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Alumni: what's one memory from Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
623
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARNASSUS PREPARATORY SCHOOL·NCES 270033304524
Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar
11201 96TH AVE N, MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369 · (763) 496-1416 · Hennepin County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL623 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- ·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
17.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
304 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 124 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 133 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 5% larger than its 4th grade class (118).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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 Parnassus Preparatory School. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
62.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar
Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar this school | 623 | 48.8% | 47.6% |
| WOODLAND ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK | 609 | 42.7% | 41.7% |
| EDINBROOK ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN PARK | 701 | 60.3% | 30.5% |
| Gideon Pond Elementary BURNSVILLE | 361 | 53.2% | 53.4% |
| Overland Elementary School ROCHESTER | 549 | 45.9% | 45.4% |
| BRIMHALL ELEMENTARY ROSEVILLE | 569 | 47.6% | 43.1% |
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 Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #382 of 844 | #69 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #231 of 844 | #53 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #575 of 844 | #89 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 623 | #141 of 1,130 | #38 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #710 of 769 | #149 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #216 of 796 | #74 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #346 of 942 | #81 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #475 of 499 | #91 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 2024-25Enrollment
623
-29 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 623 | 36.1 | 17.3:1 | 49% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 34.3 | 19.2:1 | 54% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 658 | 34.8 | 18.9:1 | 53% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 652 | 34 | 19.2:1 | 30% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 632 | 32.5 | 19.4:1 | 25% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 27 | 21.0:1 | 21% (118) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (632 to 623); teachers up 11% (32.5 to 36.1).
About Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar
Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar is an elementary school in MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota, according to federal school records. The school has 623 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 4. Elementary schools in Minnesota have about 344 students on average; enrollment here is 81% higher.
Parnassus Preparatory School has 3 schools; together they serve 1,352 students.
The largest group at Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar is Black students, at 52%. Other groups make up 21% White, 16% Asian, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 13% of Hennepin County residents are Black. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar are from different groups.
With 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar, 49% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.8% for Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar. The school posts 47.6%, 8.8 points above the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Hennepin County show that the median household earns about $97,653 a year, about 54% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Hennepin County, 496 public schools serve about 177,509 students.
Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 29 students, from 652 to 623. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.3:1.
On allk12, people connected to Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Parnassus Preparatory School
- Parnassus Preparatory School-LogicMiddle · 471 students
- Parnassus Prep School-RhetoricHigh · 258 students
Other schools in MAPLE GROVE
- MAPLE GROVE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,453 students
- Maple Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,598 students
- FERNBROOK ELEMENTARYElementary · 952 students
- BASSWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 848 students
- RUSH CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 762 students
- Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech SchElementary · 668 students
Nearby schools
- Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic0.0 mi · 471
- Parnassus Prep School-Rhetoric0.0 mi · 258
- Osseo Middle School0.8 mi · 1,128
- ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 565
- OSSEO SENIOR HIGH1.1 mi · 2,289
- Noble Academy Elementary1.2 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Parnassus Prep Sch-GrammarHow many students attend Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar?
Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar enrolls approximately 623 students in grades KG-04.
Is Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar an elementary, middle, or high school?
Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar have?
Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar?
Student demographics at Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar are roughly 21% White, 7% Hispanic, 52% Black, 16% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar in?
Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar is part of Parnassus Preparatory School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.