PACT Charter Elementary

Located at 7250 E RAMSEY PKWY NW, in RAMSEY, Minnesota, PACT Charter Elementary is a well-populated elementary school that enrolls 673 students (grades K through 5), overseen by PACT CHARTER SCHOOL. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 96% larger than typical.

PACT CHARTER SCHOOL comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 1,403 students; PACT Charter Elementary is among them.

Demographically, PACT Charter Elementary records that 77% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 11% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting PACT Charter Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 27% of students at PACT Charter Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Anoka County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PACT Charter Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Anoka County put median household earnings sit near $101,869, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Anoka County's 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), PACT Charter Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ramsey Elementary, roughly 1.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PACT Charter Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PACT Charter Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.8%.

PACT Charter Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location. PACT Charter Elementary operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PACT Charter Elementary has climbed 100%, going from 336 students in 2018 to 673 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 77% across the same window.

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