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What's one thing Linwood Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOREST LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271227000598
Linwood Elementary
21900 TYPO CREEK DR NE, WYOMING, MN 55092 · (651) 982-1900 · Anoka County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
98 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 48%
Community
4
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 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
26%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
54.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
54.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Linwood Elementary
Linwood Elementary's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linwood Elementary this school | 400 | 24.5% | 50.8% |
| Bear Cave Intermediate School STEWARTVILLE | 436 | 25.0% | 53.9% |
| CLEVELAND ELEMENTARY CLEVELAND | 390 | 23.3% | 55.1% |
| Lk Crystal Wellcome Memorial El LAKE CRYSTAL | 423 | 25.1% | 65.2% |
| Wyoming Elementary WYOMING | 447 | 23.7% | 52.2% |
| La Crescent-Hokah Elementary LA CRESCENT | 359 | 26.5% | 58.0% |
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 Linwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #323 of 844 | #17 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #363 of 844 | #20 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #310 of 844 | #18 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #482 of 1,130 | #40 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #668 of 769 | #37 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.9% | #618 of 796 | #46 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #760 of 942 | #43 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #153 of 244 | #10 of 14 |
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
400
+36 (+10%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 52.0:1
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 | 400 | 24.3 | 16.5:1 | 25% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 18.8 | 20.7:1 | 28% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 21.2 | 18.2:1 | 31% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 7 | 52.0:1 | 18% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 22.3 | 16.9:1 | 26% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 27% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 27% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 29 | 18.8:1 | 13% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 24 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (377 to 400); teachers up 9% (22.3 to 24.3).
About Linwood Elementary
Linwood Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in WYOMING, Minnesota. It serves 400 students in pre-K through 6.
Forest Lake Public School District, which runs Linwood Elementary, has 14 schools and 5,776 students.
At Linwood Elementary, White students make up 86% of the student body. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Anoka County, the White share is about 75%. Linwood Elementary has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Linwood Elementary counts 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.5 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Anoka County is 42%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Linwood Elementary is 51.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.8%.
Anoka County census figures show that median household income is about $101,869, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 145 public schools operate in Anoka County, serving about 59,656 students.
The nearest public school is Columbus Elementary, at about 6.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Linwood Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 364 to 400. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 52.0:1 to 16.5:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Anoka County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
370,349
Census ACS
Median income
$101,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
145
59,656 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Forest Lake Public School District
- Forest Lake Area High SchoolHigh · 1,805 students
- Forest Lake Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
- Lino Lakes ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- Wyoming ElementaryElementary · 447 students
- Columbus ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Forest View ElementaryElementary · 345 students
Other Linwood Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Linwood Elementary. Linwood Elementary is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Linwood ElementaryVisalia, CA · 537 students
- Linwood ElementarySpokane, WA · 503 students
- Linwood ElementaryWichita, KS · 452 students
- Linwood Elementary SchoolMilwaukie, OR · 259 students
- Linwood Elementary SchoolLinwood, PA · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Columbus Elementary6.4 mi · 441
- Wyoming Elementary6.5 mi · 447
- Star of the North - East Bethel6.8 mi · 224
- East Bethel Elementary School6.9 mi · 460
- Cedar Creek Elementary School6.9 mi · 680
- North Lakes Academy Middle School7.1 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Linwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Linwood Elementary?
Linwood Elementary enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Linwood Elementary serve?
Linwood Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Linwood Elementary have?
Linwood Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Linwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Linwood Elementary are roughly 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Linwood Elementary in?
Linwood Elementary is part of Forest Lake Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.