Park Terrace Elementary

Located at 8301 TERRACE RD NE, in SPRING LAKE PARK, Minnesota, Park Terrace Elementary is a sizable K-5 school that works with 532 students (grades pre-K through 4), overseen by SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 55% above the state mean of about 344.

Park Terrace Elementary is one of 12 schools operated by SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that serves 6,113 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Park Terrace Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 22% Hispanic, 21% Black, 12% multiracial, 11% Asian. By comparison, Anoka County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Park Terrace Elementary has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 67% of students at Park Terrace Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Anoka County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Park Terrace Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Anoka County indicate the typical household earns roughly $101,869 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Anoka County's 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), Park Terrace Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Elementary Lighthouse, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Park Terrace Elementary. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Park Terrace Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 64.2%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Park Terrace Elementary's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 655 (now 532). White enrollment moved from 49% to 33% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.