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Enrollment
493
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272520001219
PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY
7300 W PALMER LAKE DR, BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55429 · (763) 561-1930 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
311 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
28.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
33.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY
PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY this school | 493 | 63.1% | 26.3% |
| CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY ROSEVILLE | 411 | 69.3% | 26.9% |
| Cowern Elementary NORTH SAINT PAUL | 413 | 71.9% | 27.9% |
| Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM BROOKLYN CENTER | 422 | 72.7% | 22.3% |
| EDINBROOK ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK | 701 | 60.3% | 30.5% |
| Justice Alan Page Elementary School MAPLEWOOD | 804 | 71.4% | 24.7% |
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 PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #705 of 844 | #112 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #656 of 844 | #104 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #711 of 844 | #118 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #305 of 1,130 | #72 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #247 of 769 | #52 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #79 of 796 | #25 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #201 of 942 | #66 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #341 of 499 | #64 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
493
+207 (+72%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 493 | 38.9 | 12.7:1 | 63% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 40.6 | 11.5:1 | 78% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 35.7 | 13.5:1 | 77% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 25 | 11.4:1 | 54% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 36.8 | 14.7:1 | 75% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 36 | 13.5:1 | 78% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 65% (451) |
| 2000-01 | 654 | 36 | 18.2:1 | 27% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 735 | 37 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (542 to 493); teachers up 6% (36.8 to 38.9).
About PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY
PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota. There are 493 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 344.
OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 31 schools; together they serve 21,138 students.
Asian students account for 38% of enrollment at PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY, more than any other group. Other groups include 31% Black, 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% White. By comparison, Hennepin County residents are about 7% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
With 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY, 63% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hennepin County is 43%.
Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 31.1%. PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY scores 26.3%.
In the wider Hennepin County area, median household income comes to about $97,653, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hennepin County counts 496 public schools with about 177,509 students.
The closest school to PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY is Brooklyn Middle STEAM School, located about 0.8 miles away. PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 7.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 286 to 493. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The ratio was 11.4:1 in 2020-21 and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,453 students
- OSSEO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,289 students
- PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOLHigh · 2,061 students
- Maple Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,598 students
- Osseo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,128 students
- FERNBROOK ELEMENTARYElementary · 952 students
Other schools in BROOKLYN PARK
- PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOLHigh · 2,061 students
- Brooklyn Middle STEAM SchoolMiddle · 931 students
- Athlos Leadership AcademyElementary · 807 students
- EDINBROOK ELEMENTARYElementary · 701 students
- WOODLAND ELEMENTARYElementary · 609 students
- Monroe Elementary School - MSEElementary · 553 students
Other Palmer Lake Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Palmer Lake Elementary. PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- Palmer Lake Elementary SchoolPALMER LAKE, CO · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Brooklyn Middle STEAM School0.8 mi · 931
- Early Childhood Special Education1.0 mi · 404
- PARK CENTER IB WORLD SCHOOL1.0 mi · 2,061
- BIRCH GROVE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS1.1 mi · 460
- GARDEN CITY ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 366
- Spero Academy Brooklyn Park1.2 mi · 127
Frequently asked questions
About PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARYHow large is PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY?
PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 493 students in grades PK-05.
Is PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY?
PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 7% White, 14% Hispanic, 31% Black, 38% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY?
PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY is overseen by OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.