Pike Lake Kindergarten Center

Pike Lake Kindergarten Center is one of the roomy primary schools in NEW BRIGHTON, Minnesota, overseen by Mounds View Public School District, with 733 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through K. That puts it 113% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Mounds View Public School District comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 11,934 students; Pike Lake Kindergarten Center is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pike Lake Kindergarten Center shows that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 21% Black, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Pike Lake Kindergarten Center higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 52% of students at Pike Lake Kindergarten Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, Ramsey County reports that median household earnings sit near $81,568, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Pike Lake Kindergarten Center is one of 302 public schools in Ramsey County (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students).

The closest other public school is Highview Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pike Lake Kindergarten Center's enrollment has grew 42% since 2018, when it stood at 515 (now 733). Over the same period, the White share fell from 61% to 47%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Pike Lake Kindergarten Center community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.