Anoka Times

There were 31,826 white students enrolled in Anoka County public schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% 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, white students comprised 56.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 83 schools in the county, Blaine High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,792.

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 White Students	% of White Students	Total School Enrollment
Linwood Elementary School	335	86.3%	388
Rice Lake Elementary School	571	83.5%	684
McKinley Elementary School	536	82.1%	653
PACT Charter Secondary School	466	80.9%	576
St. Francis Middle School	724	80.8%	896
St. Francis High School	916	80.6%	1,136
St. Francis Elementary School	512	80.6%	635
Rum River Elementary School	684	80.4%	851
Columbus Elementary School	340	79.8%	426
East Bethel Elementary School	378	79.1%	478
Andover High School	1,419	79%	1,796
PACT Charter Elementary School	399	79%	505
Cedar Creek Elementary School	524	79%	663
Andover Elementary School	938	78%	1,203
Oak View Middle School	987	77.6%	1,272
Secondary Lighthouse	24	77.4%	31
Centerville Elementary School	440	77.3%	569
Brookside Elementary School	582	75.6%	770
Centennial High School	1,480	74.1%	1,997
Crooked Lake Elementary School	336	73.2%	459
Centennial Middle School	1,124	72.8%	1,544
Blue Heron Elementary School	528	72.1%	732
Saints Academy	120	71.9%	167
Northwest Passage High School	106	71.1%	149
Roosevelt Middle School	670	66.2%	1,012
Sunrise Elementary School	655	65.8%	996
Anoka High School	1,517	64.5%	2,353
Northpoint Elementary School	327	63.5%	515
Lino Lakes Elementary School	300	63.2%	475
Anoka Middle School for the Arts	1,008	62.8%	1,604
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts	264	62%	426
Golden Lake Elementary School	229	59.5%	385
Johnsville Elementary School	385	58.7%	656
Blaine High School	1,792	57.8%	3,103
Centennial Elementary School	292	57.6%	507
Wilson Elementary School	320	56.2%	569
DaVinci Academy	545	55.2%	987
Northdale Middle School	566	55%	1,029
Madison Elementary School	232	54.7%	424
Elementary Lighthouse	20	54.1%	37
Centennial Area Learning Center	45	53.6%	84
Hoover Elementary - Biomedical, Health Sciences and Engineering	240	52.8%	455
Mississippi Elementary School	238	51.6%	461
Paladin Career and Technical High School	120	51.5%	233
Sand Creek Elementary School	294	51.3%	573
Jefferson Elementary School	328	50.6%	648
Eisenhower Elementary School	244	50.5%	483
Ramsey Elementary School	477	50.4%	946
Spring Lake Park Senior High School	941	47.9%	1,965
Coon Rapids High School	1,029	47.9%	2,147
Westwood Intermediate and Middle School	801	47.6%	1,682
Morris Bye Elementary School	204	46.4%	440
Centerview Elementary School	291	45.5%	640
University Avenue Elementary - Aerospace, Children's Engineering and Science	277	45%	615
Coon Rapids Middle School	592	43.8%	1,353
Hamilton Elementary School	147	38.9%	378
Anoka-Hennepin Regional High School	79	38.9%	203
Adams Elementary School	191	38.7%	493
Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion	213	38.4%	555
Park Terrace Elementary School	184	35.1%	525
Hayes Elementary School	139	32.3%	431
Star of the North Academy Charter School	58	32.2%	180
Voluntary Prekindergarten School	41	30.6%	134
Anoka-Hennepin Technical High School	46	29.9%	154
Compass-Bell Center	8	29.6%	27
Fridley Middle Area Learning Center	9	25%	36
Fridley Middle School	157	24.8%	632
Fridley Senior High School	184	23%	799
Metro Heights Academy	42	22.1%	190
Stevenson Elementary School	97	21.8%	446
North Park School for Innovation	82	20.5%	401
Highland Elementary School	84	16.4%	512
Fridley Moore Lake Area Learning Center	17	15%	113
Innovation Science and Technology Academy Elementary	9	14.1%	64
Valley View Elementary School	78	13.4%	583
Columbia Academy	95	13.3%	715
Columbia Heights Senior High School	129	11.8%	1,094
Innovation Science and Technology Academy Middle School	1	7.1%	14
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Primary	9	4.5%	199
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Elementary	9	4.4%	204
Bultum Academy	4	1.7%	232
Prodeo Academy Columbia Heights Middle	2	0.7%	275
Anoka-Hennepin Specialty Program	0	0%	2