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Enrollment
861
Elementary
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272808001233
PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY
501 HELTEN AVE, PARK RAPIDS, MN 56470 · (218) 237-6330 · Hubbard County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL861 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
448 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 89 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 112 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (112).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY→PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
43.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
45.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY
PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY this school | 861 | 52.0% | 40.0% |
| MILACA ELEMENTARY MILACA | 865 | 49.9% | 39.9% |
| CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY THIEF RIVER FALLS | 727 | 43.2% | 46.0% |
| West Rapids Elementary GRAND RAPIDS | 612 | 49.2% | N/A |
| Lake Ripley Elementary LITCHFIELD | 568 | 50.5% | 51.1% |
| Mora Elementary School MORA | 862 | 43.6% | 56.8% |
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 RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #533 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #503 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #521 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 861 | #23 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #735 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #530 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #309 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.6% | #23 of 244 |
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
861
+241 (+39%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 861 | 47.9 | 18.0:1 | 52% (448) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 55.7 | 12.2:1 | 54% (371) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 51.1 | 12.1:1 | 62% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 49 | 12.7:1 | 46% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 46.6 | 13.6:1 | 54% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 56% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 57% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 49% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 36 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (635 to 861); teachers up 3% (46.6 to 47.9).
About PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY
PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school with a street address in PARK RAPIDS, Minnesota. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 861 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll about 344 students on average.
The 6 schools in PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 1,379 students altogether, PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY among them.
A large majority of enrollment at PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY is White, at 80%. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Hubbard County's residents are about 91% White, 10 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY reported 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.0:1. The school's 18.0:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Minnesota. Roughly 52% of students at PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY lands at C+, ahead of 42% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
The model predicts 37.1% for a school in Minnesota with PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch share. PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY posts 40.0%.
In Hubbard County, home to about 21,831 people, the median household earns about $71,995 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY shares Hubbard County with 14 other public schools.
Century Middle School Within A Sch is the nearest public school to PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 6. The school's 40.0% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 5 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment figures show a gain of 241 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.7:1 in 2020-21, and 18.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Hubbard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,831
Census ACS
Median income
$71,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,415 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 420 students
- HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAMHigh · 50 students
- Century Middle School Within A SchMiddle · 26 students
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy HighHigh · 21 students
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy MiddleMiddle · 1 students
- Frank White Education CenterElementary
Other schools in PARK RAPIDS
- PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 420 students
- Heartland Lakes ElementaryElementary · 83 students
- HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAMHigh · 50 students
- Century Middle School Within A SchMiddle · 26 students
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy HighHigh · 21 students
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy MiddleMiddle · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Century Middle School Within A Sch0.0 mi · 26
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy Middle0.0 mi · 1
- Park Rapids Virtual Academy High0.4 mi · 21
- PARK RAPIDS SENIOR HIGH0.4 mi · 420
- HEADWATERS EDUC LEARNING PROGRAM0.4 mi · 50
- Heartland Lakes Elementary0.6 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARYHow large is PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY?
PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 861 students in grades PK-06.
Is PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY is approximately 18.0:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY?
At PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY?
PARK RAPIDS AREA CENTURY ELEMENTARY is overseen by PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Hubbard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.