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Enrollment
471
Middle
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARNASSUS PREPARATORY SCHOOL·NCES 270033304837
Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic
11201 96TH AVE N, MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369 · (763) 496-1416 · Hennepin County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
227 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 119 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 25% |
Student demographics
63%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
Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic→Parnassus Prep School-Rhetoric
Feeds from
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
46.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
39.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Preparatory School-Logic
Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic this school | 471 | 48.2% | 37.4% |
| Hidden River Middle School SAINT PAUL | 640 | 48.1% | 36.4% |
| Hopkins West Middle School MINNETONKA | 574 | 43.9% | 32.9% |
| Murray Middle School SAINT PAUL | 576 | 57.1% | 32.1% |
| SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH SAINT CLOUD | 831 | 64.0% | 28.1% |
| The FAIR School - Crystal CRYSTAL | 439 | 45.6% | 40.0% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 Preparatory School-Logic ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #149 of 245 | #23 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #128 of 245 | #20 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #143 of 245 | #23 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #152 of 306 | #30 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #192 of 210 | #38 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #66 of 216 | #25 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #73 of 252 | #23 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.0% | #7 of 66 | #3 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
471
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 43.9:1
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 | 471 | 22.3 | 21.1:1 | 48% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 23.7 | 19.8:1 | 47% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 27.8 | 18.1:1 | 46% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 11 | 43.9:1 | 25% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 20.6 | 17.7:1 | 25% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 15 | 18.9:1 | 27% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (365 to 471); teachers up 8% (20.6 to 22.3).
About Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic
Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic is a mid-sized middle-grades school. Its address is in MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota. It reported 471 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25.
Parnassus Preparatory School has a total of 3 schools and 1,352 students, Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic among them.
Black students are 56% of those enrolled at Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic. Other reported shares: 20% White, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. That compares with about 13% Black among all Hennepin County residents. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. The school has 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Federal data show 48% of students (227) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic is 1.7 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 37.4% actual, 39.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
The school's county is Hennepin County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic shares Hennepin County with 495 other public schools.
Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic's nearest public school is Parnassus Prep Sch-Grammar (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic. On state test proficiency, Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
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. Federal records list Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic as a charter school.
Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic had 483 students in 2020-21 and 471 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The school's ratio dropped from 43.9:1 to 21.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Prep Sch-GrammarElementary · 623 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 Prep Sch-Grammar0.0 mi · 623
- 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 Preparatory School-LogicHow large is Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic?
Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic enrolls approximately 471 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic serve?
Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic is approximately 21.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic?
Student demographics at Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic are roughly 20% White, 6% Hispanic, 56% Black, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic public or private?
Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Parnassus Preparatory School.
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