FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY

Located at 9661 FERNBROOK LN, in MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota, FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY is a well-populated K-5 school that serves 952 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 177% above typical.

OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 31 schools in total, collectively educating 21,138 students. FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY logs that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment; the rest reads as 15% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Hennepin County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY logs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 22% of students at FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.0%; this one delivers 59.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hennepin County indicate median household income runs about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Hennepin County's 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGH, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 21%: 790 students in 2018 compared to 952 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 73% to 68%.

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