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ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY

309 4TH ST N, BAYPORT, MN 55003 · (651) 351-6600 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Minnesota public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools

Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
59 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K165%
Kindergarten3912%
Grade 15918%
Grade 25517%
Grade 35316%
Grade 45015%
Grade 55517%

This year's kindergarten class (39) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).

Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
27785%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
227%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
196%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17554%
Female
15246%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
48.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
51.6%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.

Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY

ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY this school32718.0%45.1%
Scandia Elementary
SCANDIA
31118.6%59.1%
Field Elementary
MINNEAPOLIS
28717.4%72.7%
Hale Elementary
MINNEAPOLIS
32617.2%N/A
Great River Elementary School
SAINT PAUL
38317.8%50.2%
Chisago Lakes El.
CHISAGO CITY
34717.3%N/A
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Washington County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.1%#433 of 844#23 of 35
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
51.6%#413 of 844#24 of 35
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
48.1%#427 of 844#24 of 35
Enrollment
ranked largest first
327#599 of 1,130#31 of 42
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.5:1#719 of 769#31 of 36
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
27.4%#607 of 796#34 of 36
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
18.0%#855 of 942#26 of 38
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.7%#419 of 499#14 of 17
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
327
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532718.717.5:118% (59)
2023-2432622.514.5:117% (56)
2022-2333523.314.4:121% (71)
2020-213122313.6:115% (48)
2017-1834322.715.1:117% (58)
2015-163552017.8:111% (40)
2010-113281818.2:116% (52)
2000-013491720.5:15% (19)
1990-913451621.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (343 to 327); teachers down 18% (22.7 to 18.7).

About ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY

ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school in BAYPORT, Minnesota, (ZIP code 55003). It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 327 students.

Stillwater Area Public Schools runs 16 schools with a combined 8,455 students. ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY is one of them.

At ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY, 85% of students are White. The school is also 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The diversity index for ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Staffing at ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY comes to 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.5:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1, 3.8 fewer students per teacher than here. ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY counts 18% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 26% average among public schools in Washington County.

On the allk12 Grade, ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY lands at C, ahead of 28% of Minnesota public elementary schools.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY is -10.3 points: 45.1% actual, 55.4% predicted.

In the surrounding county, Washington County, median household income comes to about $115,345, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 103, with about 46,313 students.

MN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-STILLWATER, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY ranks 4th of 4 on average proficiency.

The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.

From 312 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 327 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 13.6:1 to 17.5:1.

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Washington County at a glance

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Population
276,238
Census ACS
Median income
$115,345
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
46,313 students

Quick facts

School name
ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY
District
Stillwater Area Public Schools
Address
309 4TH ST N, BAYPORT, MN 55003
Phone
(651) 351-6600
County
Washington County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
327
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
17.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
59 (18%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
273819001655
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Stillwater Area Public Schools
Other schools in BAYPORT
Other Andersen Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Andersen Elementary. ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY
How many students attend ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY?
ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 327 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY serve?
ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY is approximately 17.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY?
ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY?
ANDERSEN ELEMENTARY is overseen by Stillwater Area Public Schools in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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