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If you could change one rule at CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY, what would it be?
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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273243001388
CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY
535 COUNTY ROAD B2 W, ROSEVILLE, MN 55113 · (651) 481-9951 · Ramsey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
285 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
4
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 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY→MIDDLE SCHOOL AREA LEARNING CENTER
Based on grade levels within ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
28.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
30.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY
CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY this school | 411 | 69.3% | 26.9% |
| Cowern Elementary NORTH SAINT PAUL | 413 | 71.9% | 27.9% |
| Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM BROOKLYN CENTER | 422 | 72.7% | 22.3% |
| Castle Elementary OAKDALE | 630 | 64.8% | 32.3% |
| PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK | 298 | 74.8% | 35.8% |
| GARDEN CITY ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN CENTER | 366 | 77.0% | 19.7% |
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 CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Ramsey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #700 of 844 | #47 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #674 of 844 | #42 of 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #717 of 844 | #50 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #459 of 1,130 | #46 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #449 of 769 | #51 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.2% | #10 of 796 | #7 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #162 of 942 | #54 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #342 of 499 | #35 of 55 |
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
411
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 411 | 29.1 | 14.1:1 | 69% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 27.7 | 14.8:1 | 75% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 31.6 | 12.3:1 | 77% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 27 | 14.9:1 | 70% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 32.8 | 13.8:1 | 75% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 76% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 72% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 430 | 23 | 18.7:1 | 21% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 35 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (451 to 411); teachers down 11% (32.8 to 29.1).
About CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY
The public elementary school CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY is located in ROSEVILLE, Minnesota. Its 411 students are spread across kindergarten through 6.
ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT oversees CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY and 11 other schools, with 7,256 students in total.
Asian students form the largest group at CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY, 31% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 23% Black, 21% White, 17% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Ramsey County, the Asian share is about 15%. CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 77%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY and a ratio of 14.1:1. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is about 13.7:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 69% of enrollment. That is higher than the 57% average for public schools in Ramsey County.
The allk12 Grade for CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY is C-. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 27.8%. CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY scores 26.9%.
Among Ramsey County residents, median household income is about $81,568, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY is one of 302 public schools in Ramsey County, which together enroll about 94,437 students.
PARKVIEW CENTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY ranks 4th of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 26.9% against a local average of 35.6%.
CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 411, close to the 402 recorded in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Ramsey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
542,945
Census ACS
Median income
$81,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
302
94,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ROSEVILLE AREA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,276 students
- ROSEVILLE AREA MIDDLEMiddle · 853 students
- PARKVIEW CENTER SCHOOLElementary · 718 students
- LITTLE CANADA ELEMENTARYElementary · 632 students
- BRIMHALL ELEMENTARYElementary · 569 students
- WILLIAMS ELEMENTARYElementary · 459 students
Other schools in ROSEVILLE
- ROSEVILLE AREA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,276 students
- PARKVIEW CENTER SCHOOLElementary · 718 students
- BRIMHALL ELEMENTARYElementary · 569 students
- MN Virtual Secondary SchoolHigh · 561 students
- FAIRVIEW PROGRAMCombined · 166 students
- FAIRVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 81 students
Other Central Park Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 10 states are named Central Park Elementary. CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY is the 6th largest of the 10.
- CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPLANTATION, FL · 800 students
- Central Park Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, MI · 646 students
- Central Park Elementary SchoolMidlothian, IL · 640 students
- Central Park Elementary SchoolBossier City, LA · 431 students
- Central Park ElementarySanta Clara, CA · 419 students
Nearby schools
- PARKVIEW CENTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 718
- WELS North0.8 mi · 23
- Quora Secondary School0.8 mi · 115
- East View Academy0.8 mi · 122
- 916 ALC PM0.8 mi · 47
- ROSEVILLE AREA MIDDLE1.1 mi · 853
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY?
CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 411 students in grades KG-06.
Is CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY?
CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 21% White, 17% Hispanic, 23% Black, 31% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY public or private?
CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.