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Park Terrace Elementary

Q: Is Park Terrace Elementary a good school?

Park Terrace Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Park Terrace Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Park Terrace Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Park Terrace Elementary?

Students at Park Terrace Elementary are 33% White, 22% Hispanic, 21% African American, 12% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Park Terrace Elementary attend?

Students who attend Park Terrace Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Westwood Intermediate & Middle School High : Spring Lake Park Senior High

Public Grades PK, KG-4

784^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Park Terrace Elementary is a public elementary school serving 525 students in grades PK-4 in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota, which is part of the Spring Lake Park Public Schools district. While the district is ranked 212 out of 446 districts in the state, Park Terrace Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state of Minnesota on standardized test scores.

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.56% of all students at Park Terrace were proficient or better in Math, compared to 36.18% for the district and 45.21% for the state. Similarly, only 19.47% were proficient or better in Reading, compared to 40.67% for the district and 49.59% for the state. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 25% of Minnesota elementary schools for White students, Multi-racial students, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students in both Math and Reading.

Interestingly, the nearby Elementary Lighthouse school, also part of the Spring Lake Park Public Schools district, consistently ranks in the top 1% of Minnesota elementary schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates in Math and Reading across all grades. The high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch at Park Terrace Elementary, ranging from 60.68% to 75.54% over the past few years, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's academic struggles, and the school and district should work to address these challenges.

532

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,998

Per pupil spending ?

67.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8301 Terrace Rd NE
Spring Lake Park, MN 55432-1159

(763) 600-5600

District: Spring Lake Park Public Schools

Students who attend Park Terrace Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Westwood Intermediate & Middle School
High:	Spring Lake Park Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.9%

Hispanic:

21.8%

African American:

21.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2003 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (23% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2003

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg47%

784^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 19% (2019) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Spring Lake Park Public Schools

212^th of 446Spring Lake Park Public Schools 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	11.1	784 of 872	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	754 of 881	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	700 of 845	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	736 of 858	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	677 of 869	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	709 of 870	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.7	478 of 685	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.4	452 of 676	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	45.2	458 of 674	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	263 of 298	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	223 of 310	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	174 of 279	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	223 of 282	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.9	109 of 227	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	194 of 283	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	56.3	61 of 136	55.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	278 of 303	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	216 of 303	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	204 of 276	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	170 of 256	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	130 of 175	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	140 of 239	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	736 of 799	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	724 of 809	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	644 of 787	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	682 of 799	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	619 of 783	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	671 of 787	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	211 of 238	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	181 of 249	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	150 of 214	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	113 of 209	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	78 of 153	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	148 of 219	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	696 of 764	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	657 of 793	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	613 of 774	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	514 of 663	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	463 of 683	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	598 of 740	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	734 of 812	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	674 of 826	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	671 of 799	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	700 of 808	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	635 of 784	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	639 of 798	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	73 of 73	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	80 of 81	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	76 of 77	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	85 of 87	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	91 of 96	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	463 of 562	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	395 of 572	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	352 of 524	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	336 of 500	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	187 of 417	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	365 of 515	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	689 of 714	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	663 of 730	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	663 of 712	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	676 of 725	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	609 of 710	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	648 of 722	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2019)55th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math27%-19 vs state

Reading19%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Park Terrace 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
Park Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8301 Terrace Rd NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 600-5600	532	40	13.2	67.3%	175 (32.9%)	114 (21.4%)	116 (21.8%)	57 (10.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (12.0%)	11.1	784^th of 872 public elementary schools	10.1%		16.2	754^th of 881 public elementary schools	14.4%	30	35.4	17.7			26.6	26.3	12.6			19.5	$10,998
Elementary Lighthouse	Public	1-6	7925 Able Street NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5200	29	3	9.4	17.2%	17 (58.6%)	2 (6.9%)	2 (6.9%)	3 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (17.2%)	99.7	1^st of 872 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.6	1^st of 881 public elementary schools	99.9%				100.0	90.0	96.4			100.0	100.0	96.4	$12,979
Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion	Public	K-4	880 Osborne Rd NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5800	558	36	15.6	40.0%	194 (34.8%)	28 (5.0%)	289 (51.8%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	29.8	652^nd of 872 public elementary schools	25.2%		36.1	604^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.4%	48	43.0	39.5			41.5	31.3	39.0			34.5	$12,009
SLP Schools Online Elementary	Public	K-6	1415 81st Ave NE	Spring Lake Park	55432	Anoka County	Spring Lake Park Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 600-5200	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8989 Sycamore St NW	Coon Rapids	55433	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-1600	454	39	11.5	61.7%	154 (33.9%)	120 (26.4%)	52 (11.5%)	73 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.9%)	24.6	685^th of 872 public elementary schools	21.4%		20.5	722^nd of 881 public elementary schools	18.0%	37	39.5	46.5	29.9		38.4	21.0	31.1	36.4		29.3	$14,522
Hayes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	615 Mississippi St NE	Fridley	55432	Anoka County	Fridley Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 502-5200	432	44	9.8	63.9%	130 (30.1%)	142 (32.9%)	80 (18.5%)	29 (6.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.2%)	21.9	699^th of 872 public elementary schools	19.8%		32.9	632^nd of 881 public elementary schools	28.3%	67	38.4	37.4			37.9	25.3	31.9			28.7	$15,056
University Avenue Elementary - Aero	Public	PK, KG-5	9901 University Ave NE	Blaine	55434	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-4500	557	42	13.1	57.6%	235 (42.2%)	135 (24.2%)	62 (11.1%)	56 (10.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.3%)	39.9	573^rd of 872 public elementary schools	34.3%		43	558^th of 881 public elementary schools	36.7%	15	55.3	52.5	38.0		49.1	25.9	40.6	41.8		36.2	$12,972
Monroe Elementary School - MSE	Public	K-5	901 Brookdale Dr N	Brooklyn Park	55444	Hennepin County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 506-3600	553	37	14.8	46.8%	128 (23.1%)	131 (23.7%)	50 (9.0%)	167 (30.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (13.2%)	55.3	419^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.9%		52.4	459^th of 881 public elementary schools	47.9%	40	59.6	55.8	54.3		56.5	39.4	36.8	58.1		45.2	$15,146
Spero Academy Brooklyn Park	Public, Charter	K-5	7444 Humboldt Ave	Brooklyn Park	55444	Hennepin County	Spero Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(612) 465-8611	127	17	7.4	38.6%	58 (45.7%)	35 (27.6%)	22 (17.3%)	5 (3.9%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (3.9%)	5.6	828^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.0%		6.4	826^th of 881 public elementary schools	6.2%	2	4.4	20.0	20.0		13.2	8.7	6.3	26.7		13.0
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	1-5	2070 County Road H	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7600	498	41	12.0	52.4%	249 (50.0%)	69 (13.9%)	88 (17.7%)	45 (9.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.2%)	48	496^th of 872 public elementary schools	43.1%		53.9	445^th of 881 public elementary schools	49.5%	51	51.4	60.0	50.0		54.0	34.3	43.8	43.3		40.3	$15,287

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Terrace Elementary

What schools do graduates of Park Terrace Elementary attend?

Students who attend Park Terrace Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westwood Intermediate & Middle School
High : Spring Lake Park Senior High

What district is Park Terrace Elementary in?

Spring Lake Park Public Schools

Is Park Terrace Elementary a good school?

Park Terrace Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Park Terrace Elementary?

Students at Park Terrace Elementary are 33% White, 22% Hispanic, 21% African American, 12% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Park Terrace Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Park Terrace Elementary.

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