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Enrollment
952
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272520002212
FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY
9661 FERNBROOK LN, MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369 · (763) 420-8888 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL952 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
214 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 152 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 175 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 163 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 157 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 155 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (152) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (155).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
63.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
68.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY
FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY this school | 952 | 22.5% | 59.6% |
| MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY GOLDEN VALLEY | 792 | 21.0% | 49.9% |
| Carver Elementary School CARVER | 782 | 22.5% | 49.3% |
| Sunrise Elementary BLAINE | 1,015 | 22.2% | 65.6% |
| ROSEMOUNT ELEMENTARY ROSEMOUNT | 803 | 25.9% | 44.7% |
| BASSWOOD ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE | 848 | 18.6% | 58.2% |
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 FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #151 of 844 | #44 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #133 of 844 | #41 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #138 of 844 | #46 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 952 | #11 of 1,130 | #2 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #739 of 769 | #154 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #364 of 796 | #111 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #793 of 942 | #143 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.5% | #56 of 244 | #9 of 50 |
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
952
+301 (+46%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 930
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 952 | 52.6 | 18.1:1 | 22% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 928 | 50.7 | 18.3:1 | 22% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 889 | 46.2 | 19.3:1 | 20% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 651 | 37 | 17.6:1 | 9% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 790 | 45.2 | 17.5:1 | 19% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 790 | 41 | 19.3:1 | 21% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 896 | 45 | 19.9:1 | 14% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 642 | 37 | 17.4:1 | 7% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 930 | 45 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (790 to 952); teachers up 16% (45.2 to 52.6).
About FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY
FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY is classified as an elementary school. It is located in MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 952 students. Elementary schools in Minnesota have about 344 students on average; enrollment here is 177% higher.
The district, OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 21,138 students enrolled across 31 schools.
The largest group at FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY is White students, at 68%. Enrollment also includes 15% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Hennepin County residents are about 66% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 52.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. The school's 18.1:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Minnesota. Lunch program data show 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Hennepin County average 43%.
FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.6% is 6.6 points above the 53.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Hennepin County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $97,653 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Hennepin County has 496 public schools with about 177,509 students, including FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGH, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 651 students at FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY; in 2024-25, 952. The grades served may not have been the same in both years.
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Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,453 students
- OSSEO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,289 students
- PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOLHigh · 2,061 students
- Maple Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,598 students
- Osseo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,128 students
- Brooklyn Middle STEAM SchoolMiddle · 931 students
Other schools in MAPLE GROVE
- MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,453 students
- Maple Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,598 students
- BASSWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 848 students
- RUSH CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 762 students
- Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech SchElementary · 668 students
- Parnassus Prep Sch-GrammarElementary · 623 students
Nearby schools
- MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGH0.5 mi · 2,453
- Minnesota Excellence in Learning Ac1.2 mi · 231
- RICE LAKE ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 623
- Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch1.7 mi · 668
- Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic2.2 mi · 471
- Parnassus Prep School-Rhetoric2.2 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About FERNBROOK ELEMENTARYHow many students attend FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY?
FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 952 students in grades PK-05.
Is FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY?
At FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 68% White, 5% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY in?
FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY is part of OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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