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Rice Lake Elementary

Public Grades K-5

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Rice Lake Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Lino Lakes, Minnesota, serving 684 students in grades K-5 as part of the Centennial Public School District. The school has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, with a current ranking of 19 out of 872 schools for the 2024-2025 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rice Lake Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading that significantly exceed the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 82.88% in Math and 75.95% in Reading, compared to the district's 60.41% and 62.08%, and the state's 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. The school's performance is especially strong in Math, with proficiency rates exceeding 80% across all grade levels. Additionally, Rice Lake Elementary demonstrates strong performance across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby schools, Rice Lake Elementary stands out as a top performer. While other schools within the Centennial Public School District, such as Centerville Elementary and Golden Lake Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, Rice Lake Elementary consistently ranks higher. When compared to schools outside the Centennial district, such as Lino Lakes Elementary and Sunrise Elementary, Rice Lake Elementary significantly outperforms these schools in both Math and Reading proficiency.

687

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,505

Per pupil spending ?

11.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

575 Birch St
Lino Lakes, MN 55014-1369

(763) 792-5700

District: Centennial Public School District

Students who attend Rice Lake Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Centennial Middle
High:	Centennial High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.4%

Two or more races:

5.8%

Asian:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (79% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg61%

Minnesota avg47%

19^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Centennial Public School District

32^nd of 446Centennial Public 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	94.2	19 of 872	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	24 of 881	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	28 of 845	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	33 of 858	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	37 of 869	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	72 of 870	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	70 of 847	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	89.0	19 of 853	97.8%	★★★★★
2016	81.5	97 of 848	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	82.6	83 of 840	90.1%	★★★★★
2014	74.4	178 of 826	78.5%	★★★★☆
2013	82.1	87 of 824	89.4%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	125 of 820	84.8%	★★★★☆
2011	83.0	61 of 814	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	79.5	79 of 803	90.2%	★★★★★
2009	77.3	73 of 434	83.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.9	91 of 781	88.3%	★★★★☆
2007	80.4	81 of 777	89.6%	★★★★☆
2006	78.4	101 of 756	86.6%	★★★★☆
2005	88.9	5 of 685	99.3%	★★★★★
2004	86.0	33 of 676	95.1%	★★★★★
2003	84.9	36 of 674	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	32 of 799	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	47 of 809	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	72 of 787	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.4	79 of 799	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	43 of 783	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	87 of 787	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	58 of 774	92.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	10 of 764	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	34 of 793	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	77.1	115 of 774	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	94.9	6 of 663	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	8 of 740	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	40 of 728	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	13 of 812	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	12 of 826	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	16 of 799	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	14 of 808	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	40 of 784	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	70 of 798	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.1	98 of 779	87.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	26 of 562	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	19 of 572	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.2	88 of 524	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	32 of 500	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	51 of 417	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	36 of 515	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	25 of 463	94.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	47 of 714	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	54 of 730	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	80 of 712	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	92 of 725	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	103 of 710	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	161 of 722	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	126 of 712	82.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math83%+38 vs state

Reading76%+26 vs state

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Schools Near Rice Lake Elementary

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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 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 All Grades	Total
Rice Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	575 Birch St	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-5700	687	41	16.9	11.8%	559 (81.4%)	17 (2.5%)	33 (4.8%)	36 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.8%)	94.2	19^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.8%		92.4	24^th of 881 public elementary schools	97.3%	5	87.8	80.4	80.9		82.9	76.7	69.9	80.1		76.0	$10,505
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	575 Birch Street	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-6040	109	10	10.9	35.8%	66 (60.6%)	9 (8.3%)	10 (9.2%)	13 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.1%)								(n/a)											$32,396
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)
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 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
Blue Heron Elementary	Public	K-5	405 Elm St	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-6200	707	42	16.6	25.3%	514 (72.7%)	55 (7.8%)	32 (4.5%)	57 (8.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.6%)	78.7	160^th of 872 public elementary schools	81.7%		75.5	193^rd of 881 public elementary schools	78.1%	33	73.1	69.8	54.6		65.9	58.8	56.6	67.2		60.8	$10,644
Turtle Lake Elementary	Public	1-5	1141 Lepak Ct	Shoreview	55126	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 621-7700	985	66	15.0	13.2%	723 (73.4%)	33 (3.4%)	53 (5.4%)	93 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.4%)	87.8	65^th of 872 public elementary schools	92.5%		84.4	98^th of 881 public elementary schools	88.9%	33	77.5	74.3	65.6		72.3	68.1	62.0	75.7		68.9	$11,995
Centerville Elementary	Public	K-5	1721 Westview Street	Centerville	55038	Anoka County	Centennial Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 792-5800	607	37	16.3	14.7%	460 (75.8%)	11 (1.8%)	28 (4.6%)	80 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	82.7	112^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.2%		89.6	45^th of 881 public elementary schools	94.9%	67	75.8	86.6	59.6		73.4	55.0	54.9	73.4		61.4	$11,272
Lino Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	725 Main Street	Lino Lakes	55014	Anoka County	Forest Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 982-8850	501	30	16.5	32.1%	317 (63.3%)	48 (9.6%)	29 (5.8%)	55 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.4%)	56.3	413^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.6%		65.4	310^th of 881 public elementary schools	64.8%	103	69.7	40.0	38.4	40.6	47.0	50.0	40.0	60.3	54.7	51.5	$10,330
Sunrise Elementary	Public	K-5	12576 Lever St NE	Blaine	55449	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 433-5000	1,015	61	16.5	22.2%	630 (62.1%)	186 (18.3%)	33 (3.3%)	91 (9.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.1%)	87.8	66^th of 872 public elementary schools	92.4%		88	61^st of 881 public elementary schools	93.1%	5	81.0	78.3	81.0		80.1	61.9	58.9	72.8		64.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Rice Lake Elementary

What district is Rice Lake Elementary in?

Centennial Public School District

What schools do graduates of Rice Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rice Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Centennial Middle
High : Centennial High School

Is Rice Lake Elementary a good school?

Yes! Rice Lake Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 19^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools.

How many students attend Rice Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 687 students attended Rice Lake Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rice Lake Elementary?

Students at Rice Lake Elementary are 81% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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