BRAHAM ELEMENTARY

BRAHAM ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized K-5 school in BRAHAM, Minnesota, overseen by BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school works with 429 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so BRAHAM ELEMENTARY sits 25% bigger than that benchmark.

BRAHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 783 students. BRAHAM ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, BRAHAM ELEMENTARY records that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. Compared to Isanti County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BRAHAM ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.4%, the actual is 51.7%, a residual of +8.3 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Isanti County shows the typical household earns roughly $87,440 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Isanti County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,086 students), BRAHAM ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

BRAHAM AREA SECONDARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRAHAM ELEMENTARY at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 41.8%.

BRAHAM ELEMENTARY operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 422 students in 2018 compared to 429 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.