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What's something Rum River Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
850
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANOKA-HENNEPIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270318003058
Rum River Elementary
16950 VERDIN ST NW, ANDOVER, MN 55304 · (763) 506-8200 · Anoka County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL850 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
163 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 158 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 144 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 162 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (162).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
66.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
80.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Rum River Elementary
Rum River Elementary's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rum River Elementary this school | 850 | 19.2% | 66.0% |
| Riverview Intermediate School SARTELL | 914 | 21.9% | 57.2% |
| TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY ELK RIVER | 704 | 22.3% | 72.0% |
| Lakeside El. CHISAGO CITY | 804 | 20.1% | 51.9% |
| BIG WOODS ELEMENTARY SAINT MICHAEL | 656 | 18.0% | 63.6% |
| LAKE MARION ELEMENTARY LAKEVILLE | 727 | 22.0% | 62.2% |
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 Rum River Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Anoka County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #62 of 844 | #3 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #29 of 844 | #3 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #90 of 844 | #3 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 850 | #25 of 1,130 | #6 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #661 of 769 | #36 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.1% | #528 of 796 | #41 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.2% | #838 of 942 | #45 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #206 of 499 | #13 of 27 |
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
850
+114 (+15%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 1,028
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 850 | 51.7 | 16.4:1 | 19% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 54.8 | 15.5:1 | 22% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 863 | 56.1 | 15.4:1 | 23% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 736 | 51 | 14.4:1 | 14% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 1,009 | 55.5 | 18.2:1 | 16% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 978 | 50 | 19.6:1 | 17% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 1,028 | 51 | 20.2:1 | 16% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rum River Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (1,009 to 850); teachers down 7% (55.5 to 51.7).
About Rum River Elementary
Rum River Elementary is the name of a large elementary school in ANDOVER, Minnesota. Enrollment totals 850 students across kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 147% above the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
Anoka-Hennepin School District is made up of 53 schools with 38,746 students in all.
White students are 81% of those enrolled at Rum River Elementary. The remaining shares are 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 34%.
Rum River Elementary reported 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1. There are 163 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 19% of enrollment. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Anoka County is 23 points.
In Minnesota, Rum River Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 66.0% actual against a predicted 54.8%.
For Anoka County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $101,869, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 145 public schools in the county, enrolling about 59,656, Rum River Elementary among them.
About 2.1 miles separate Rum River Elementary from the closest public school, Oak View Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Rum River Elementary places 2nd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Rum River Elementary is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 850 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 736. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.4:1 to 16.4:1.
The Rum River Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Anoka-Hennepin School District
- Blaine High SchoolHigh · 3,157 students
- Champlin Park High SchoolHigh · 2,978 students
- Anoka High SchoolHigh · 2,348 students
- Jackson MiddleMiddle · 2,037 students
- Coon Rapids High SchoolHigh · 1,975 students
- Andover High SchoolHigh · 1,758 students
Other schools in ANDOVER
- Andover High SchoolHigh · 1,758 students
- Oak View MiddleMiddle · 1,282 students
- Andover ElementaryElementary · 1,165 students
- Crooked Lake ElementaryElementary · 438 students
- BRIDGESHigh · 77 students
Nearby schools
- Oak View Middle2.1 mi · 1,282
- Andover Elementary2.6 mi · 1,165
- Andover High School2.7 mi · 1,758
- ECFC - VPK3.2 mi · 60
- ECSE@ ISD 15 Lifelong Learning3.2 mi · 117
- Crooked Lake Elementary4.0 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Rum River ElementaryHow large is Rum River Elementary?
Rum River Elementary enrolls approximately 850 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Rum River Elementary serve?
Rum River Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rum River Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rum River Elementary is approximately 16.4:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rum River Elementary?
At Rum River Elementary, the student body is approximately 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Rum River Elementary?
Rum River Elementary is overseen by Anoka-Hennepin School District in Anoka County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.