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Zanewood Community School STEAM

7000 ZANE AVE N, BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55429 · (763) 561-9077 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Minnesota public elementary schools
  • DTest 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

Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
247 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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-K227%
Kindergarten3712%
Grade 14715%
Grade 25618%
Grade 35116%
Grade 45016%
Grade 55417%

This year's kindergarten class (37) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).

Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
175%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
7223%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
14847%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
5317%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
279%
DISTRICT 9% · 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
17656%
Female
14144%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
27.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
21.9%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Zanewood Community School STEAM

Zanewood Community School STEAM's state test result (23.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Zanewood Community School STEAM this school31777.9%23.5%
CREST VIEW ELEMENTARY
BROOKLYN PARK
19376.7%12.3%
Jenny Lind Elementary
MINNEAPOLIS
23683.1%9.3%
Daytons Bluff Elementary
SAINT PAUL
30183.1%15.0%
Bryn Mawr Elementary
MINNEAPOLIS
43183.1%20.4%
NORTHPORT ELEMENTARY
BROOKLYN CENTER
48880.1%25.4%
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 Zanewood Community School STEAM ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Hennepin County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
23.5%#728 of 844#121 of 169
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.9%#740 of 844#125 of 169
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
27.7%#726 of 844#122 of 169
Enrollment
ranked largest first
317#613 of 1,130#132 of 206
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.9:1#176 of 769#39 of 164
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
69.2%#142 of 796#51 of 165
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
77.9%#114 of 942#43 of 183
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-28.6%#72 of 499#23 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 2024-25
Enrollment
317
+45 (+17%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531726.611.9:178% (247)
2023-2430025.411.8:183% (248)
2022-2331227.611.3:183% (260)
2020-212722411.3:161% (165)
2017-184443114.3:185% (377)
2015-16386399.9:192% (355)
2010-114963813.1:183% (413)
2000-014953016.5:164% (318)
1990-914982519.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zanewood Community School STEAM.

Since 2017-18: students down 29% (444 to 317); teachers down 14% (31 to 26.6).

About Zanewood Community School STEAM

Zanewood Community School STEAM is a medium-sized elementary school in BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota. The school reports 317 students in pre-K through 5.

Zanewood Community School STEAM is a school in OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 31 schools and 21,138 students.

Zanewood Community School STEAM has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 47%. The remaining students are 23% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 5% White. Among people living in Hennepin County, the Black share is about 13%. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Zanewood Community School STEAM counts 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.9 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. About 78% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Hennepin County, the average is 43%.

Measured against Minnesota public elementary schools, Zanewood Community School STEAM receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Zanewood Community School STEAM is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 23.5% actual, 23.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.

Hennepin County has these Census figures: the median household income is $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hennepin County is home to 496 public schools and about 177,509 public school students.

Nearby, North View Middle School is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Zanewood Community School STEAM, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Zanewood Community School STEAM places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.

Under the NCES locale system, Zanewood Community School STEAM is Suburb: Large.

Enrollment has grown by 45 students since 2020-21, to 317.

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Hennepin County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Zanewood Community School STEAM
District
OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
7000 ZANE AVE N, BROOKLYN PARK, MN 55429
Phone
(763) 561-9077
County
Hennepin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
317
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
247 (78%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
272520001224
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Zanewood Community School STEAM
How large is Zanewood Community School STEAM?
Zanewood Community School STEAM enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Zanewood Community School STEAM serve?
Zanewood Community School STEAM serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Zanewood Community School STEAM have?
Zanewood Community School STEAM employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
How diverse is Zanewood Community School STEAM?
Zanewood Community School STEAM reports a student body of 5% White, 23% Hispanic, 47% Black, 17% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Zanewood Community School STEAM?
Zanewood Community School STEAM is overseen by OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Hennepin County.
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