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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRIDLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271242005082

Voluntary Prekindergarten School

6085 7TH ST NE, FRIDLEY, MN 55432 · (763) 502-5101 · Anoka County
GRADES PK–PKELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL138 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
138
Elementary
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
69.0:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
95 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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
Pre-K138100%
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
2820%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
2921%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
5439%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
1511%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
129%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
7252%
Female
6648%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Voluntary Prekindergarten School→VISTA Education Center
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4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
138
+29 (+27%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
69.0:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25138269.0:169% (95)
2023-24134N/AN/A63% (84)
2022-231421.785.5:168% (96)
2020-21109813.6:145% (49)
2017-18114522.8:146% (53)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Voluntary Prekindergarten School.

Since 2017-18: students up 21% (114 to 138); teachers down 60% (5 to 2).

About Voluntary Prekindergarten School

The public elementary school Voluntary Prekindergarten School is located in FRIDLEY, Minnesota. Its grade span covers pre-K, with 138 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll around 344, and this school is 60% below that mark.

Fridley Public School District has 10 schools; together they serve 2,712 students.

At Voluntary Prekindergarten School, Black students make up the biggest share, 39%. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 20% White, 11% Asian, and 9% multiracial. Among people living in Anoka County, the Black share is about 9%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 74%.

Staffing at Voluntary Prekindergarten School comes to 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 69.0:1. The school's 69.0:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Minnesota. On the income side, 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Anoka County averages 42%, lower than here.

Looking at the county, Anoka County, the median household earns about $101,869 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Voluntary Prekindergarten School, Anoka County has 145 public schools.

Voluntary Prekindergarten School's closest public school neighbor is Early Childhood Special Education S, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Voluntary Prekindergarten School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 27% increase, from 109 to 138. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.6:1 to 69.0:1.

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Anoka County at a glance

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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
Voluntary Prekindergarten School
District
Fridley Public School District
Address
6085 7TH ST NE, FRIDLEY, MN 55432
Phone
(763) 502-5101
County
Anoka County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–PK
Total enrollment
138
Teachers (FTE)
2
Student–teacher ratio
69.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
95 (69%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
271242005082
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Voluntary Prekindergarten School
What is the total enrollment at Voluntary Prekindergarten School?
Voluntary Prekindergarten School enrolls approximately 138 students in grades PK-PK.
Is Voluntary Prekindergarten School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Voluntary Prekindergarten School is an elementary school covering grades PK-PK.
How many teachers does Voluntary Prekindergarten School have?
Voluntary Prekindergarten School employs 2 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 69.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Voluntary Prekindergarten School?
At Voluntary Prekindergarten School, the student body is approximately 20% White, 21% Hispanic, 39% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Voluntary Prekindergarten School public or private?
Voluntary Prekindergarten School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fridley Public School District.
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