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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273333001461
NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY
2350 124TH CT NE, BLAINE, MN 55449 · (763) 600-5700 · Anoka County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
146 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 29% smaller than its 4th grade class (107).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
59.8%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY
NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY this school | 488 | 29.9% | 51.4% |
| BIRCHVIEW ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 441 | 32.0% | 57.6% |
| Lino Lakes Elementary LINO LAKES | 501 | 32.1% | 46.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary School ROCHESTER | 464 | 32.5% | 64.0% |
| Brookview Elementary WOODBURY | 607 | 26.2% | 49.7% |
| EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY EDEN PRAIRIE | 658 | 30.7% | 57.3% |
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 NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #307 of 844 | #16 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #280 of 844 | #16 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #448 of 844 | #25 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #320 of 1,130 | #28 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #323 of 769 | #16 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #283 of 796 | #26 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #687 of 942 | #37 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.1% | #76 of 499 | #3 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
488
-64 (-12%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 488 | 37 | 13.2:1 | 30% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 28% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 30% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 15% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 679 | 47.5 | 14.3:1 | 23% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 48 | 15.8:1 | 25% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | 35 | 19.3:1 | 23% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 22% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 26 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (679 to 488); teachers down 22% (47.5 to 37).
About NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY
NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY is an elementary school with a street address in BLAINE, Minnesota. It enrolls 488 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 4. That is 42% bigger than the average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
District-wide, SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 12 schools and 6,113 students.
At NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY, 59% of students are White. Other students are 19% Black, 10% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. That is lower than the 75% White share among all Anoka County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY reported 37 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Minnesota is similar, at 13.7:1. There are 146 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 30% of enrollment. That rate is below the 42% average among public schools in Anoka County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY would score about 49.0%. It scores 51.4%, 2.4 points above that figure.
The school's county is Anoka County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $101,869, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Anoka County's 145 public schools enroll about 59,656 students and include NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY.
Johnsville Elementary is about 1.7 miles from NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
NORTHPOINT 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.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 12%, from 552 to 488. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.2:1, from 14.9:1.
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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 SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- SPRING LAKE PARK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,909 students
- Westwood Intermediate & Middle SchMiddle · 1,646 students
- Centerview ElementaryElementary · 685 students
- Woodcrest El. Spanish ImmersionElementary · 558 students
- Park Terrace ElementaryElementary · 532 students
- EARLY EDUCATIONElementary · 123 students
Other schools in BLAINE
- Blaine High SchoolHigh · 3,157 students
- Westwood Intermediate & Middle SchMiddle · 1,646 students
- Roosevelt MiddleMiddle · 1,087 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 1,015 students
- Centerview ElementaryElementary · 685 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 650 students
Other Northpoint Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Northpoint Elementary. NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Northpoint Elementary SchoolGranger, IN · 577 students
- Northpoint Elementary SchoolBloomington, IL · 472 students
Nearby schools
- Johnsville Elementary1.7 mi · 644
- Anthony Louis House1.7 mi · 10
- Roosevelt Middle2.0 mi · 1,087
- Jefferson Elementary2.4 mi · 650
- Blaine High School2.6 mi · 3,157
- Centerview Elementary2.6 mi · 685
Frequently asked questions
About NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARYHow many students attend NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY?
NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 488 students in grades KG-04.
Is NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY have?
NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY?
At NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 59% White, 3% Hispanic, 19% Black, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY?
NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY is overseen by SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Anoka County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.