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PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY

7400 HAMPSHIRE AVE N, BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55428 · (763) 561-6870 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Minnesota public elementary schools
  • 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
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
223 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K279%
Kindergarten4114%
Grade 14114%
Grade 24716%
Grade 35217%
Grade 43512%
Grade 55518%

This year's kindergarten class (41) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).

Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
2910%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
4214%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
10335%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
8629%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
3311%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
52%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 1%
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
Male
15452%
Female
14448%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
34.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
52.1%
MN avg 45.3%

What 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.

Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY this school29874.8%35.8%
GARDEN CITY ELEMENTARY
BROOKLYN CENTER
36677.0%19.7%
Harambee Elementary School
MAPLEWOOD
26470.1%20.8%
Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM
BROOKLYN CENTER
42272.7%22.3%
Cowern Elementary
NORTH SAINT PAUL
41371.9%27.9%
Daytons Bluff Elementary
SAINT PAUL
30183.1%15.0%
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 PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn 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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
298
+99 (+50%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 9.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2529821.214.1:175% (223)
2023-243082214.0:180% (247)
2022-2329322.912.8:183% (244)
2020-21199209.9:167% (133)
2017-183052512.2:176% (232)
2015-162392310.4:179% (189)
2010-113302612.7:176% (250)
2000-013252513.0:150% (162)
1990-913921920.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY.

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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Hennepin County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY
District
OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
7400 HAMPSHIRE AVE N, BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55428
Phone
(763) 561-6870
County
Hennepin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
298
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
223 (75%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
272520001220
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY
How many students attend PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY?
PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 298 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY serve?
PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY is approximately 14.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY?
At PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 10% White, 14% Hispanic, 35% Black, 29% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY in?
PARK BROOK ELEMENTARY is part of OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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