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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Rice Lake Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
687
Elementary
DISTRICT 501 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270810000022
Rice Lake Elementary
575 BIRCH ST, LINO LAKES, MN 55014 · (763) 792-5700 · Anoka County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL687 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
81 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 148 | 22% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
76.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
82.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Rice Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #14 of 844 | #1 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #14 of 844 | #1 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #21 of 844 | #1 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 687 | #89 of 1,130 | #9 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #697 of 769 | #42 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #549 of 796 | #45 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.8% | #912 of 942 | #50 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.2% | #97 of 244 | #7 of 14 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
687
+63 (+10%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 901
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 687 | 40.6 | 16.9:1 | 12% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 41.6 | 16.4:1 | 13% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 666 | 37.4 | 17.8:1 | 13% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 6% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 34.7 | 17.5:1 | 8% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 10% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 31 | 18.1:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 901 | 51 | 17.7:1 | 7% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rice Lake Elementary.
About Rice Lake Elementary
Rice Lake Elementary is a large elementary school in LINO LAKES, Minnesota, (ZIP code 55014). Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 687 students. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 100% larger than that.
The district for Rice Lake Elementary is Centennial Public School District, with 15 schools and 6,851 students.
Most students at Rice Lake Elementary are White: 81% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Rice Lake Elementary has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Rice Lake Elementary total 40.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 12%. The average for public schools in Anoka County is 42%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Rice Lake Elementary would score about 58.7%. It scores 74.1%, a top-10% result among Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Anoka County show that median household income is about $101,869, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 145 public schools operate in Anoka County, serving about 59,656 students.
The closest other public school is Early Childhood Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Rice Lake Elementary is 1st of 5 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Rice Lake Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Rice Lake Elementary had 624 students in 2020-21 and 687 in 2024-25, a 10% increase.
Community posts for Rice Lake Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 Centennial Public School District
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,067 students
- Centennial MiddleMiddle · 1,595 students
- Blue Heron ElementaryElementary · 707 students
- Centerville ElementaryElementary · 607 students
- Centennial ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Golden Lake ElementaryElementary · 394 students
Other schools in LINO LAKES
- Centennial MiddleMiddle · 1,595 students
- Blue Heron ElementaryElementary · 707 students
- Lino Lakes ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 109 students
- Pines School - ACSHigh · 22 students
- Pines School - RJCHigh · 21 students
Nearby schools
- Early Childhood Center0.0 mi · 109
- Journey1.8 mi · 24
- Centennial Area Learning Center1.8 mi · 79
- Centennial High School1.9 mi · 2,067
- Centennial Middle1.9 mi · 1,595
- Golden Lake Elementary2.0 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Rice Lake ElementaryHow large is Rice Lake Elementary?
Rice Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 687 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Rice Lake Elementary serve?
Rice Lake Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Rice Lake Elementary?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Rice Lake Elementary.
How diverse is Rice Lake Elementary?
Rice Lake Elementary reports a student body of 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Rice Lake Elementary in?
Rice Lake Elementary is part of Centennial Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.