridley Middle School	50	7.9%	632
Coon Rapids Middle School	105	7.8%	1,353
University Avenue Elementary - Aerospace, Children's Engineering and Science	48	7.8%	615
Mississippi Elementary School	35	7.6%	461
Anoka-Hennepin Regional High School	15	7.4%	203
Ramsey Elementary School	68	7.2%	946
Saints Academy	12	7.2%	167
Fridley Senior High School	57	7.1%	799
Coon Rapids High School	147	6.9%	2,147
Jefferson Elementary School	44	6.8%	648
St. Francis Elementary School	42	6.6%	635
Anoka Middle School for the Arts	104	6.5%	1,604
Northdale Middle School	66	6.4%	1,029
Blue Heron Elementary School	44	6%	732
Centennial Area Learning Center	5	6%	84
Hayes Elementary School	26	6%	431
PACT Charter Elementary School	30	5.9%	505
Anoka High School	137	5.8%	2,353
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Middle	16	5.8%	275
Spring Lake Park Senior High School	113	5.8%	1,965
Valley View Elementary School	32	5.5%	583
Crooked Lake Elementary School	25	5.5%	459
DaVinci Academy	54	5.5%	987
Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion	30	5.4%	555
Roosevelt Middle School	55	5.4%	1,012
Blaine High School	167	5.4%	3,103
Centennial Middle School	83	5.4%	1,544
Voluntary Prekindergarten School	7	5.2%	134
Anoka-Hennepin Technical High School	8	5.2%	154
Rice Lake Elementary School	34	5%	684
Northwest Passage High School	7	4.7%	149
Golden Lake Elementary School	18	4.7%	385
Oak View Middle School	60	4.7%	1,272
PACT Charter Secondary School	27	4.7%	576
Sunrise Elementary School	46	4.6%	996
Columbia Academy	32	4.5%	715
St. Francis Middle School	40	4.5%	896
Fridley Moore Lake Area Learning Center	5	4.4%	113
Highland Elementary School	22	4.3%	512
McKinley Elementary School	28	4.3%	653
Brookside Elementary School	33	4.3%	770
Centennial Elementary School	22	4.3%	507
Andover Elementary School	51	4.2%	1,203
Centennial High School	81	4.1%	1,997
Cedar Creek Elementary School	27	4.1%	663
East Bethel Elementary School	18	3.8%	478
Madison Elementary School	16	3.8%	424
Andover High School	68	3.8%	1,796
St. Francis High School	40	3.5%	1,136
Columbia Heights Senior High School	37	3.4%	1,094
Rum River Elementary School	28	3.3%	851
Centerville Elementary School	18	3.2%	569
Linwood Elementary School	11	2.8%	388
Columbus Elementary School	9	2.1%	426
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Primary	4	2%	199
Star of the North Academy Charter School	2	1.1%	180
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Elementary	2	1%	204
Innovation Science and Technology Academy Elementary	0	0%	64
Anoka-Hennepin Specialty Program	0	0%	2
Innovation Science and Technology Academy Middle School	0	0%	14
Bultum Academy	0	0%	232