Zanewood Community School STEAM

Set in BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota, Zanewood Community School STEAM is a moderately sized primary school, run under OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 317 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 31 schools in OSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (21,138 students total), Zanewood Community School STEAM accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Zanewood Community School STEAM logs that the largest single group is Black at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 23% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 9% multiracial, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Zanewood Community School STEAM shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 78% of students at Zanewood Community School STEAM qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Hennepin County's rate of about 43%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Zanewood Community School STEAM tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hennepin County indicate median household income runs about $97,653, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Hennepin County's 496 public schools (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students), Zanewood Community School STEAM is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is North View Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Zanewood Community School STEAM at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 23.7%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Zanewood Community School STEAM's enrollment has declined 29% since 2018, when it stood at 444 (now 317). The White share of enrollment rose from 1% to 5% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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