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What's the one class at McKinley Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270318000114
McKinley Elementary
1740 CONSTANCE BLVD NE, HAM LAKE, MN 55304 · (763) 506-3400 · Anoka County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
117 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
65.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
77.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 McKinley Elementary
McKinley Elementary's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Elementary this school | 636 | 18.4% | 65.6% |
| BIG WOODS ELEMENTARY SAINT MICHAEL | 656 | 18.0% | 63.6% |
| LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 588 | 17.5% | 66.1% |
| Byron Intermediate School BYRON | 551 | 16.0% | 66.3% |
| HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY EDINA | 564 | 14.9% | 67.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary WHITE BEAR LAKE | 469 | 18.6% | 66.0% |
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 McKinley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #68 of 844 | #4 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #51 of 844 | #5 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #98 of 844 | #4 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #133 of 1,130 | #15 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #712 of 769 | #43 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.5% | #535 of 796 | #42 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #851 of 942 | #47 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #259 of 499 | #15 of 27 |
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
636
+67 (+12%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 815
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 636 | 36.8 | 17.3:1 | 18% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 40.3 | 16.2:1 | 19% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 35.4 | 16.5:1 | 20% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 16% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 733 | 35.9 | 20.4:1 | 19% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 748 | 36 | 20.8:1 | 17% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 822 | 39 | 21.1:1 | 15% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 918 | 44 | 20.9:1 | 10% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 815 | 37 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKinley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (733 to 636); teachers up 3% (35.9 to 36.8).
About McKinley Elementary
Students in HAM LAKE, Minnesota, attend McKinley Elementary, a large elementary school. Its enrollment is 636 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll around 344, and this school is 85% bigger than that mark.
Anoka-Hennepin School District serves 38,746 students across 53 schools.
The share of White students at McKinley Elementary is 81%. Enrollment also includes 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
There are 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at McKinley Elementary, giving a ratio of 17.3:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1, 3.6 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 117 students, or 18%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Anoka County report 42%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for McKinley Elementary is 55.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.6%.
In the surrounding county, Anoka County, median household income comes to about $101,869, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 145, with about 59,656 students.
McKinley Elementary's nearest public school is Crossroads East (about 3.4 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 50.7%; McKinley Elementary's is 65.6%, ranking 2nd of 6.
Locale data from NCES put McKinley Elementary in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
The school grew from 569 students in 2020-21 to 636 in 2024-25.
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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 Anoka-Hennepin School District
- Blaine High SchoolHigh · 3,157 students
- Champlin Park High SchoolHigh · 2,978 students
- Anoka High SchoolHigh · 2,348 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 2,037 students
- Coon Rapids High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Andover High SchoolHigh · 1,758 students
Other McKinley Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 19 states are named McKinley Elementary. McKinley Elementary is the 5th largest of the 56.
- MCKINLEY ELEMENTARYOWATONNA, MN · 510 students
- McKinley ElementaryFERGUS FALLS, MN · 249 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJ · 917 students
- McKinley ElementaryStockton, CA · 705 students
- McKinley ElementaryFresno, CA · 671 students
Nearby schools
- Crossroads East3.4 mi · 14
- DAVINCI ACADEMY3.6 mi · 952
- Star of the North - East Bethel3.7 mi · 224
- Oak View Middle4.2 mi · 1,282
- Andover Elementary4.3 mi · 1,165
- ECFC - VPK4.5 mi · 60
Frequently asked questions
About McKinley ElementaryHow large is McKinley Elementary?
McKinley Elementary enrolls approximately 636 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does McKinley Elementary serve?
McKinley Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McKinley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McKinley Elementary is approximately 17.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McKinley Elementary?
At McKinley Elementary, the student body is approximately 81% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is McKinley Elementary public or private?
McKinley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anoka-Hennepin School District.
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