Stevenson Elementary

Stevenson Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in FRIDLEY, Minnesota, overseen by Fridley Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 459 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 33% above the state mean of about 344.

Fridley Public School District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 2,712 students; Stevenson Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Stevenson Elementary shows that 33% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 22% White, 21% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 10% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 9% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Stevenson Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 71% of students at Stevenson Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Anoka County's rate of about 42%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Stevenson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.1%; this one delivers 31.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Anoka County shows the typical household earns roughly $101,869 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Anoka County's 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), Stevenson Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Voluntary Prekindergarten School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stevenson Elementary at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 25.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stevenson Elementary has ticked down 20%, going from 576 students in 2018 to 459 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 36% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

On this page, members of the Stevenson Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.