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.