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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270318000115
Mississippi Elementary
10620 DIRECT RIVER DR, COON RAPIDS, MN 55433 · (763) 506-3500 · Anoka County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
251 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 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
69%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
46.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
58.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Mississippi Elementary
Mississippi Elementary's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Elementary this school | 439 | 57.2% | 46.9% |
| Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng COON RAPIDS | 469 | 55.2% | 51.7% |
| Sunset Terrace Elementary School ROCHESTER | 437 | 55.8% | 35.9% |
| University Avenue Elementary - Aero BLAINE | 557 | 57.6% | 36.6% |
| Morris Bye Elementary COON RAPIDS | 472 | 50.2% | 38.3% |
| Pinewood Elementary MOUNDS VIEW | 523 | 52.2% | 39.7% |
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 Mississippi Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #397 of 844 | #23 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #307 of 844 | #17 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #464 of 844 | #27 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #406 of 1,130 | #35 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #200 of 769 | #9 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #154 of 796 | #14 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #253 of 942 | #14 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #125 of 244 | #8 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
439
+71 (+19%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 439 | 36.1 | 12.2:1 | 57% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 33.6 | 13.7:1 | 59% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 33.7 | 13.8:1 | 63% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 25 | 14.7:1 | 41% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 25.7 | 15.8:1 | 52% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 51% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 25 | 19.2:1 | 50% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 533 | 28 | 19.0:1 | 24% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 29 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mississippi Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (406 to 439); teachers up 40% (25.7 to 36.1).
About Mississippi Elementary
Mississippi Elementary serves students in COON RAPIDS, Minnesota, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 439 students covers kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students each.
Anoka-Hennepin School District is the local district for Mississippi Elementary. It runs 53 schools with 38,746 students.
Enrollment at Mississippi Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 49%. After that, the student body is 19% Black, 13% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Census figures show Anoka County is about 75% White. Mississippi Elementary has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. That ratio is under the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Mississippi Elementary is 57%. Among public schools in Anoka County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.3% for Mississippi Elementary. The school posts 46.9%, 12.6 points above the prediction.
Federal survey data for Anoka County show that median household income is about $101,869, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Anoka County number 145 and enroll about 59,656.
Of nearby public schools, Pathways is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 42.0% proficiency; Mississippi Elementary posts 46.9%.
Mississippi Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Mississippi Elementary saw enrollment rise 19% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.2 students per teacher, compared with 14.7 in 2020-21.
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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 schools in COON RAPIDS
- Coon Rapids High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Coon Rapids Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,295 students
- Northdale MiddleMiddle · 1,108 students
- Sand Creek ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · 491 students
- Morris Bye ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Nearby schools
- Pathways0.6 mi · 112
- Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng0.7 mi · 469
- Jackson Middle1.0 mi · 2,037
- Champlin/Brooklyn Pk Acd MathEnvSci1.1 mi · 727
- Innovation Sci & Tech Middle1.1 mi · 20
- Innovation Sci & Tech Elementary1.1 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Mississippi ElementaryHow many students attend Mississippi Elementary?
Mississippi Elementary enrolls approximately 439 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Mississippi Elementary serve?
Mississippi Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mississippi Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mississippi Elementary is approximately 12.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mississippi Elementary?
Student demographics at Mississippi Elementary are roughly 49% White, 7% Hispanic, 19% Black, 13% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Mississippi Elementary public or private?
Mississippi Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anoka-Hennepin School District.
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