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If you had an hour of school board time for Blue Heron Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
707
Elementary
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270810003172
Blue Heron Elementary
405 ELM ST, LINO LAKES, MN 55014 · (763) 792-6200 · Anoka County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL707 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
179 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
60.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
65.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Blue Heron Elementary
Blue Heron Elementary's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Heron Elementary this school | 707 | 25.3% | 57.5% |
| Brookside Elementary RAMSEY | 779 | 27.0% | 61.7% |
| KENNEDY ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 638 | 24.5% | 54.8% |
| WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY SAINT ANTHONY | 690 | 27.1% | 51.6% |
| SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 712 | 28.1% | 60.8% |
| LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 727 | 22.0% | 62.2% |
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 Blue Heron Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #186 of 844 | #10 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #177 of 844 | #10 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #188 of 844 | #10 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 707 | #74 of 1,130 | #8 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #685 of 769 | #41 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #421 of 796 | #34 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.3% | #750 of 942 | #42 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #182 of 499 | #11 of 27 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
707
-68 (-9%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 707 | 42.4 | 16.7:1 | 25% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 732 | 42.4 | 17.3:1 | 29% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 43.4 | 17.5:1 | 29% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 775 | 44 | 17.6:1 | 13% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 858 | 42.1 | 20.4:1 | 15% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 858 | 44 | 19.5:1 | 13% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 695 | 34 | 20.4:1 | 17% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Heron Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (858 to 707); teachers up 1% (42.1 to 42.4).
About Blue Heron Elementary
Federal records list Blue Heron Elementary as an elementary school in LINO LAKES, Minnesota. There are 707 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 344.
Centennial Public School District is the district for Blue Heron Elementary. It has 15 schools and 6,851 students.
The student body at Blue Heron Elementary is 73% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Asian, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Among Anoka County residents, the White share is about 75%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
There are 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.7:1. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 25% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Anoka County is 42%.
Blue Heron Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Blue Heron Elementary is 6.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
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.
Centennial Middle sits about 0.1 miles from Blue Heron Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% decline, from 775 to 707.
The allk12 page for Blue Heron Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Centennial Public School District
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,067 students
- Centennial MiddleMiddle · 1,595 students
- Rice Lake ElementaryElementary · 687 students
- Centerville ElementaryElementary · 607 students
- Centennial ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Golden Lake ElementaryElementary · 394 students
Other schools in LINO LAKES
- Centennial MiddleMiddle · 1,595 students
- Rice Lake ElementaryElementary · 687 students
- Lino Lakes ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 109 students
- Pines School - ACSHigh · 22 students
- Pines School - RJCHigh · 21 students
Other Blue Heron Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Blue Heron Elementary. Blue Heron Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Blue Heron ElementaryNew Market, MD · 680 students
- Blue Heron Elementary SchoolLITTLETON, CO · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Centennial Middle0.1 mi · 1,595
- MN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-LINO LAKES0.5 mi · 7
- Pines School - ACS0.5 mi · 22
- Pines School - NSP0.6 mi · 20
- Pines School Day Program0.6 mi · 9
- Pines School - RJC0.7 mi · 21
Frequently asked questions
About Blue Heron ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Blue Heron Elementary?
Blue Heron Elementary enrolls approximately 707 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Blue Heron Elementary serve?
Blue Heron Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Blue Heron Elementary have?
Blue Heron Elementary employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Blue Heron Elementary?
Student demographics at Blue Heron Elementary are roughly 73% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Blue Heron Elementary?
Blue Heron Elementary is overseen by Centennial Public School District in Anoka County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.