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Alumni: what's one memory from Blue Heron Elementary that still sticks with you?
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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
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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
707
-151 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 20.4:1
% White
73%
was 79%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
8%
was 4%
% Asian
8%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Blue Heron Elementary
Blue Heron Elementary is a well-populated elementary school in LINO LAKES, Minnesota, part of Centennial Public School District. The school educates 707 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 106% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.
Centennial Public School District comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 6,851 students; Blue Heron Elementary is among them.
Looking at the student body, Blue Heron Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Asian, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 25% of students at Blue Heron Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Anoka County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Blue Heron Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.5%, the actual is 57.5%, a residual of +6.0 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Anoka County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,869 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Blue Heron Elementary is one of 145 public schools in Anoka County (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students).
Nearest neighbor: Centennial Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Blue Heron Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 858 students in 2018 compared to 707 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 73% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the feed for Blue Heron Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Nearby schools
- Centennial Middle0.1 mi · 1,595
- Pines School - ACS0.5 mi · 22
- MN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY-LINO LAKES0.5 mi · 7
- 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.