Bel Air Elementary

Bel Air Elementary operates as an expansive elementary campus in NEW BRIGHTON, Minnesota, part of Mounds View Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 729 students spanning grades 1 through 5. That puts it 112% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Mounds View Public School District runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 11,934 students. Bel Air Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Bel Air Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder reads as 12% Black, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 9% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Ramsey County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Bel Air Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Ramsey County (around 57%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Bel Air Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Ramsey County indicate median household income runs about $81,568, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Ramsey County runs 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), of which Bel Air Elementary is one.

Highview Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 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), Bel Air Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 33.9%.

Bel Air Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Bel Air Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 720 (now 729). The Black share of enrollment contracted from 17% to 12% over that span.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.