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What's something Oxbow Creek Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,114
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270318002193
Oxbow Creek Elementary
6505 109TH AVE N, CHAMPLIN, MN 55316 · (763) 506-3800 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,114 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
299 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 | 160 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 153 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 207 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 186 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 186 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 222 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (160) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (222).
Student demographics
59%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
62.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
70.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Oxbow Creek Elementary
Oxbow Creek Elementary's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxbow Creek Elementary this school | 1,114 | 26.8% | 60.4% |
| Sunrise Elementary BLAINE | 1,015 | 22.2% | 65.6% |
| DAVINCI ACADEMY HAM LAKE | 952 | 25.9% | 50.6% |
| FERNBROOK ELEMENTARY MAPLE GROVE | 952 | 22.5% | 59.6% |
| SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 712 | 28.1% | 60.8% |
| ROSEMOUNT ELEMENTARY ROSEMOUNT | 803 | 25.9% | 44.7% |
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 Oxbow Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #135 of 844 | #43 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #111 of 844 | #35 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #145 of 844 | #47 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,114 | #2 of 1,130 | #1 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #693 of 769 | #146 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #287 of 796 | #93 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.8% | #725 of 942 | #136 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #416 of 499 | #79 of 99 |
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
1,114
+52 (+5%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 966
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 1,114 | 66.1 | 16.9:1 | 27% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 1,109 | 72.3 | 15.3:1 | 27% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 1,028 | 63.5 | 16.2:1 | 31% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 1,062 | 62 | 17.1:1 | 21% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 1,170 | 61.8 | 18.9:1 | 22% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 1,190 | 59 | 20.2:1 | 24% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 1,093 | 57 | 19.2:1 | 28% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 848 | 46 | 18.4:1 | 8% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 966 | 44 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oxbow Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,170 to 1,114); teachers up 7% (61.8 to 66.1).
About Oxbow Creek Elementary
Oxbow Creek Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school for students in CHAMPLIN, Minnesota. Enrollment totals 1,114 students across kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll around 344, and this school is 224% above that mark.
Anoka-Hennepin School District is responsible for 53 schools, Oxbow Creek Elementary included, with 38,746 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Oxbow Creek Elementary is 61% White. The remaining shares are 12% Black, 11% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Oxbow Creek Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oxbow Creek Elementary is 16.9:1, based on 66.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Oxbow Creek Elementary counts 27% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Hennepin County average 43%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Oxbow Creek Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.4%; the prediction is 50.6%.
The school's county is Hennepin County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 496 public schools in the county, enrolling about 177,509, Oxbow Creek Elementary among them.
Oxbow Creek Elementary is about 0.4 miles from Champlin/Brooklyn Pk Acd MathEnvSci, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 43.0% on proficiency, and Oxbow Creek Elementary is above that at 60.4%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose by 5% across 4 years, from 1,062 in 2020-21 to 1,114 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Oxbow Creek Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 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 CHAMPLIN
- Champlin Park High SchoolHigh · 2,978 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 2,037 students
- Champlin/Brooklyn Pk Acd MathEnvSciElementary · 727 students
- Modern Montessori Charter SchoolElementary · 204 students
Nearby schools
- Champlin/Brooklyn Pk Acd MathEnvSci0.4 mi · 727
- Champlin Park High School0.5 mi · 2,978
- Jackson Middle0.6 mi · 2,037
- Mississippi Elementary1.5 mi · 439
- Athlos Leadership Academy1.6 mi · 807
- School #5301.8 mi · 28
Frequently asked questions
About Oxbow Creek ElementaryHow large is Oxbow Creek Elementary?
Oxbow Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 1,114 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Oxbow Creek Elementary serve?
Oxbow Creek Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Oxbow Creek Elementary have?
Oxbow Creek Elementary employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Oxbow Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Oxbow Creek Elementary are roughly 61% White, 6% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Oxbow Creek Elementary public or private?
Oxbow Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anoka-Hennepin School District.
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