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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Brookside Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
779
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270318005266
Brookside Elementary
17003 NOWTHEN BLVD NW, RAMSEY, MN 55303 · (763) 433-5200 · Anoka County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL779 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
210 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 158 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (158).
Student demographics
45%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
61.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
74.1%
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 74 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
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 Brookside Elementary
Brookside Elementary's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside Elementary this school | 779 | 27.0% | 61.7% |
| Blue Heron Elementary LINO LAKES | 707 | 25.3% | 57.5% |
| KENNEDY ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 638 | 24.5% | 54.8% |
| Cedar Creek Elementary School CEDAR | 680 | 28.8% | 46.4% |
| WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY SAINT ANTHONY | 690 | 27.1% | 51.6% |
| SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 712 | 28.1% | 60.8% |
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 Brookside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #114 of 844 | #6 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #72 of 844 | #6 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #176 of 844 | #8 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 779 | #43 of 1,130 | #7 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #587 of 769 | #29 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #427 of 796 | #35 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.0% | #723 of 942 | #40 of 50 |
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
779
+37 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 779 | 50.3 | 15.5:1 | 27% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 770 | 48.9 | 15.7:1 | 28% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 764 | 47.6 | 16.1:1 | 30% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 742 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 17% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookside Elementary.
About Brookside Elementary
Brookside Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in RAMSEY, Minnesota. The school counts 779 students across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 126% bigger than the 344 average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Across its 53 schools, Anoka-Hennepin School District enrolls 38,746 students. Brookside Elementary is one of those schools.
At 73%, White students outnumber all other groups at Brookside Elementary combined. The school is also 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, 7% Black, and 5% Hispanic. That is close to the 75% White share among all Anoka County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Brookside Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
Dividing enrollment by its 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.5:1. Among elementary schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. Eligible students account for 27% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is lower than the 42% average for public schools in Anoka County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Brookside Elementary is 50.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.7%.
Within Anoka County, median household income is about $101,869, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 145 public schools in Anoka County, with a combined enrollment of about 59,656.
The nearest other public school, PACT CHARTER SECONDARY, is about 1.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Brookside Elementary is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 779, 5% above the 742 of 2020-21.
The Brookside Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Blaine High SchoolHigh · 3,157 students
- 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
Other schools in RAMSEY
- Ramsey ElementaryElementary · 910 students
- PACT CHARTER SECONDARYHigh · 730 students
- PACT Charter ElementaryElementary · 673 students
Other Brookside Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 12 states are named Brookside Elementary. Brookside Elementary is the largest of the 18.
- Brookside ElementaryBeaumont, CA · 691 students
- Brookside ElementaryOak Park, CA · 556 students
- Brookside Elementary SchoolNicholasville, KY · 515 students
- Brookside ElementaryGastonia, NC · 512 students
- Brookside ElementaryDracut, MA · 487 students
Nearby schools
- PACT CHARTER SECONDARY1.6 mi · 730
- Ramsey Elementary2.7 mi · 910
- PACT Charter Elementary3.2 mi · 673
- Anoka-Hennepin Tech High School4.4 mi · 131
- Secondary Virtual School4.5 mi · 70
- Secondary Technical Ed Prog S.T.E.P4.5 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Brookside ElementaryHow many students attend Brookside Elementary?
Brookside Elementary enrolls approximately 779 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Brookside Elementary serve?
Brookside Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Brookside Elementary have?
Brookside Elementary employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Brookside Elementary?
Student demographics at Brookside Elementary are roughly 73% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Brookside Elementary public or private?
Brookside Elementary 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.