FAIR OAKS ELEMENTARY

As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota, FAIR OAKS ELEMENTARY teaches 396 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Across the 31 schools in OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (21,138 students total), FAIR OAKS ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FAIR OAKS ELEMENTARY records that the largest single group is Black at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 32% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hennepin County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FAIR OAKS ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.0%, the actual is 29.8%, a residual of +3.9 points.

In the surrounding community, Hennepin County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,653, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hennepin County runs 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), of which FAIR OAKS ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is EXCELL ACADEMY CHARTER, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FAIR OAKS ELEMENTARY comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 20.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. FAIR OAKS ELEMENTARY's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 457 (now 396). Over the same period, the Black share rose from 28% to 36%.

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