Pankalo Education Center

Pankalo Education Center, a micro-enrollment elementary campus in LAKE ELMO, Minnesota, operated by Northeast Metro 916, enrolls 88 students, covering grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 74% smaller than typical.

Northeast Metro 916 runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 856 students. Pankalo Education Center is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Pankalo Education Center logs that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 36% Black, 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Washington County's rate of about 26%.

Across the wider county, census data for Washington County shows the typical household earns roughly $115,345 per year, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washington County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,313 students), Pankalo Education Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Woodbury Leadership Academy Seconda, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 9%: 81 students in 2018 compared to 88 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 48% to 42%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Pankalo Education Center typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.