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Enrollment
690
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. ANTHONY-NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOLS·NCES 273342001474
WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY
3600 HIGHCREST RD NE, SAINT ANTHONY, MN 55418 · (612) 706-1200 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL690 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
187 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (126).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY→ST. ANTHONY MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within ST. ANTHONY-NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
57.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
57.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY
WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY this school | 690 | 27.1% | 51.6% |
| SUNSET HILL ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 712 | 28.1% | 60.8% |
| HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY APPLE VALLEY | 662 | 26.9% | 50.4% |
| ROSEMOUNT ELEMENTARY ROSEMOUNT | 803 | 25.9% | 44.7% |
| CLOVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY CHASKA | 632 | 24.4% | 56.4% |
| Blue Heron Elementary LINO LAKES | 707 | 25.3% | 57.5% |
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 WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #304 of 844 | #61 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #322 of 844 | #60 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #250 of 844 | #61 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 690 | #87 of 1,130 | #26 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #592 of 769 | #119 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #316 of 796 | #98 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #722 of 942 | #135 of 183 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #494 of 499 | #97 of 99 |
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
690
+34 (+5%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 690 | 44.4 | 15.6:1 | 27% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 46.8 | 14.7:1 | 30% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 35.1 | 19.3:1 | 28% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 44 | 14.9:1 | 18% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 43.2 | 16.0:1 | 21% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 699 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 24% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 712 | 38 | 18.7:1 | 19% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 8% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 31 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (693 to 690); teachers up 3% (43.2 to 44.4).
About WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY
SAINT ANTHONY, Minnesota, is home to WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY, a large elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 690 students. That is 101% above the average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
ST. ANTHONY-NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOLS, which runs WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY, has 4 schools and 1,891 students.
White students are 64% of those enrolled at WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY. Next come 11% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 7% Asian. That is in line with Hennepin County, where about 66% of residents are White. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
The school has 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 43% for public schools in Hennepin County.
Among Minnesota public elementary schools, WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Minnesota schools that have similar shares of low-income students, WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY's results are 1.1 points above predicted: 51.6% against 50.5%.
In Hennepin County, the median household earns about $97,653 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Hennepin County, 496 public schools serve about 177,509 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH, is about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is set up for the WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. ANTHONY-NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOLS
- ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 752 students
- ST. ANTHONY MIDDLEMiddle · 439 students
- Early Childhood Special Education (Elementary · 10 students
- ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE ALTERNATIVEHigh
- Special Education NonpublicElementary
Other schools in SAINT ANTHONY
- ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 752 students
- ST. ANTHONY MIDDLEMiddle · 439 students
- Early Childhood Special Education (Elementary · 10 students
- ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE ALTERNATIVEHigh
- Special Education NonpublicElementary
Other Wilshire Park Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Wilshire Park Elementary. WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- Wilshire Park ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 329 students
Nearby schools
- ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE SENIOR HIGH0.5 mi · 752
- ST. ANTHONY MIDDLE0.5 mi · 439
- Early Childhood Special Education (0.6 mi · 10
- Children's MN Roseville PHP1.0 mi · 11
- Waite Park Elementary1.3 mi · 266
- Bultum Academy1.4 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY?
WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 690 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY serve?
WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY have?
WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
How diverse is WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY?
WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 64% White, 8% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY?
WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY is overseen by ST. ANTHONY-NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOLS in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.