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Oxbow Creek Elementary

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Oxbow Creek Elementary ranks 119 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Oxbow Creek Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school located in Champlin, Minnesota, serving 1,109 students in grades K-5. As part of the Anoka-Hennepin School District, Oxbow Creek consistently ranks among the top 15% of Minnesota elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oxbow Creek's academic performance is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading assessments that significantly exceed the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's overall Math proficiency rate was 70.54%, compared to 51.94% for the district and 45.21% for the state. The school's 4th grade Math proficiency rate of 73.91% is also notably higher than the district's 62.73% and the state's 55.6%. Oxbow Creek also performs exceptionally well in several student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, ranking among the top elementary schools in Minnesota for these populations.

In addition to its strong academic achievements, Oxbow Creek Elementary maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.3 to 16.1 over the past three school years, which is lower than the nearby schools in the Anoka-Hennepin district. This, combined with the school's consistent high performance and focus on equity and inclusion, makes Oxbow Creek a standout institution within the local educational landscape. While there are several other high-performing elementary schools in the area, Oxbow Creek consistently outperforms them, particularly in Math and Reading proficiency rates.

1,114

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,778

Per pupil spending ?

26.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6505 109th Ave N
Champlin, MN 55316-3471

(763) 506-3800

District: Anoka-Hennepin School District

Students who attend Oxbow Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jackson Middle
High:	Champlin Park High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.0%

African American:

12.5%

Asian:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (67% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg52%

Minnesota avg47%

119^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Anoka-Hennepin School District

165^th of 446Anoka-Hennepin School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	119 of 872	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	115 of 881	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	130 of 845	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	95 of 858	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	96 of 869	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	101 of 870	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	80 of 847	90.6%	★★★★★
2017	76.3	177 of 853	79.2%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	181 of 848	78.7%	★★★★☆
2015	71.5	239 of 840	71.5%	★★★★☆
2014	72.1	219 of 826	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	70.3	236 of 824	71.4%	★★★★☆
2012	70.2	229 of 820	72.1%	★★★★☆
2011	70.2	224 of 814	72.5%	★★★★☆
2010	70.6	225 of 803	72.0%	★★★★☆
2009	60.7	189 of 434	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.7	378 of 781	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.4	325 of 777	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.5	261 of 756	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.5	324 of 685	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.6	266 of 676	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	65.4	237 of 674	64.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	33 of 298	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	25 of 310	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	71.9	61 of 279	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	41 of 282	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	15 of 227	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	12 of 283	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	7 of 266	97.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	61 of 140	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	52 of 154	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	55 of 128	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	57 of 131	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	41 of 88	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	53 of 136	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	49 of 134	63.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	56 of 303	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	29 of 303	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	57.1	87 of 276	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	52 of 256	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	23 of 175	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	9 of 239	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	3 of 242	98.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	108 of 799	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	113 of 809	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	122 of 787	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	78 of 799	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.8	98 of 783	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	105 of 787	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	82 of 774	89.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	89.5	14 of 249	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	14 of 214	93.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	175 of 764	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	153 of 793	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	230 of 774	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	128 of 663	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	141 of 683	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	139 of 740	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	32 of 728	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	141 of 812	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	108 of 826	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	160 of 799	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	120 of 808	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	108 of 784	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	98 of 798	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	84 of 779	89.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	18 of 73	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	11 of 81	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	19 of 77	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	19 of 87	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	39 of 96	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.5	15 of 98	84.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	92 of 562	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	167 of 572	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	99 of 524	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	146 of 500	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	102 of 417	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	113 of 515	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	71 of 463	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	62 of 714	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	102 of 730	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	75 of 712	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	40 of 725	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	43 of 710	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	76 of 722	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	81 of 712	88.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2024)94th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math71%+25 vs state

Reading63%+13 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, December 16, 2017

Very poor leadership andmany unfriendly staff members. Enrolled my children in a much higher quality Anoka Hennepin Elementary school. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Oxbow Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	6505 109th Ave N	Champlin	55316	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-3800	1,114	66	16.8	26.8%	680 (61.0%)	139 (12.5%)	65 (5.8%)	126 (11.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (9.0%)	82.4	119^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.4%		82.8	115^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.9%	4	71.4	73.9	67.0				70.5	59.8	52.5	73.8				62.7	$11,778
Champlin/Brooklyn Pk Acd MathEnvSci	Public	K-5	6100 109th Ave N	Champlin	55316	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 506-6000	727	50	14.5	38.5%	366 (50.3%)	128 (17.6%)	51 (7.0%)	100 (13.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.5%)	65.8	316^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.8%		58.7	390^th of 881 public elementary schools	55.7%	74	61.5	58.8	55.1				58.4	48.2	48.5	63.3				53.4	$12,366
Mississippi Elementary	Public	K-5	10620 Direct River Dr	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3500	439	36	12.1	57.2%	216 (49.2%)	85 (19.4%)	30 (6.8%)	57 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (11.2%)	57.2	402^nd of 872 public elementary schools	53.9%		61.5	360^th of 881 public elementary schools	59.1%	42	56.3	58.9	59.7				58.2	34.5	43.8	64.2				46.3	$14,220
Athlos Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10100 Noble Pkwy N	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Athlos Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 777-8942	807	44	18.3	76.3%	35 (4.3%)	578 (71.6%)	61 (7.6%)	17 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (14.0%)	28.4	662^nd of 872 public elementary schools	24.1%		23.6	702^nd of 881 public elementary schools	20.3%	40	44.9	46.6	28.7	15.7	13.8	19.2	27.8	35.7	24.7	43.6	40.2	36.8	45.1	37.9	$12,945
Innovation Sci & Technical Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3397 Coon Rapids Blvd	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Innovation Sci & Technical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 339-0642	83	7	12.5	95.2%	6 (7.2%)	71 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	24.2	688^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.1%		13.4	772^nd of 881 public elementary schools	12.4%	84	41.7	33.3	23.1				32.4	18.2	25.0	53.9				33.3
Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4501 Oak Grove Pkwy	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 315-6400	609	40	15.1	42.7%	145 (23.8%)	206 (33.8%)	34 (5.6%)	151 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (12.0%)	49.2	482^nd of 872 public elementary schools	44.7%		53.7	449^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.0%	33	63.7	46.4	43.1				52.0	44.4	38.1	46.1				43.0	$13,006
Hoover Elementary BioMed Sci Egng	Public	K-5	2369 109th Ave NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-2800	469	36	13.0	55.2%	245 (52.2%)	63 (13.4%)	50 (10.7%)	48 (10.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.8%)	65.5	319^th of 872 public elementary schools	63.4%		69.6	259^th of 881 public elementary schools	70.6%	60	63.4	60.9	57.0				60.4	43.9	48.6	62.5				51.7	$16,085
Edinbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8925 Zane Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55443	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 493-4737	701	48	14.4	60.3%	78 (11.1%)	300 (42.8%)	77 (11.0%)	171 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (10.7%)	27.1	671^st of 872 public elementary schools	23.1%		27.5	672^nd of 881 public elementary schools	23.7%	1	45.3	41.3	23.9				37.1	37.8	23.6	38.9				33.7	$13,762
Noble Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	9477 Decatur Dr N	Brooklyn Park	55445	Hennepin County	Noble Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 592-7706	395	20	19.3	68.9%	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.9%)	12 (3.0%)	341 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	29.6	654^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.0%		31.2	646^th of 881 public elementary schools	26.7%	8	49.2	43.4	35.0	25.4			38.2	21.5	28.3	43.3	39.1			33.1	$13,713
Elm Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9830 Revere Ln N	Maple Grove	55369	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 425-0577	565	35	16.0	33.1%	328 (58.1%)	80 (14.2%)	56 (9.9%)	33 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (11.9%)	67.8	294^th of 872 public elementary schools	66.3%		65.6	305^th of 881 public elementary schools	65.4%	11	71.1	51.6	61.1				60.7	54.9	49.0	58.9				54.1	$13,840

Frequently Asked Questions about Oxbow Creek Elementary

What district is Oxbow Creek Elementary in?

Anoka-Hennepin School District

How many students attend Oxbow Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,114 students attended Oxbow Creek Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Oxbow Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oxbow Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jackson Middle
High : Champlin Park High School

Is Oxbow Creek Elementary a good school?

Oxbow Creek Elementary ranks 119^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Oxbow Creek Elementary?

Students at Oxbow Creek Elementary are 61% White, 12% African American, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

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