Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST·NCES 270741003651
Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School
101 9TH AVE NE, ISANTI, MN 55040 · (763) 552-8800 · Isanti County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
16.8:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
33 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (26).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
35.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
39.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School
Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School this school | 139 | 23.7% | 32.6% |
| RICHMOND ELEMENTARY RICHMOND | 135 | 25.2% | 48.3% |
| GREAT EXPECTATIONS GRAND MARAIS | 113 | 26.5% | 51.6% |
| NICOLLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NICOLLET | 156 | 25.6% | 53.0% |
| MABEL-CANTON ELEMENTARY MABEL | 143 | 24.5% | 60.2% |
| HILLS-BEAVER CREEK ELEMENTARY BEAVER CREEK | 153 | 22.9% | 54.4% |
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 Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Isanti County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #643 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #585 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #646 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #869 of 1,130 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.7% | #774 of 942 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.2% | #61 of 499 | #1 of 6 |
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
139
+12 (+9%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 225
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 139 | 8.3 | 16.8:1 | 24% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 8.7 | 17.0:1 | 32% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 7.4 | 20.5:1 | 32% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 127 | 10 | 12.7:1 | 17% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 12.6 | 16.1:1 | 28% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 189 | 14 | 13.5:1 | 31% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 12 | 18.8:1 | 28% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (202 to 139); teachers down 34% (12.6 to 8.3).
About Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School
Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School is a public small elementary school in ISANTI, Minnesota. Enrollment totals 139 students across kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll around 344, and this school is 60% below that mark.
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist has a total of 18 schools and 5,007 students, Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School among them.
A large majority of enrollment at Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School is White, at 87%. Other reported shares: 6% Asian and 5% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 24%.
A staff of 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.8:1. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 3.1 students per teacher. By family income, 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Isanti County, the average eligibility rate is 35%.
On the allk12 Grade, Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School lands at D, ahead of 10% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School scores 19.7 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.6%; the prediction is 52.3%.
For the population of Isanti County, median household income comes to about $87,440, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Isanti County's 24 public schools enroll about 6,086 students and include Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School.
The closest school to Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School is Isanti Intermediate School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School. Its average proficiency rate of 32.6% is below the 34.7% average for nearby schools.
Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 12 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.7:1 in 2020-21, and 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Isanti County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,596
Census ACS
Median income
$87,440
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
6,086 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist
- Cambridge-Isanti High SchoolHigh · 1,582 students
- Cambridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 607 students
- Cambridge Intermediate SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Cambridge Primary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Isanti Middle SchoolMiddle · 449 students
- Isanti Intermediate SchoolElementary · 422 students
Other schools in ISANTI
- Isanti Middle SchoolMiddle · 449 students
- Isanti Intermediate SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Isanti Primary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Art and Science AcademyElementary · 171 students
- Art & Science Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 125 students
- Isanti Early Childhood Special EdElementary · 71 students
Nearby schools
- Isanti Intermediate School0.0 mi · 422
- Art and Science Academy0.9 mi · 171
- Art & Science Academy Middle School1.0 mi · 125
- Isanti Primary School1.2 mi · 407
- Isanti Early Childhood Special Ed1.2 mi · 71
- Isanti Middle School1.7 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Cambridge-Isanti STEAM SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School?
Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School enrolls approximately 139 students in grades KG-05.
Is Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School is approximately 16.8:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School?
Student demographics at Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School are roughly 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School in?
Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School is part of Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist.
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