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Enrollment
513
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271137000520
PARKER ELEMENTARY
500 SCHOOL ST, ELK RIVER, MN 55330 · (763) 241-3500 · Sherburne County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
145 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
63.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
64.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 PARKER ELEMENTARY
PARKER ELEMENTARY's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKER ELEMENTARY this school | 513 | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| ZIMMERMAN ELEMENTARY ZIMMERMAN | 522 | 28.7% | N/A |
| Pine Meadow Primary School SARTELL | 489 | 25.6% | N/A |
| Watertown-Mayer Elementary School WATERTOWN | 482 | 30.3% | 65.7% |
| WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY ZIMMERMAN | 562 | 31.1% | 50.0% |
| FOLEY ELEMENTARY FOLEY | 552 | 29.9% | 72.2% |
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 PARKER ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Sherburne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #190 of 844 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #194 of 844 | #3 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #126 of 844 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #276 of 1,130 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #698 of 769 | #9 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #588 of 796 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #712 of 942 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #313 of 499 | #1 of 8 |
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
513
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 742
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 513 | 30.3 | 16.9:1 | 28% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 30.3 | 17.4:1 | 29% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 29.7 | 17.9:1 | 33% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 15% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 32 | 17.9:1 | 22% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 31% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 32% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 13% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 742 | 40 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PARKER ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (573 to 513); teachers down 5% (32 to 30.3).
About PARKER ELEMENTARY
PARKER ELEMENTARY operates as a mid-sized elementary school in ELK RIVER, Minnesota. It reports enrollment of 513 students in kindergarten through 5. The school is 49% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Elk River Public School District is made up of 29 schools with 14,633 students in all.
At PARKER ELEMENTARY, 84% of students are White. It is also 7% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Sherburne County at about 87% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for PARKER ELEMENTARY is 29%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 16.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at PARKER ELEMENTARY, which has 30.3. Elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1, 3.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at PARKER ELEMENTARY is about 28%. The figure for public schools in Sherburne County is close, at 29%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.9% at PARKER ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.3%.
The school is in Sherburne County, where the median household earns about $105,466 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Sherburne County, 45 public schools serve about 16,306 students.
About 0.2 miles separate PARKER ELEMENTARY from the closest public school, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY. The five-mile area around PARKER ELEMENTARY holds at least 8 other public schools. PARKER ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 57.3% compares with 47.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 523 in 2020-21, 513 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.0:1 to 16.9:1 over the same years.
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Sherburne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,560
Census ACS
Median income
$105,466
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
16,306 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elk River Public School District
- ROGERS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,888 students
- ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,562 students
- ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,077 students
- Prairie View Middle SchoolMiddle · 953 students
- Prairie View Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
Other schools in ELK RIVER
- ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,562 students
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
- SALK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 638 students
- VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 557 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARYElementary · 554 students
- MEADOWVALE ELEMENTARYElementary · 554 students
Other Parker Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Parker Elementary. PARKER ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 9.
- Parker Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 924 students
- PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPANAMA CITY, FL · 510 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 468 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolGALVESTON, TX · 436 students
- Parker Elementary SchoolNew Castle, IN · 278 students
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 554
- ELK RIVER SENIOR HIGH0.3 mi · 1,562
- ELK RIVER DISTRICT SHARED TIME PROG0.6 mi · 1
- Online728 Elementary School0.6 mi · 25
- C.O.M.P.A.S.S.0.6 mi · 28
- Online728 Middle School0.6 mi · 25
Frequently asked questions
About PARKER ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at PARKER ELEMENTARY?
PARKER ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 513 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does PARKER ELEMENTARY serve?
PARKER ELEMENTARY serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at PARKER ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at PARKER ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PARKER ELEMENTARY?
At PARKER ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 84% White, 3% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is PARKER ELEMENTARY public or private?
PARKER ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elk River Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.