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Enrollment
673
Elementary
DISTRICT 702 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PACT CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 270009302488
PACT Charter Elementary
7250 E RAMSEY PKWY NW, RAMSEY, MN 55303 · (763) 712-4301 · Anoka County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
183 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 48%
Community
4
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 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
PACT Charter Elementary→PACT CHARTER SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within PACT CHARTER SCHOOL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
57.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 PACT Charter Elementary
PACT Charter Elementary's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PACT Charter Elementary this school | 673 | 27.2% | 47.5% |
| FIELDSTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAINT MICHAEL | 585 | 24.3% | 65.8% |
| KENNEDY ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 638 | 24.5% | 54.8% |
| Carver Elementary School CARVER | 782 | 22.5% | 49.3% |
| ST. MICHAEL ELEMENTARY SAINT MICHAEL | 654 | 21.3% | 62.1% |
| TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER | 704 | 22.3% | 72.0% |
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 PACT Charter Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #386 of 844 | #22 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #323 of 844 | #18 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #369 of 844 | #22 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #102 of 1,130 | #12 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #726 of 769 | #44 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #488 of 796 | #40 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.2% | #720 of 942 | #39 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +100.3% | #4 of 244 | #1 of 14 |
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
673
+335 (+99%) vs 2020
+298% since 2000-01, when it was 169
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 673 | 38 | 17.7:1 | 27% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 29.8 | 16.9:1 | 31% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 21.5 | 16.2:1 | 28% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 14% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 19.1 | 17.6:1 | 15% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 19 | 17.8:1 | 13% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 17% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 169 | 9 | 18.8:1 | 11% (19) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PACT Charter Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 100% (336 to 673); teachers up 99% (19.1 to 38).
About PACT Charter Elementary
PACT Charter Elementary is an elementary school in RAMSEY, Minnesota, and it is part of PACT CHARTER SCHOOL. It teaches 673 students in kindergarten through 5. That is 96% bigger than the average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
The PACT CHARTER SCHOOL system has 2 schools and 1,403 students.
Federal enrollment data show PACT Charter Elementary is 77% White. Other groups make up 11% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. In Anoka County overall, the White share is about 75%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
PACT Charter Elementary reported 38 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.7:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota have an average ratio of 13.7:1. Roughly 27% of students at PACT Charter Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Anoka County average 42%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, PACT Charter Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 47.5% actual against 50.5% predicted.
The county, Anoka County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $101,869 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Anoka County has 145 public schools with about 59,656 students, including PACT Charter Elementary.
The closest school to PACT Charter Elementary is Ramsey Elementary, located about 1.9 miles away. PACT Charter Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 46.8% on proficiency, and PACT Charter Elementary is above that at 47.5%.
PACT Charter Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: PACT Charter Elementary is a public charter school.
Federal counts for PACT Charter Elementary: 338 students in 2020-21, 673 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
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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 RAMSEY
- Ramsey ElementaryElementary · 910 students
- Brookside ElementaryElementary · 779 students
- PACT CHARTER SECONDARYHigh · 730 students
Nearby schools
- Ramsey Elementary1.9 mi · 910
- Anoka-Hennepin Tech High School2.0 mi · 131
- Secondary Virtual School2.1 mi · 70
- Secondary Technical Ed Prog S.T.E.P2.1 mi · 83
- PACT CHARTER SECONDARY2.2 mi · 730
- Dayton Elementary2.5 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About PACT Charter ElementaryHow many students attend PACT Charter Elementary?
PACT Charter Elementary enrolls approximately 673 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does PACT Charter Elementary serve?
PACT Charter Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PACT Charter Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PACT Charter Elementary is approximately 17.7:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PACT Charter Elementary?
At PACT Charter Elementary, the student body is approximately 77% White, 5% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees PACT Charter Elementary?
PACT Charter Elementary is overseen by PACT CHARTER SCHOOL in Anoka County.
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