Mississippi Elementary

Located at 10620 DIRECT RIVER DR, in COON RAPIDS, Minnesota, Mississippi Elementary is a moderately sized K-5 school that works with 439 students (grades K through 5), operated by Anoka-Hennepin School District. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 28% larger than typical.

Mississippi Elementary is one of 53 schools operated by Anoka-Hennepin School District, a district that educates 38,746 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Mississippi Elementary logs that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 19% Black, 13% Asian, 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the resource side, On paper, Mississippi Elementary has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Anoka County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Mississippi Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.3%; this one delivers 46.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Anoka County reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,869 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Anoka County's 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), Mississippi Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Pathways, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mississippi Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mississippi Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 8%: 406 students in 2018 compared to 439 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 68% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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