Anoka Middle School for the Arts

Anoka Middle School for the Arts, a high-enrollment intermediate school in ANOKA, Minnesota, one of the schools within Anoka-Hennepin School District, instructs 1,587 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 221% bigger than the state mean of about 495.

Anoka Middle School for the Arts is one of 53 schools operated by Anoka-Hennepin School District, a district that serves 38,746 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Anoka Middle School for the Arts records that White students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder reads as 17% Black, 10% multiracial, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the income-and-resources front, Anoka Middle School for the Arts shows 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Anoka Middle School for the Arts tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Anoka County put median household income runs about $101,869, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Anoka County's 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), Anoka Middle School for the Arts is one campus in the mix.

Lincoln Elementary School for Arts is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Anoka Middle School for the Arts ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 33.2%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Anoka Middle School for the Arts's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 1,840 (now 1,587). Over the same period, the White share declined from 75% to 59%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

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