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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Blaine High School this year?
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Enrollment
3,157
High
DISTRICT 790 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270318000097
Blaine High School
12555 UNIVERSITY AVE NE, BLAINE, MN 55434 · (763) 506-6500 · Anoka County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL3,157 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Minnesota public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
155 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
1,088 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 781 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 829 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 775 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 772 | 24% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 60% · US 70%
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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
62.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
41.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Blaine High School
Blaine High School's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine High School this school | 3,157 | 34.5% | 52.3% |
| Anoka High School ANOKA | 2,348 | 35.0% | 35.5% |
| Champlin Park High School CHAMPLIN | 2,978 | 36.4% | 39.0% |
| EASTVIEW SENIOR HIGH APPLE VALLEY | 2,328 | 27.8% | 58.2% |
| Shakopee High School SHAKOPEE | 2,823 | 35.0% | 46.4% |
| EDEN PRAIRIE SENIOR HIGH EDEN PRAIRIE | 2,844 | 29.0% | 51.6% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 Blaine High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #66 of 397 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #120 of 401 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #57 of 397 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,157 | #3 of 764 | #1 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #278 of 332 | #12 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #64 of 338 | #8 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.5% | #243 of 444 | #16 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #90 of 181 | #5 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
3,157
+217 (+7%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 2,052
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 25.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 3,157 | 154.9 | 20.4:1 | 34% (1,088) |
| 2023-24 | 3,103 | 151.8 | 20.4:1 | 36% (1,111) |
| 2022-23 | 2,969 | 143.3 | 20.7:1 | 37% (1,086) |
| 2020-21 | 2,940 | 117 | 25.1:1 | 23% (685) |
| 2017-18 | 2,886 | 131.1 | 22.0:1 | 25% (726) |
| 2015-16 | 2,851 | 126 | 22.6:1 | 27% (760) |
| 2010-11 | 2,866 | 123 | 23.3:1 | 27% (788) |
| 2000-01 | 2,966 | 151 | 19.6:1 | 10% (308) |
| 1990-91 | 2,052 | 112 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blaine High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (2,886 to 3,157); teachers up 18% (131.1 to 154.9).
About Blaine High School
In BLAINE, Minnesota, Blaine High School is a high-enrollment high school. Federal data show 3,157 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 371.
A total of 53 schools make up Anoka-Hennepin School District, with 38,746 students enrolled.
The largest group at Blaine High School is White students, at 57%. Enrollment also includes 17% Black, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Among people living in Anoka County, the White share is about 75%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Blaine High School scores 62%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 20.4:1. The school has 154.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is 4.0 students per teacher. In all, 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Anoka County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
Blaine High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 88% of Minnesota public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 46.5% at Blaine High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.3%.
The school is in Anoka County, where median household income comes to about $101,869, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Anoka County counts 145 public schools with about 59,656 students.
The closest school to Blaine High School is Roosevelt Middle, located about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Blaine High School is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
Blaine High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 3,157 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 2,940. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 25.1:1 in 2020-21 to 20.4:1 in 2024-25.
The Blaine High School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Anoka County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
370,349
Census ACS
Median income
$101,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
145
59,656 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anoka-Hennepin School District
- Champlin Park High SchoolHigh · 2,978 students
- Anoka High SchoolHigh · 2,348 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 2,037 students
- Coon Rapids High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Andover High SchoolHigh · 1,758 students
- Anoka Middle School for the ArtsMiddle · 1,587 students
Other schools in BLAINE
- Westwood Intermediate & Middle SchMiddle · 1,646 students
- Roosevelt MiddleMiddle · 1,087 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 1,015 students
- Centerview ElementaryElementary · 685 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 650 students
- Johnsville ElementaryElementary · 644 students
Other Blaine High schools
One other US public school is named Blaine High. Blaine High School is the largest of the 2.
- Blaine High SchoolBLAINE, WA · 566 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Middle0.6 mi · 1,087
- Johnsville Elementary0.9 mi · 644
- Anthony Louis House1.0 mi · 10
- Sand Creek Elementary1.3 mi · 557
- DAVINCI ACADEMY1.3 mi · 952
- Jefferson Elementary1.6 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About Blaine High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Blaine High School?
Blaine High School enrolls approximately 3,157 students in grades 09-12.
Is Blaine High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blaine High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Blaine High School have?
Blaine High School employs 155 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Blaine High School?
Student demographics at Blaine High School are roughly 57% White, 7% Hispanic, 17% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Blaine High School public or private?
Blaine High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anoka-Hennepin School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.