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St. Francis Elementary

22919 ST. FRANCIS BLVD, SAINT FRANCIS, MN 55070 · (763) 213-8671 · Anoka County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
192 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 48%
Community
4
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten9916%
Grade 110517%
Grade 211318%
Grade 310317%
Grade 49115%
Grade 511018%
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
50381%
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
234%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
112%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
335%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
508%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 1%
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
Male
32352%
Female
29848%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
St. Francis Elementary→St. Francis Middle
Based on grade levels within St. Francis Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
61.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
65.9%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →

Where St. Francis Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Anoka County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
56.9%#198 of 844#11 of 45
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
65.9%#179 of 844#11 of 45
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.9%#163 of 844#7 of 45
Enrollment
ranked largest first
621#144 of 1,130#16 of 56
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.6:1#594 of 769#30 of 46
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
33.3%#542 of 796#43 of 47
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
30.9%#668 of 942#36 of 50
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.6%#382 of 499#24 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
621
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2562139.915.6:131% (192)
2023-246353916.3:139% (248)
2022-2365438.217.1:140% (262)
2020-215993815.8:128% (168)
2017-1866537.917.6:129% (190)
2015-167063918.1:132% (228)
2010-117124017.8:138% (268)
2000-015522720.4:120% (110)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Francis Elementary.

About St. Francis Elementary

St. Francis Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Minnesota, with an address in SAINT FRANCIS. Enrollment stands at 621 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 81% larger than the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota.

St. Francis Area Schools has 4,281 students in 15 schools, and St. Francis Elementary is one of those schools.

At St. Francis Elementary, 81% of students are White. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Hispanic. The diversity index for St. Francis Elementary is 33%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The student-to-teacher ratio at St. Francis Elementary is 15.6:1, based on 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota, 13.7:1, is lower. St. Francis Elementary counts 31% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Anoka County, the average is 42%.

Schools in Minnesota with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.5%. St. Francis Elementary scores 56.9%.

The school is in Anoka County, where the median household earns about $101,869 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. St. Francis Elementary shares Anoka County with 144 other public schools.

St. Francis Elementary's closest public school neighbor is St. Francis Middle, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around St. Francis Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.

Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 4%, from 599 to 621.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at St. Francis Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Anoka County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
St. Francis Elementary
District
St. Francis Area Schools
Address
22919 ST. FRANCIS BLVD, SAINT FRANCIS, MN 55070
Phone
(763) 213-8671
County
Anoka County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
621
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
192 (31%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
273354000230
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in St. Francis Area Schools
Other schools in SAINT FRANCIS
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About St. Francis Elementary
How many students attend St. Francis Elementary?
St. Francis Elementary enrolls approximately 621 students in grades KG-05.
Is St. Francis Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
St. Francis Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does St. Francis Elementary have?
St. Francis Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at St. Francis Elementary?
Student demographics at St. Francis Elementary are roughly 81% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is St. Francis Elementary in?
St. Francis Elementary is part of St. Francis Area Schools.
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