Best Public Schools in Circle Pines, MN

Summary:

The city of Circle Pines, Minnesota is home to a school district with 6 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 4 high schools, and no middle schools or alternative schools. The Centennial Public School District appears to be a high-performing district, with all of its schools ranking in the top half of their respective categories statewide.

Among the standout schools in the district, Centennial High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, with strong academic performance, a low dropout rate, and a high 4-year graduation rate. Another top performer is Golden Lake Elementary, which ranks in the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools and has the highest math and reading proficiency rates among the elementary schools in the data set.

The district's alternative and specialized high schools, such as Centennial Area Learning Center, Journey, and Project Search, have lower performance metrics compared to the traditional Centennial High School, likely due to serving more at-risk student populations. Additionally, there is a notable gap in performance between the two elementary schools, with Golden Lake Elementary significantly outperforming Centennial Elementary across most metrics.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4657 North Rd	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 792-5300	502	33	15.0	46.6%	260 (51.8%)	112 (22.3%)	33 (6.6%)	54 (10.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.0%)	68.1	291^st of 872 public elementary schools	66.6%		58.1	401^st of 881 public elementary schools	54.5%	110	68.6	56.4	43.7		56.9	54.9	53.9	62.1		56.9	$11,377
Centennial High School	Public	9-12	4757 North Rd	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-5000	2,067	93	22.3	22.5%	1,469 (71.1%)	172 (8.3%)	141 (6.8%)	154 (7.5%)	11 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	117 (5.7%)	85.7	52^nd of 450 public high schools	88.4%		85.2	46^th of 480 public high schools	90.4%	6				50.5	50.5				62.3	62.3	$11,477
Golden Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 School Rd	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 792-5900	394	28	13.9	38.3%	230 (58.4%)	43 (10.9%)	47 (11.9%)	39 (9.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	71.9	244^th of 872 public elementary schools	72.0%		74	217^th of 881 public elementary schools	75.4%	27	78.5	43.8	62.8		61.8	55.4	43.3	76.3		59.7	$12,470
Centennial Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	4881 101st Ln NE	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 398-2960	79	4	20.2	54.4%	48 (60.8%)	10 (12.7%)	9 (11.4%)	3 (3.8%)	2 (2.5%)	1 (1.3%)	6 (7.6%)								(n/a)											$32,273
Journey	Public	12	4881 101st Ln NE	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-6040	24	2	12.5	37.5%	17 (70.8%)	3 (12.5%)	1 (4.2%)	3 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$13,546
Project Search	Public	12	4707 North Rd	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-6040	8	1	8.0		6 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$22,419
Centennial High School Online	Public	9-12	4757 North Rd	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-5000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Centennial Online Elementary	Public	K-5	4707 North Rd	Circle Pines	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-5300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Circle Pines

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lino Lakes	0.41 mi	11	58^th
Blaine	1.66 mi	14	249^th
Centerville	3.89 mi	1	33^rd
Shoreview	4.89 mi	13	152^nd
Mounds View	5.81 mi	6	244^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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