PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsWhat this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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%.
Schools most like PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY
PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY this school | 298 | 74.8% | 35.8% |
| GARDEN CITY ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN CENTER | 366 | 77.0% | 19.7% |
| Harambee Elementary School MAPLEWOOD | 264 | 70.1% | 20.8% |
| Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM BROOKLYN CENTER | 422 | 72.7% | 22.3% |
| Cowern Elementary NORTH SAINT PAUL | 413 | 71.9% | 27.9% |
| Daytons Bluff Elementary SAINT PAUL | 301 | 83.1% | 15.0% |
Where PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #592 of 844 | #92 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #399 of 844 | #72 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #660 of 844 | #105 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #646 of 1,130 | #139 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #445 of 769 | #83 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.5% | #25 of 796 | #8 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #126 of 942 | #49 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #456 of 499 | #84 of 99 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 298 | 21.2 | 14.1:1 | 75% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 22 | 14.0:1 | 80% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 22.9 | 12.8:1 | 83% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 199 | 20 | 9.9:1 | 67% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 76% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 23 | 10.4:1 | 79% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 26 | 12.7:1 | 76% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 50% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 19 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (305 to 298); teachers down 15% (25 to 21.2).
About PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY
PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota. Enrollment is 298 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY, has 31 schools and 21,138 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY is Black (35%). Other groups make up 29% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 10% White. Hennepin County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 76%.
A ratio of 14.1:1 comes from the school's 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Minnesota have a similar average ratio of 13.7:1. The lunch program counts 75% of students at PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Hennepin County is 43%.
allk12 grades PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY a B-. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 24.8%.
Across Hennepin County, median household income is about $97,653, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Hennepin County number 496 and enroll about 177,509.
Of nearby public schools, Zanewood Community School STEAM is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment records show 199 in 2020-21 and 298 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.9:1 in 2020-21, and 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
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