Centerview Elementary

Centerview Elementary, a high-enrollment primary school in BLAINE, Minnesota, one of the schools within SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS, educates 685 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Centerview Elementary sits 99% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 12 schools in SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS (6,113 students total), Centerview Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Centerview Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 18% Black, 15% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Centerview Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Anoka County's rate of about 42%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Centerview Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Anoka County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $101,869 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Anoka County runs 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), of which Centerview Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Madison Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Centerview Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 41.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

On the community side, the feed for Centerview Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.