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Wilshire Park Elementary

Q: Is Wilshire Park Elementary a good school?

Wilshire Park Elementary ranks 284 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

284^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Wilshire Park Elementary is a public elementary school in Saint Anthony, Minnesota, serving 687 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools district, which is ranked 90 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Wilshire Park Elementary is a consistently high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools and earning 4-5 star ratings from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading assessments are significantly higher than the state averages, with 57.31% and 57.47% proficiency in 2024-2025, respectively, compared to the state averages of 45.21% and 49.59%. Wilshire Park outperforms the district and state in most grade-level assessments, particularly in 3rd and 5th grade Math and Reading. The school also performs well across various student subgroups, with several subgroups ranking in the top quartile of Minnesota elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Bel Air Elementary, Global Academy, and schools in the Columbia Heights and Minneapolis Public School Districts, Wilshire Park Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, outpacing the academic performance of its peers. The school's consistent success and strong focus on equity and inclusive practices make it an attractive option for families in the Saint Anthony area seeking a high-quality elementary education for their children.

690

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,188

Per pupil spending ?

27.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 Highcrest Rd NE
Saint Anthony, MN 55418-9971

(612) 706-1200

District: St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools

Students who attend Wilshire Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	St. Anthony Middle
High:	St. Anthony Village Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

African American:

11.3%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (57% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg54%

Minnesota avg47%

284^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

90^th of 446St. Anthony-New Brighton 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	68.5	284 of 872	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	289 of 881	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	281 of 845	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	201 of 858	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	125 of 869	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	84 of 870	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	64 of 847	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	83.2	85 of 853	90.0%	★★★★★
2016	81.7	92 of 848	89.2%	★★★★☆
2015	82.0	87 of 840	89.6%	★★★★☆
2014	77.9	131 of 826	84.1%	★★★★☆
2013	83.0	76 of 824	90.8%	★★★★★
2012	67.1	285 of 820	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.3	194 of 814	76.2%	★★★★☆
2010	71.6	203 of 803	74.7%	★★★★☆
2009	78.8	59 of 434	86.4%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	134 of 781	82.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.2	126 of 777	83.8%	★★★★☆
2006	82.1	63 of 756	91.7%	★★★★★
2005	77.4	96 of 685	86.0%	★★★★☆
2004	77.7	96 of 676	85.8%	★★★★☆
2003	69.4	186 of 674	72.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	105 of 298	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.9	215 of 310	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	117 of 279	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	96 of 282	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.1	28 of 283	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	10 of 266	96.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	36.1	76 of 128	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	58 of 131	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.6	40 of 136	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	26 of 134	80.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	39 of 303	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	38 of 303	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	67 of 276	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	16 of 256	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	56.6	72 of 239	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.0	10 of 242	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	257 of 799	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	294 of 809	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	228 of 787	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	186 of 799	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	129 of 783	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	89 of 787	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	87 of 774	88.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	147 of 238	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	95.2	7 of 214	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	72.7	31 of 209	85.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	422 of 764	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	603 of 793	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	505 of 774	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	298 of 663	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.8	116 of 683	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	150 of 740	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	72 of 728	90.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	293 of 812	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	267 of 826	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	338 of 799	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	217 of 808	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	130 of 784	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	105 of 798	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	64 of 779	91.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	70.3	20 of 81	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.2	35 of 77	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.7	25 of 87	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	14 of 98	85.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	97 of 562	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	52.3	245 of 572	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.8	80 of 524	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	175 of 500	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	272 of 417	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.1	52 of 515	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	78.3	68 of 463	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	219 of 714	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	255 of 730	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	239 of 712	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.7	154 of 725	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	77 of 710	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	39 of 722	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	42 of 712	94.1%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)75th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

African American (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2023)41st percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading57%+8 vs state

Math57%+12 vs state

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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
Wilshire Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Highcrest Rd NE	Saint Anthony	55418	Hennepin County	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 706-1200	690	44	15.5	27.1%	444 (64.3%)	78 (11.3%)	53 (7.7%)	49 (7.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.1%)	68.5	284^th of 872 public elementary schools	67.4%		66.8	289^th of 881 public elementary schools	67.2%	5	69.5	50.5	51.6				57.3	60.2	47.2	63.7				57.5	$11,188
Special Education Nonpublic	Public	PK, KG-8	3303 33rd Ave NE	Saint Anthony	55418	Hennepin County	St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(612) 706-1000	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Waite Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 34th Ave NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	No	(612) 668-1600	266	22	11.9	29.3%	157 (59.0%)	30 (11.3%)	31 (11.7%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.0%)	86.1	82^nd of 872 public elementary schools	90.6%		81.3	129^th of 881 public elementary schools	85.4%	47	72.5	76.3	70.7				73.1	60.0	59.0	80.0				66.4	$13,491
Bultum Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1555 40th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Bultum Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(763) 450-3522	249	20	12.5	83.1%	10 (4.0%)	239 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.8	676^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.5%		29.6	657^th of 881 public elementary schools	25.4%	19	38.7	45.5	17.4	21.1	6.7		29.8	22.6	30.3	39.1	57.9	40.0		35.5
Bel Air Elementary	Public	1-5	1800 5th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-6300	729	48	15.0	36.8%	437 (59.9%)	88 (12.1%)	67 (9.2%)	62 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.0%)	70.8	262^nd of 872 public elementary schools	70.0%		70.4	252^nd of 881 public elementary schools	71.4%	10	64.4	70.8	50.7				62.1	46.6	58.6	61.2				55.6	$12,365
Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3000 5th Street NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Global Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 404-8200	447	34	12.9	89.0%	63 (14.1%)	369 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44.1	529^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.3%		43.8	554^th of 881 public elementary schools	37.1%	25	73.5	41.5	9.8	22.2	21.8	17.9	30.5	49.0	41.5	41.2	61.1	50.9	50.0	49.1	$15,261
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 49th Ave NE	Columbia Heights	55421	Anoka County	Columbia Heights Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 528-4405	534	34	15.6	78.3%	82 (15.4%)	123 (23.0%)	273 (51.1%)	26 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	7.9	810^th of 872 public elementary schools	7.1%		6.4	823^rd of 881 public elementary schools	6.6%	13	22.2	22.1	6.9				17.7	22.2	20.9	19.4				21.0	$14,593
Pillsbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2250 Garfield St NE	Minneapolis	55418	Hennepin County	Minneapolis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(612) 668-1530	439	42	10.4	72.4%	120 (27.3%)	154 (35.1%)	95 (21.6%)	15 (3.4%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.6%)	9.2	798^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.8	788^th of 881 public elementary schools	10.6%	10	30.0	21.3	13.6				21.8	24.3	11.5	22.7				19.8	$19,221
Valentine Hills Elementary	Public	1-5	1770 County Road E2 W	Arden Hills	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7800	750	49	15.1	45.2%	397 (52.9%)	131 (17.5%)	98 (13.1%)	35 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (11.7%)	56.4	410^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.0%		61.1	365^th of 881 public elementary schools	58.6%	45	54.5	53.2	48.7				52.1	47.6	47.5	53.5				49.6	$12,396
Pike Lake Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	2101 14th St NW	New Brighton	55112	Ramsey County	Mounds View Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 621-7400	733	44	16.7	52.0%	341 (46.5%)	153 (20.9%)	96 (13.1%)	69 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (10.0%)								(n/a)															$15,618

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilshire Park Elementary

How many students attend Wilshire Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 690 students attended Wilshire Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Wilshire Park Elementary?

Students at Wilshire Park Elementary are 64% White, 11% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Wilshire Park Elementary attend?

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

Middle : St. Anthony Middle
High : St. Anthony Village Senior High

What district is Wilshire Park Elementary in?

St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools

Is Wilshire Park Elementary a good school?

Wilshire Park Elementary ranks 284^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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