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Does Park Terrace Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
532
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 273333001462
Park Terrace Elementary
8301 TERRACE RD NE, SPRING LAKE PARK, MN 55432 · (763) 600-5600 · Anoka County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
358 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 34 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (97).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Based on grade levels within SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
19.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
26.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Terrace Elementary
Park Terrace Elementary's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Terrace Elementary this school | 532 | 67.3% | 21.8% |
| Global Arts Plus Lower SAINT PAUL | 410 | 67.8% | 23.5% |
| Stevenson Elementary FRIDLEY | 459 | 70.6% | 31.9% |
| Hayes Elementary FRIDLEY | 432 | 63.9% | 31.7% |
| FOREST ELEMENTARY CRYSTAL | 464 | 67.9% | 25.4% |
| WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SAINT CLOUD | 531 | 59.7% | 38.4% |
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 Terrace Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #744 of 844 | #42 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #713 of 844 | #42 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #787 of 844 | #44 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #246 of 1,130 | #24 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #328 of 769 | #17 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.2% | #11 of 796 | #1 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #179 of 942 | #9 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #172 of 499 | #10 of 27 |
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
532
-36 (-6%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 532 | 40.2 | 13.2:1 | 67% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 39.2 | 13.4:1 | 70% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 39.1 | 14.1:1 | 76% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 45 | 12.6:1 | 57% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 655 | 48.9 | 13.4:1 | 55% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 731 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 57% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 23 | 17.2:1 | 31% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 25% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 25 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Terrace Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (655 to 532); teachers down 18% (48.9 to 40.2).
About Park Terrace Elementary
Park Terrace Elementary is a large elementary school with its address in SPRING LAKE PARK, Minnesota. Enrolled students number 532 students, in pre-K through 4. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students each.
SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 12 schools; together they serve 6,113 students.
The most common group at Park Terrace Elementary is White students, at 33%. Other groups make up 22% Hispanic, 21% Black, 12% multiracial, and 11% Asian. Anoka County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is lower. The school's diversity index is 77%, meaning two students picked at random have a 77% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.2:1, with 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is close to the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 67%. Among public schools in Anoka County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
Park Terrace Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 7% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Park Terrace Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 21.8% and a predicted 28.9%.
Anoka County census figures show that the median household income is $101,869, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 145 public schools in Anoka County, enrolling about 59,656 students in all.
Secondary Lighthouse is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Park Terrace Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Park Terrace Elementary ranks 5th of 5 nearby schools, at 21.8% versus a 64.2% average.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 532, a 6% decrease from 568 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Park Terrace Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Anoka County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
370,349
Census ACS
Median income
$101,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
145
59,656 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- SPRING LAKE PARK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,909 students
- Westwood Intermediate & Middle SchMiddle · 1,646 students
- Centerview ElementaryElementary · 685 students
- Woodcrest El. Spanish ImmersionElementary · 558 students
- NORTHPOINT ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
- EARLY EDUCATIONElementary · 123 students
Other schools in SPRING LAKE PARK
- SPRING LAKE PARK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,909 students
- EARLY EDUCATIONElementary · 123 students
- Spring Lake Park High School ALPHigh · 64 students
- SLP Schools Online SecondaryHigh · 43 students
- Secondary LighthouseHigh · 34 students
- Elementary LighthouseElementary · 29 students
Nearby schools
- Secondary Lighthouse0.6 mi · 34
- Elementary Lighthouse0.6 mi · 29
- SPRING LAKE PARK SENIOR HIGH0.7 mi · 1,909
- SLP Schools Online Secondary0.7 mi · 43
- Spring Lake Park High School ALP0.7 mi · 64
- Unity Program - PHP0.8 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Park Terrace ElementaryHow large is Park Terrace Elementary?
Park Terrace Elementary enrolls approximately 532 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Park Terrace Elementary serve?
Park Terrace Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Park Terrace Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Park Terrace Elementary is approximately 13.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Park Terrace Elementary?
Park Terrace Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 22% Hispanic, 21% Black, 11% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Park Terrace Elementary?
Park Terrace Elementary is overseen by SPRING LAKE PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Anoka County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.