ZIMMERMAN ELEMENTARY

ZIMMERMAN ELEMENTARY is an elementary-level community of big scale in ZIMMERMAN, Minnesota, part of Elk River Public School District, teacheing 522 students in grades K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 52% larger than the state mean of about 344.

Within Elk River Public School District, which oversees 29 schools and 14,633 students, ZIMMERMAN ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ZIMMERMAN ELEMENTARY logs that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Sherburne County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 29% of students at ZIMMERMAN ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, Sherburne County reports that median household earnings sit near $105,466, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Sherburne County runs 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,306 students), of which ZIMMERMAN ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: ZIMMERMAN MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ZIMMERMAN ELEMENTARY has contracted 3%, going from 536 students in 2018 to 522 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.