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Alumni: what's one memory from ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,562
High
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271137000518
ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH
900 SCHOOL ST, ELK RIVER, MN 55330 · (763) 241-3434 · Sherburne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,562 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Minnesota public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
321 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 376 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 387 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 412 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 387 | 25% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
55.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
47.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH
ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH this school | 1,562 | 20.6% | 50.7% |
| BUFFALO SENIOR HIGH BUFFALO | 1,681 | 22.0% | 56.6% |
| Hastings High School HASTINGS | 1,301 | 23.8% | 45.4% |
| Andover High School ANDOVER | 1,758 | 16.5% | 53.4% |
| Sartell Senior High SARTELL | 1,269 | 18.9% | 50.5% |
| ROGERS SENIOR HIGH ROGERS | 1,888 | 16.6% | 63.9% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Sherburne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #79 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #76 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #104 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,562 | #51 of 764 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.1:1 | #328 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #166 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.6% | #390 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #87 of 146 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,562
-123 (-7%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,274
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
was 32.4:1
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 | 1,562 | 59.9 | 26.1:1 | 21% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 1,602 | 62.4 | 25.7:1 | 22% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 1,637 | 51.9 | 31.5:1 | 22% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 1,685 | 52 | 32.4:1 | 9% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 1,694 | 75.9 | 22.3:1 | 14% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 1,614 | 78 | 20.7:1 | 14% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 1,708 | 82 | 20.8:1 | 20% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 1,915 | 93 | 20.6:1 | 7% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 1,274 | 68 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,694 to 1,562); teachers down 21% (75.9 to 59.9).
About ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH
ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH, located in ELK RIVER, Minnesota, is a large high school. The latest federal count shows 1,562 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 371-student average for high schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 321% higher.
ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH is in Elk River Public School District, a district with 14,633 students across 29 schools.
White students account for 79% of enrollment at ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH. The remaining students are 6% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Sherburne County is about 87% White. By the diversity index, ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH comes in at 37%.
Teacher staffing is 59.9 full-time equivalents, or about 26.1 students per teacher. The 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 21%.
Measured against Minnesota public high schools, ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH's average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.7% is 3.3 points below the 54.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Sherburne County this way: median household income is about $105,466, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Federal data list 45 public schools in Sherburne County, with a combined enrollment of about 16,306.
Nearby, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is about 0.2 miles away. ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH's average proficiency of 50.7% compares with 49.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,562 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,685. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 32.4:1 to 26.1:1.
Discussions about ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sherburne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,560
Census ACS
Median income
$105,466
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
16,306 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elk River Public School District
- ROGERS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,888 students
- ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,077 students
- Prairie View Middle SchoolMiddle · 953 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
- ZIMMERMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 704 students
Other schools in ELK RIVER
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
- SALK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 638 students
- VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 557 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARYElementary · 554 students
- MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARYElementary · 554 students
- PARKER ELEMENTARYElementary · 513 students
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 554
- PARKER ELEMENTARY0.3 mi · 513
- ISD 728 FOCUS/JOURNEY0.4 mi · 23
- VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 557
- FAIRVIEW PROGRAM0.5 mi · 6
- IVAN SAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 88
Frequently asked questions
About ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGHHow large is ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH?
ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 1,562 students in grades 09-12.
Is ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH?
Approximately 26.1:1 students per teacher at ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH.
What is the student diversity at ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH?
Student demographics at ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH are roughly 79% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH in?
ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH is part of Elk River Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.