PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY

PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota, one of the schools within OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 298 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 31 schools and 21,138 students, PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

Demographically, PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY shows that 35% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 29% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 10% White. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hennepin County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.8%; this one delivers 35.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hennepin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,653 per year, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

The closest other public school is Zanewood Community School STEAM, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 21.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY has changed only slightly, going from 305 students in 2018 to 298 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 45% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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