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NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY
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Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY
Located at 2350 124TH CT NE, in BLAINE, Minnesota, NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY is an average-sized elementary school that educates 488 students (grades K through 4), operated by SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 42% above the state mean of about 344.
Within SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 12 schools and 6,113 students, NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY lists that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Black, 10% Asian, 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Anoka County's rate of about 42%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.0%; this one delivers 51.4%.
Around the school, Anoka County reports that median household income runs about $101,869, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Anoka County runs 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), of which NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY is one.
Johnsville Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 48.5%.
NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY operates from a residential location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 28%: 679 students in 2018 compared to 488 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share increased from 8% to 19%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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