East Bethel Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary campus in CEDAR, Minnesota, East Bethel Elementary School educates 460 students from grades K through 5, run under St. Francis Area Schools. That puts it 34% above the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Across the 15 schools in St. Francis Area Schools (4,281 students total), East Bethel Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, East Bethel Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 11% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black. Compared to Anoka County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, East Bethel Elementary School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), East Bethel Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Anoka County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,869 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Anoka County's 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), East Bethel Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cedar Creek Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Bethel Elementary School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 44.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 17%: 555 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 86% to 76%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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